About Us

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

 

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.

• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.

• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.

• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. 

Job Summary

The Sales Executive will develop business with existing and new customers through targeted sales techniques and collaborate with Sales Management to manage opportunities and achieve sales targets. This role involves building strategic relationships, understanding customer objectives, and positioning the company's portfolio of solutions across various IT domains. The executive will also coordinate with internal teams, stay informed on industry trends, drive the sales process, and provide reporting and analysis to align with partner sales goals and execute growth plans proactively.

Role Description

• Develop business with existing customers and establish new customers through targeted sales techniques such as cold calling, customer meetings, partner, and industry networking.

• Collaborate with Sales Management to identify, create, develop, and manage opportunities in the sales pipeline and sales management platform to achieve quarterly and annual sales targets and goals.

• Develop and maintain strong, long-lasting strategic and trusted advisor relationships with current and new customers and partner contacts.

• Understand customers’ business objectives, IT priorities, and initiatives across various stakeholders, including executive management, technology leadership, strategic sourcing, asset management, and line of business.

• Position and effectively communicate the company’s portfolio of products, solutions, services, and capabilities across data center and network infrastructure.

• Collaborate with pre- and post-sales internal support teams and excel in a team selling environment by coordinating resources.

• Stay informed on industry trends, products, market conditions, and competition to enhance market positioning and build market awareness through participation in local/regional industry events, organizations, and affiliations.

• Drive the sales process by coordinating customer reviews of aging inventory and looking for refresh opportunities using partner programs, promotions, and pricing to maximize margin.

• Coach and train the sales team to identify and qualify opportunities to achieve partner revenue and GM target attainment.

• Provide monthly reporting, analysis of business results, and joint pipeline to business leaders within the territory, ensuring alignment with partner sales goals and executing sales growth plans proactively.

Behaviors and Competencies

• Business Development: Can proactively seek out new markets, initiate strategic partnerships, and contribute to the development of innovative business strategies.

• Closing Deals: Can develop and implement a strategic plan for closing deals, identifying high-value opportunities and using advanced negotiation techniques to secure successful outcomes.

• Consultative Sales: Can proactively seek out potential customers, initiate sales conversations, and contribute innovative ideas to improve the sales process.

• Customer-Centric Mindset: Can proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and expectations. Develops and implements strategies to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.

• Communication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences and can facilitate effective communication between others.

• Relationship Building: Can proactively seek out opportunities to expand networks, initiate collaborations, and contribute to team cohesion.

• Negotiation: Can proactively seek out negotiation opportunities, initiate discussions, and contribute to conflict resolution.

• Analytical Thinking: Can synthesize complex data, identify patterns, draw insights, and present findings clearly and understandably.

• Adaptability: Can proactively adapt to challenging situations, anticipate changes, and make modifications to meet the demands of changing circumstances.

• Resilience: Can proactively anticipate potential obstacles, develop contingency plans, and adapt strategies to overcome them.

Skill Level Requirements

• Experience with partner’s Global, Enterprise, or Commercial Segment(s), including familiarity with partner's portals, tools, programs, processes, and distribution transactions. - Intermediate

• Ability to create and manage relationships with external partners, executive-level stakeholders, and within a sales organization. - Intermediate

• Proficient in building and executing cross-functional plans to achieve objectives; able to analyze business results to develop action plans. - Intermediate

• Creative and strategic thinking with excellent decision-making skills; capable of managing regional business independently from Management. - Intermediate

• Excellent time management along with planning and organizational skills; self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously. - Intermediate

• Ability to communicate, present, and influence all levels of a customer and/or partner organization for building relationships and driving sales growth; skilled in prospecting, negotiating, and closing deals. - Intermediate

• Ability to effectively position against competition and clearly articulate value. - Intermediate

• Ability to self-study and engage in independent work to increase job-related knowledge and skills; self-motivated with the ability to work with limited direction and oversight. - Intermediate

• Ability to be approachable, maintain composure, and possess a professional attitude. - Intermediate

• Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

  • Direct outside sales experience with large enterprise clients - Intermediate

  • Previous training and/or experience in solution selling - Intermediate

  • Experience selling and managing complex IT solutions - Intermediate

  • Multiple major technology sales certifications - Intermediate

  • Working knowledge of Programs and technology from industry-leading OEMs such as Microsoft, Dell/VMware, HP, Cisco, Apple, AWS, Lenovo - Intermediate

  • Working knowledge of emerging technologies such as Cloud, Security, IoT, and Digital Workplace - Intermediate

Other Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience required.

• 3-5 years of successful IT sales experience, including direct outside sales with large enterprise clients.

• 3-5 years of experience selling enterprise solutions and working with partners/the IT Channel

• Minimum 50% time outside of an office setting meeting with existing and potential customers and 10% attending company events

• Travel to customer sites within dedicated territory

• Travel to SHI, Partner, and Customer Events

The estimated annual pay range for this position is $75,000 - $250,000 which includes a base salary and bonus/commissions. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status