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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant
  • Align with Denmark Disk Managers
  • Expert in architecting complex solutions for customers
  • Is a respected technical leader and can gain customer and partner trust
  • Has demonstrated solid in-depth product knowledge in storage products
  • Speaks fluent Dutch and English
  • Can interact on a personal basis at high and low levels in the customers organization
  • Has demonstrated excellent technical capabilities to win new business with good results
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Norway
Detroit, MI
Stracke Inc
Detroit, MI
Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Norway
  • Align with Norway Disk Managers
  • Solution selling
  • Lead to engagement and c-level conversation
  • Identify and qualify sales opportunities
  • Value selling
  • Deep know-how about Oracle Database Architecture
  • Deep know-how in disk solutions
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Netherelands
San Francisco, CA
Witting Inc
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San Francisco, CA
Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Netherelands
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  • Work with sales representative to develop account plans to define potential business
  • Demonstrates a proactive and self-running way of working on a day-to-day business
  • Follow Oracle's Sales Policies and work with defined sales tools
  • Align with Netherland Disk Managers
  • Expert in writing technical proposals
  • Engage with and support and train channel partners in selling hardware products and solutions
  • Take technical lead role in the sale of storage products and solutions
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Johnson & Wales University
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills Skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to aggregate/sum-up big data info (cases, offers, unstructured content from internet and internal DB)
  • Sufficient knowledge of IT industry
  • Develop business presentation with focus for Storage portfolio
  • Develop technical solution and collaborate with architecture and CTS team
  • Study and analyse Government, Banks and Telco industries
  • Team Player
  • Easily trained and learned
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15 Storage Sales resume templates

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Country Storage Sales Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Business Management (Strategic Planning, Execution, Forecast/Budget Control, Pipeline Management, Operations Building/Improvement)
  • Sales Development (Resource Brokering/Allocation , Sales Facilitation, Strategic Account Leadership, Attract and hire top talent)
  • Workforce Management & Development (Supervision, Coaching , Skill Development/Enhancement, Workforce Planning, Career Planning and Development)
  • Customer Face-Time (develops solid CxO-level relationships in key accounts)
  • Strategic Business Planning
  • Sales Team/Individual Coaching
  • Vertical Industry Acumen
  • Solution Selling
  • University or Bachelor’s degree; advanced or Master’s degree preferred
  • 5+ yrs. management experience
  • Sales Facilitation - Applies influence and organizational savvy to advances sales opportunities externally, with clients, and internally within HP; Establishes HP's account presence and extends the customer's account penetration to executive levels; Accompanies sales reps on calls to demonstrate and model effective selling skills
  • Career Planning and Development - Nurtures and advances the talent required to maintain HP sales force excellence within area-of-control
  • Proactively develops and nurtures solid relationships in key accounts as a basis for expanding HP's business-partnering presence
  • Develop effective counter-measures and messages
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Software Storage Sales Specialists Resume Examples & Samples

  • Demonstrates strong knowledge of server virtualization along with expertise in HP products including servers and storage
  • Maintains a deep understanding of HP products and positioning against competition
  • Applies technical product knowledge to assist with deal screening and proposals
  • Typically 10+ years of sales experience in large technology organizations with a focus on servers, server virtualization and storage
  • Demonstrated experience and success driving sales through channel partners and direct accounts
  • Track record of achieving and exceeding quota
  • Experience and comfort with SalesForce.com
  • Knowledge of server virtualization technologies, software-defined storage and hyper converged offerings
  • Experience with virtualized applications such as Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server
  • Experience in positioning against competing vendors, and building preference with the channel
  • Ability to work across a large highly matrixes organization and collaborate with sales and channel partner teams in shared accounts
  • Disciplined approach to targeting, account planning, pipeline management & forecasting
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Storage Sales Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

  • This role is an integral part of the Dell sales team. The SE is responsible for the technical close of an opportunity throughout the sales cycle and will engage other subject matter experts or services as needed
  • The SE must possess a competitive knowledge of the storage industry and will be able to articulate how the Dell solutions differ from the leading storage competitors
  • The SE must be able to conduct technical white board sessions to evaluate and make recommendations to translate a customer’s technical requirements to a solution including mapping from “as is” to “to be” state resulting in a billable Proof of Concept (POC)
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Storage Sales Engineer Preferred Accounts Oahu Hawaii Resume Examples & Samples

  • Providing subject matter expertise to both customers and the sales teams to ensure the all. technical requirements and objectives are met
  • Thoughtful discovery of customer requirements and subsequent solution proposal development
  • Delivery of technical presentations, product demonstrations, and customer focused seminars
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Storage Sales Engineer Vancouver Bc Resume Examples & Samples

  • Drive sales specific Enterprise solution stacks (Virtualization, Data base, Exchange, and SharePoint workload software) principally on hardware configurations utilizing Dell Enterprise Storage products and related service
  • Act as a subject matter expert to the Enterprise Solution team on Dell Enterprise solutions, and with Dell services & aligned channel partners as appropriate
  • Horizontal solution knowledge expert around the 4 Microsoft workload stacks, especially within the context of virtualized infrastructure
  • Communicates with customer CTO and IT management levels as needed
  • Engages with Sales Leaders to facilitate account and opportunity planning sessions to develop clear strategies, value propositions and actions to acquire strategic accounts
  • Ensure training (formal and informal) within Dell Enterprise Solution Group and Sales teams in the context of the program and its objectives; deliver training directly when appropriate, and develop content as needed
  • 8 plus years experience in I.T. Sales providing presales support and customer solution development
  • Excellent Software (Microsoft applications) and Enterprise infrastructure subject matter expertise
  • Experience in IT Data Center and building IT-infrastructures
  • Have an intimate working knowledge of how to size, scope, and position Storage infrastructure solutions within large enterprise accounts
  • Possess strong competitive knowledge of the different competitors in the Storage industry and will be able to articulate the key differentiators for the Dell solutions as well as be able to position how the differences will impact the customer’s solution
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to conduct white board sessions to evaluate and make recommendations to customers on proposed solution architectures
  • This position is remote and and will require some Customer travel as well
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Oem Storage Sales Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

  • Needs to be a storage expert and helps to drive achievement of the enterprise fiscal goals
  • The storage consultant has communication skills and capability to lead a virtual team
  • Develops strategic relationships with OEM customers and works to be positioned as a trusted advisor on Dell Storage Technology and Integration matters
  • Delivers exceptional customer experience in alignment with Dell Standards
  • Develops integrated account plans with Account Executives to identify new storage opportunities and communicates Dell storage vision and capability to customers if needed
  • The storage consultant also designs and implements technical campaigns in close co-operation with Marketing, BDMs and the Account Executives
  • Proactively forges strong relationships with Dell partners to grow capability and assist sales in key territories
  • At least 7-10 years’ experience in a similar pre-sales technical consulting role Deep technical knowledge and commercial application of storage products / solutions
  • Expert in Storage architectures
  • Selling skills, ITIL awareness and project management awareness, business and commercial acumen
  • Communication and consulting skills, excellent presentation skills and ability to set priorities and time management
  • Fluent spoken and written in English
  • Willingness to travel within the EMEA region as part of the European team
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Storage Sales Representative Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 5 years experience in Understanding of Storage technologies and their place in the market
  • At least 5 years experience in Consultative selling experience
  • At least 5 years experience in Design/Architect Solutions for Customers
  • Certified in informal educations
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Storage Sales Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop business presentation with focus for Storage portfolio
  • Study and analyse Government, Banks and Telco industries
  • Develop technical solution and collaborate with architecture and CTS team
  • Sufficient knowledge of IT industry
  • Easily trained and learned
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Cloud Storage Sales Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and execute a strategic and comprehensive business plan for the assigned territory, including identifying core customers, mapping the benefits of IBM Cleversafe solutions to the business requirements
  • Understand the customer’s organizational structure and work to achieve alignment
  • Coach partners, accessing resources within IBM to support them on specific opportunities, with the goal of building sufficient capacity to meet customers’ demand for IBM/Cleversafe-related services and skills
  • Proven track record in leading a complex enterprise sales team to surpassing revenue goals
  • Ability to build consultative effectiveness and establish trust
  • Experienced in hiring, mentoring, coaching, and leading account representatives
  • Creative problem solver when dealing with "building a business"
  • Positive, motivational, and inspiring sales manager
  • .Experience in enterprise sales : applied
  • Experience in data storage and/or cloud solution sales
  • Experience in Senior Sales Leader with managing a team of senior sales executives : Mastered
  • Experience in enterprise software sales : Mastered
  • Experience in data storage and/or cloud solution sales : Mastered
  • Experience as Senior Sales Leader managing a team of senior sales executives
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Cleversafe Cloud Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • Developing and executing against business plans
  • Development of deal-winning strategies and tactics
  • Consistently exceeding quarterly revenue goals while developing a robust sales pipeline including a management and reporting system
  • Generating demand for Cleversafe Cloud
  • Leveraging IBM/Cleversafe as a global company to achieve business objectives
  • Proven ability to create and articulate compelling value propositions that solve business and technology problems
  • Understands strengths and weaknesses of key competitors in cloud and storage industries and how to leverage this knowledge in sales campaigns
  • Senior Sales Leader with several years experience as an enterprise sales professional in Cloud data center infrastructure field and a proven history of success
  • Several yearsexperience in demonstrating a successful track record of technical sales, negotiation, communication and problem solving skills
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HPC Storage Sales Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

  • Meet with OEM and end user customers as part of the sales process to introduce Seagate HPC and Cloud storage solutions
  • Work with Account Managers and Sales Managers to prepare and execute sales strategies within end user customer, reseller, and OEM environments
  • Manage the OEM and end user customer technical pre-sales process from start to finish including documenting the customer requirements via a Customer Requirements Document (CRD) process, following through with engineering and development groups, and eventually participating in the creation and presentation of a formal SOW
  • Provide onsite solution based installation and upgrade services
  • Drive the ongoing development and qualification of Seagate products to meet OEM and end user customer requirements
  • Orchestrate and participate in implementation teams responsible for successful customer installation, training, and ongoing support of solutions based upon Seagate hardware and software, especially for OEM customers
  • Work with Seagate Sustaining Engineering (CPD, Development, and others) to collect information about customer identified issues and concerns, and drive these to resolution on behalf of the OEM and end user customer
  • Work closely with all departments within Seagate to focus on revenue, profit, and customer satisfaction, while acting as the technical expert within Seagate
  • Build and sustain relationships with OEM and end user customers and partners
  • Bachelor's degree and 8 - 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of technical education and experience
  • Post-graduate coursework in a related field is highly desirable
  • Five to seven years of hands-on HPC file system experience, preferably working with Lustre and/or GPFS
  • Minimum of five years technical pre-sales experience ideally within the storage and/or HPC market
  • Experience with analyzing and interpreting complex data such as system logs
  • Comprehensive understanding of the HPC marketplace and Lustre file system, including history, major players, and competition is a plus
  • Knowledge of FC, SAS and SATA architecture; ability to operate protocol analyzers
  • In depth knowledge and hands on experience with LUSTRE or similar file systems
  • Comprehensive understanding of storage hardware concepts (e.g. SAN, RAID, SCSI, disk technologies, etc.)
  • Ability to perform practical engineering assignments applying basic engineering principles to the solution of System Engineering problems
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, and engineering specifications
  • Ability to respond to technical inquiries from co-workers, customers, and vendors in a clear, accurate, and professional manner
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and develop, prove, and document the conclusions and/or solutions
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Enterprise Storage Sales Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

  • Regional technical resource teamed with one or more business development team members to advance Dell Storage Solution presence in the respective region
  • Develop and recommend Dell data center solutions
  • Effectively translate Dell product features and functions into methods for the channel partner to maintain or increase revenue and margin
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Senior Storage Sales Representative for Finance Resume Examples & Samples

  • Drive for customer referencability across the installed base
  • Achieve Oracle storage revenue quota and set targets
  • >5 years of experience in a Senior Sales role with a proven track record of success in a “sales driven” organization
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent
  • Energy, passion, enthusiasm, commitment & flexibility
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Senior Storage Sales Representative Resume Examples & Samples

  • Excellent communication of Oracle’s product strategy, value proposition and competitive positioning to customers, partners and internal teams
  • Able to act and present on CxO level
  • Demonstrate a solution selling approach targeted at expanding deal sizes and total revenue
  • Develop new accounts Storage accounts as well as build upon existing relationships and eager to take the lead
  • Understand Oracle’s storage strategy and be able to communicate it effectively to customers (all levels), partners and Oracle sales teams
  • Maintain a detailed knowledge of the storage solutions and value propositions and ensure this knowledge is transferred to all relevant constituents
  • Ability to take a leading sales role, managing virtual teams and executing successful sales strategies
  • A good understanding of Hardware/Software industry practices, dynamics, and market trends is useful but not necessary
  • Large/Key account experience will be very beneficial
  • Dutch and English language skills are a must-have
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Software Defined Storage Sales Executive Resume Examples & Samples

  • In-depth knowledge of storage sales, competitive positioning, and value drivers that create clear compelling value propositions
  • Specific In-depth knowledge of the financial services market drivers around storage
  • Ability to build relationships and play a leadership role in driving IBM storage sales results at large wall street/financial service accounts
  • Ability to map complex technology and service capabilities to drive transformation client outcomes
  • Overall must possess a strong will to win, self motivation, and desire to ambitiously pursue goals and results
  • At least 5 years experience in IT Storage Sales
  • At least 5 years experience in IT Storage Software Solutions Sales
  • At least 5 years sales experience to Wall Street/large financial service accounts
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Norway Resume Examples & Samples

  • Align with Norway Disk Managers
  • Work with sales representative to develop account plans to define potential business
  • Write technical proposals and offers for Oracle hardware solutions
  • Maintain high customer face time
  • Engage with and support and train channel partners in selling hardware products and solutions
  • Deep know-how about Oracle Database Architecture
  • Has demonstrated solid in-depth product knowledge in storage products
  • Can interact on a personal basis at high and low levels in the customers organization
  • Demonstrates a proactive and self-running way of working on a day-to-day business
  • Speaks fluent Norwegian and English
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Client Technical Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 5 years’ experience in IT Sale
  • At least 5 years’ experience in IT Storage Solutions Sales
  • Experience with IBM Storage Software including the IBM Spectrum portfolio and Cleversaf
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Benelux Software Defined Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work closely with SEs and Storage Architects to successfully move each opportunity through the customer’s evaluation process
  • Solid experience in the storage industry with strong track record of selling to enterprise accounts
  • Ability to operate in large, complex, matrixed organizations
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Align with Denmark Disk Managers
  • Follow Oracle's Sales Policies and work with defined sales tools
  • Lead to engagement and c-level conversation
  • Able to have business case discussion
  • Solution selling
  • Deep know-how in disk solutions
  • Able to design multi-tier storage solutions
  • Expert in writing technical proposals
  • Experienced and documented results in technical sales
  • Expert in architecting complex solutions for customers
  • Is a respected technical leader and can gain customer and partner trust
  • Capable of managing high workload and prioritize work with sales management
  • Speaks fluent Danish and English
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Tool Storage Sales Rep Resume Examples & Samples

  • Sell tool storage product to end-users
  • Visit customers on routes, showing tool storage product and working with franchisees and mobile company stores to close sales. Write and sign quotes with end-users
  • Operate tool storage van, showing product to customers
  • Order and merchandise tool storage product on van, which is similar in size and style to that of a franchisee
  • Operate tool storage van, selling tool storage with franchisees and mobile company store managers in order to attain sales, margin and profit targets
  • Work with franchisees and store managers in increasing revenue by leveraging Blue-Point and RWD expansion, improving consumable sales
  • Maintain accountability for corporate assets in the form of tool storage product
  • Operate van according to safety guidelines
  • Interact with franchisees, company stores, and FPT members to ensure coordination of programs and policies, and to share best practices
  • Attend sales meetings as required to keep current on tool storage products and promotions
  • Experience in business and related positions
  • Valid driver’s license. Ability to drive 16’x20’ vehicle 70-85% of the time
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds frequently (below shoulder height), and more than 50 pounds occasionally (using forklift or other lifting device)
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Senior HPC Storage Sales Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with Seagate Sustaining Engineering (CPD, Development, and others) to collect information about customer identified issues and concerns, and drive these to resolution on behalf of the OEM and end user
  • Customer
  • Establish and support cross-functional working relationships inside the business in support of the sales team, using wide latitude to identify creative opportunities
  • Provide feedback and input to regional and corporate management representing the cross-functional teams within the organization
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and 10-12 years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of technical education and experience
  • Five to seven years of hands-on HPC file system experience, preferably
  • Working with Lustre and/or GPFS
  • Minimum of five years technical pre-sales experience ideally within
  • The storage and/or HPC market
  • Experience with cloud storage solutions is highly desirable
  • Experience with analyzing and interpreting complex data such as system
  • Logs
  • Can communicate with the public; experience attending User Conferences
  • Experience creating written documentation, white papers
  • Excellent presentation skills and experience speaking for large groups
  • Comprehensive understanding of the HPC marketplace and Lustre file
  • System, including history, major players, and competition is a plus
  • Knowledge of FC, SAS and SATA architecture; ability to operate
  • Protocol analyzers
  • In depth knowledge and hands on experience with LUSTRE or similar file
  • Solid understanding of HPC solutions and architectures
  • Comprehensive understanding of storage hardware concepts (e.g. SAN,
  • RAID, SCSI, disk technologies, etc.)
  • Strong background in Cloud storage solutions including OpenStack, Cleversafe, and/or Object Based Storage is a plus
  • Ability to perform practical engineering assignments applying basic
  • Engineering principles to the solution of System Engineering problems
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, and
  • Engineering specifications
  • Ability to respond to technical inquiries from co-workers, customer
  • And vendors in a clear, accurate, and professional manner
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and
  • Develop, prove, and document the conclusions and/or solutions
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Client Technical Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 3 years’ experience in Storage Pre-Sales
  • At least 3 years’ experience in Storage systems and SAN/NAS technologies
  • At least 1-year experience in Storage SW
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Inside Sales Representative With Server & Storage Sales Experience Resume Examples & Samples

  • Establish long term and professional relationship with new customers
  • Drive the entire sales cycle from initial customer engagement to closed sales
  • Maintain a high level of relevant domain knowledge in order to have meaningful conversations with prospects
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Storage Sales Representative Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ability to work independently, and prioritize both revenue generating and non-revenue generating activities
  • Ability to articulate the value of IBM's Storage solutions
  • Ability to actively listen and determine customer needs
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated written communication skills
  • Demonstrated organizational skills, discipline, with attention to detail and ability to balance multiple tasks
  • Interpersonal skills with corporate-level executives
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Cleversafe Systems / Cloud Storage Sales Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 8 years of experience as an enterprise sales professional in the storage, cloud, software or data center infrastructure field and a proven history of success
  • Experience navigating partnering dynamics with systems integrators, resellers and alliance partners
  • Self-motivated team-player who thrives in a high-performance high-growth company environment
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Senior Storage Sales Executive Resume Examples & Samples

  • Effective execution of the business plan; opportunity planning, delivering on revenue quota and set objectives & targets
  • Drive for customer reference capability across the installed base
  • Leverage & engage Oracle and client executives and available business development resources for customers, sales opportunities and sales campaigns
  • Develop new accounts Storage accounts as well as build upon existing relationships and eager to take the lead
  • Achieve Oracle storage revenue quota and set targets
  • Understand Oracle’s storage strategy and be able to communicate it effectively to customers (all levels), partners and Oracle sales teams
  • Maintain a detailed knowledge of the storage solutions and value propositions and ensure this knowledge is transferred to all relevant constituents
  • >5 years of experience in a Senior Sales role with a proven track record of success in a “sales driven” organization
  • Experience in both hunting for new business and managing existing clients
  • Native French and English language skills are a must-have
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Tool Storage Sales Rep Resume Examples & Samples

  • Operate truck, showing product to customers at various events and shows
  • Order and merchandise tool storage product on truck
  • Operate truck, selling tool storage with franchisees and mobile company store managers in order to attain sales, margin and profit targets
  • Operate truck in compliance with the Snap-on program
  • Operate truck according to safety guidelines
  • Extensive travel; ability to drive semi-truck across country 70-85% of the time
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Data Retention Infrastructure Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 8 years experience in selling backup / archiving solutions in the Enterprise area
  • At least 5 years experience in selling Oracle/Sun/STK Tape and Virtual Tape solutions
  • Excellent relationship skills and proven negotiation capabilities
  • Fluent in English and his/her local language
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Storage Sales Representative Resume Examples & Samples

  • Storage Solution Selling/Consultative Selling and prior experience required
  • At least 3-5 years field sales experience in the storage industry
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Proven, successful sales track record
  • Good understanding of storage technology market trends and market dynamics
  • Successful experience in managing complex sales
  • Lead as consultant and partner with clients to be able to build long-time client partnership
  • Must be a self-starter and able to take initiative. A high level of urgency is critical for success
  • Proven ability in creating new business and C-Suite level client relationships over the telephone is a must
  • Readiness to travel 10% travel annually
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Cemea Software Defined Storage Sales Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for selling VSAN and the full SDS product line within an assigned territory
  • Focus on top tier accounts and collaborate with Inside Sales and channel partners to ensure complete coverage of other segments
  • Develop solution proposals encompassing all aspects of Software Defined Storage, with an emphasis on VSAN
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Principal Database Storage Sales Consultant Netherelands Resume Examples & Samples

  • Align with Netherland Disk Managers
  • Identify and qualify sales opportunities
  • Take technical lead role in the sale of storage products and solutions
  • Understand the customer's business and propose solutions to meet their needs
  • Value selling
  • Able to design archive solutions
  • Experienced in technical relationship selling to customers
  • Has demonstrated excellent technical capabilities to win new business with good results
  • Experienced in taking technical engagement lead role in large opportunities
  • Speaks fluent Dutch and English