The Business Development is accountable for contributing to originating, solutioning, qualifying, negotiating, and closing deals for all Avanade products, capabilities, services, and solutions.
Come join us
Engage with clients to clarify their needs and translate them into potential Avanade solution opportunities. Create proposals to support key opportunities in client accounts, territories, and sectors. Work closely with Business Development professionals, partners, and alliances to grow the book of business. Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with decision-makers and buyers within client organizations. Together we do what matters.
What you will do
• Engage with clients to clarify their needs and translate them into potential Avanade solution opportunities
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• Create proposals to support key opportunities in client accounts, territories, and sectors
• Engage buyers through relevant channels such as digital content, social media, campaigns, and email
• Work closely with Business Development professionals, partners, and alliances to grow the book of business
• Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with decision-makers and buyers within client organizations
• Apply and leverage Sales Process (DEEPR), Solution Selling, and Account Management practices when engaging with clients
• Support local marketing programs for brand development, market awareness, market positioning, and market demand generation involving media, analysts, and active participation in the IT community
Skills and experiences
• 5 years of experience within sales area - plus on Microsoft ecosystem
• Understand client business needs and how to recommend the best fit technology solutions.
• Industry knowledge in the relevant industry Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Retail industry
• Good client interface and presentation skills
• Demonstrates creative thinking to address our customer's business needs
• Working knowledge of account planning skills
• Good understanding of sales pipeline management and sales and revenue quotas
• Good understanding of Microsoft products and technology services - especially D365
• Able to build a network of inside and outside contacts to increase influence
About you
Characteristics that demonstrate success for this role:
• Emotionally mature, humble leader
• Master negotiator and relationship builder
• Able to see unique skillset in each team member
• Act as a brick wall between business and team
• Great communicator of priorities and expectations (clear, concise)
• Great at soliciting people's opinions but not afraid to make decisions
Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade:
• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
Find out more about some of our benefits
[1] Employee Benefits at Avanade | Avanade
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A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our
[2] Inclusion & Diversity page
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Create a future for our people that focuses on
• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously
• Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
• Empowering every voice
• Encouraging boldness
• Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
• Amazing the client
• Prioritizing what matters
• Acting as one
Learn more To learn more about Avanade check out these links:
[3] LinkedIn
[4] Inside Avanade Blog
[5] Avanade Careers
References
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1. https://www.avanade.com/en/career/benefits
2. https://www.avanade.com/en-us/about-avanade/inclusion-and-diversity
3. https://www.linkedin.com/company/avanade
4. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade
5. https://www.avanade.com/en/career