Storage Technology Sales Specialist

The IBM Global Storage Business Development Team is looking for a seasoned Sales Professional who would develop and execute strategies in support of the Storage Brand help to support and grow sales with existing partners in Americas identify and establish new partners all resulting in meeting or exceeding storage sales budgets. The BDE will be responsible for supporting Americas sales teams providing ongoing management of existing partners identify a pipeline of potential new partners establish partner contacts organize briefings deliver product and relationship briefings structure proposals negotiate agreements and have a deep understanding of CRM’s to elevate the ESA business across IBM.
Achievement of goals requires working closely with the broader IBM Systems teams to understand the various product portfolios and roadmaps workloads routes-to-market technologies business objectives and understanding existing and potential new partner’s business objectives and to structure deals to maximize value for both IBM and the partner. This is an opportunity to engage directly with key industry partners and to establish and develop long term relationships and strategies for on-going business benefit.
If you are an established Business Development Executive a leader a self-starter with a strong sense of urgency resourceful and a creative yet strategic thinker then this is the role for you.
Key responsibilities include the following:

• Provide subject matter expertise for storage products and roadmaps processes technologies and routes-to-market to support offering development regional sales teams and partners.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies and plans which will increase sales and profits of both existing and prospective new partners.
• Provide partner relation management act as primary point of contact for a partner identify key executive business and technical contacts at the partner and coordinate execution of sales plans.
• Identify new partner opportunities by analyzing IBM strategy industry strategy technology shifts and to create strategic and tactical plans to sign and onboard new partners.
• Provide regular pipeline and cadence reporting to management.
• Contribute to product development by obtaining feedback from partners and coordinate requests to develop new and competitive products to meet market needs.
• Manage existing partner agreements and lead the negotiation and signing of agreements with new partners. Familiar with and the ability to successfully negotiate all forms of agreements; NDA’s MOU’s Term Sheets Loan Agreements SOW’s OEM and ESA Agreements.

• Build and maintain good working relationships with headquarters-based functional teams; Executive Brand Development Legal Trust and Compliance Field Support Pricing Finance etc.) and serve as the liaison between regional sales teams partners and such headquarters-based functions.
• Frequent travel throughout North America sales to execute strategic and tactical business plans deliver storage strategy roadmaps and storage product training negotiate contracts close large sales opportunities resolve customer satisfaction issues etc.
• Attend regional and national trade shows and conferences to build contacts with potential new partners to create new business opportunities. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies for maximizing show success.
• Develops and executes programs to enhance product and brand awareness.
• Grow storage skills by continually updating your storage knowledge in the following areas; IBM storage roadmaps and strategy: hardware software as a service offerings Spectrum Fusion industry trends competitor trends etc.