Teraco Data Environments
2025 / 09 / 25 Gauteng
Job Reference Number : SAM_JB1
Department : Sales
Business Unit :
Industry : Information Technology
Job Type : Permanent
Positions Available : 1
Salary : Market Related
The primary role of this position is to develop business opportunities / hunt for new Teraco clients, selling with and through Teraco Partners, with a focus on Public Sector.
Responsibilities
Sales
- Closing deals and achieving sales targets
- Developing a target plan, 30 / 60 / 90 and following through on execution
- Manage the sales cycle of technical, consultative solution sales
- Understanding what the customer is looking to solve
- Networking within the industry
- Identifying new markets and business opportunities / threats / competitor activities and communicate back into the Teraco business
- Pipeline management and reporting
- Review of client’s business to understand what they do, how they do it and how they benefit from the Teraco Eco-Systems
- Building relationships throughout client business levels to maximise depth of awareness of Teraco and create strategic relationships
- Upsell Teraco products (e.g. interconnects, cabinets etc) and Value Added services (e.g. client portal etc) into clients
- Conduct regular interactions with clients
- Renegotiating contracts when required
- Communicate clients offering to Teraco sales team
- Ensure that client perception of Teraco service and offering is of the highest standard and communicating client issues / complaints into the formal Teraco channels
- Resolving Account related enquiries and communicating with Internal departments to resolve issues.
- Operating as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to client accounts
- Develop trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and sponsors
- Collaborate with sales team to identify and grow opportunities
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs
- Liaison between the customer and internal teams
Churn prevention
Responding to possible churn timeously and taking action to prevent churnAdministration
Maintaining CRM with up-to-date client contacts and activity details.Negotiating any additional terms in the supply of servicesReporting and communication
Building relationships throughout business levels to maximise depth of awareness of Teraco and create strategic relationshipsPersonal Performance review reportJob Requirements
Skills Requirement
Ability to close dealsActive listening – ability to understand requirementsExperience in the segment of Cloud, Networks and the services layerProactive problem solverAbility to build effective client relationships through a structured and personable approachAbility to identify and understand prospective customers colocation needsExcellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to communicate at all levels of the business; strong collaboration skillsExcellent problem solving and organisational skills.Strong Negotiation SkillsMeticulous and analytical, disciplined with strong business acumen and cadenceAbility to work well both independently and as part of a teamAbility to prioritise among competing tasksDemonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisationQualifications And Experience
Matric Qualifications and degree / diploma(s)At least 10 years Account Management experience within the ICT sectorProven track record in closing large accountsSales Executive with experience in the ICT sector dealing with partners and Public SectorGood understanding of general cloud concepts and applicationAdvanced Microsoft Office skillsExperience and understanding of RFP process responses#J-18808-Ljbffr