Sales Manager
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About the Role
AppDirect is seeking a Sales Manager to lead the ITCloud business unit, managing a team and driving revenue growth through IT channel partnerships. The role involves developing sales strategies, mentoring team members, and collaborating with vendors like Microsoft and Acronis.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all aspects of ITCloud sales strategies, tactics, and programs
- Hire, develop, and mentor sales team members, emphasizing skills such as IT channel management, forecasting, prospecting, and negotiation
- Collaborate with the sales team to recruit new channel partners and support existing partners with new growth strategies
- Lead and expand Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in Canadian market through strategic IT channel partnerships
- Evaluate sales activities and forecasts to assess progress and pinpoint areas for improvement
- Play a key role in complex negotiations and closing new business, utilizing senior sales and corporate executives as needed
- Collaborate with each Account Executive to craft and execute business and sales plans aimed at meeting or surpassing sales targets
- Identify and support training and professional development opportunities for the sales team
- Maintain an accurate sales pipeline using Hubspot CRM tool
- Work closely with vendors such as Microsoft, Acronis, Bitdefender, and AvePoint to promote solutions in the IT Cloud portfolio
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, IT, or a related technical field from an accredited college or university
- Bilingual in both English and French
- 10+ years of management experience, particularly in selling software and/or cloud computing solutions through IT channels in Canada
- Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic initiatives
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated track record of generating revenue and consistently exceeding quotas by effectively managing the sales process
- Expertise in developing and executing effective business, sales, and IT channel strategies
- Proven ability to negotiate and close complex contracts within the cloud computing sector
- Creative and strategic thinker, with a talent for driving business growth through innovative cloud solutions
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About the role
- We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced sales leader to join our team.
- In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team while developing and executing sales strategies that drive revenue growth for the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all aspects of ITCloud sales strategies, tactics, and programs.
- Hire, develop, and mentor sales team members, emphasizing skills such as IT channel management, forecasting, prospecting, and negotiation, while maintaining accountability for individual and team goals.
- Collaborate with the sales team to both recruit new channel partners to the ITCloud organization and to support existing partners with new growth strategies.
- Attend and fully participate in recurring meetings (e.g. weekly, monthly, 1:1 sessions, etc.) with ITCloud team as required.
- Lead and expand Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in Canadian market through strategic IT channel partnerships.
- Evaluate sales activities and forecasts to assess progress and pinpoint areas for improvement, implementing strategies to meet and exceed sales goals.
- Uphold and exemplify AppDirect’s core values by recruiting culturally aligned team members and leading by example.
- Play a key role in complex negotiations and closing new business, utilizing senior sales and corporate executives as needed to optimize outcomes.
- Collaborate with each Account Executive to craft and execute business and sales plans aimed at meeting or surpassing sales targets.
- Identify and support training and professional development opportunities for the sales team, fostering growth in cloud solution expertise.
- Maintain an accurate sales pipeline using our Hubspot CRM tool.
- Work closely with vendors such as Microsoft, Acronis, Bitdefender, and AvePoint to promote solutions in the IT Cloud portfolio.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, IT, or a related technical field from an accredited college or university.
- Bilingual in both English and French.
- 10+ years of management experience, particularly in selling software and/or cloud computing solutions through IT channels in Canada.
- Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic initiatives.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated track record of generating revenue and consistently exceeding quotas by effectively managing the sales process, from identifying leads to closing deals.
- Expertise in developing and executing effective business, sales, and IT channel strategies.
- Proven ability to negotiate and close complex contracts within the cloud computing sector.
- Creative and strategic thinker, with a talent for driving business growth through innovative cloud solutions.
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