
MSP Sales Manager
- Paris
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- This role is covering France and some countries in Southern Europe. It encompasses the following activities and objectives:
- Engage and build trusted relationships with named Managed Services Providers (MSPs) to drive business opportunities in France and South Europe.
- Develop and implement strategic plans for business growth and engagement with MSPs, including marketing activities, and sales and technical enablement plan with clear outcomes (certifications)
- Collaborate with MSP internal sales teams and their ecosystem to align strategies and best practices for successful MSP business partnerships.
- Monitor sales progress and report on business development efforts to identify roadblocks and opportunities.
- Participate in training sessions on Nutanix solutions to effectively pitch to partners and customers.
- Present Nutanix Solutions value proposition to our MSPs, and assist/enable MSP in offers creation, value proposition, field prospect meetings and demo's.
- Lead initiatives to activate and scale business with MSPs, focusing on long-term strategic relationship building.
- Create a framework for managing large accounts and navigating complex sales cycles.
- Forecast, drive and close large deals in collaboration with the sales team and the partners in the region.
- Help strategically aligned MSPs develop their Resell and integration practice
- Achieve quota targets - incl both Sell-To and Resell modes - and contribute to significant projects to enhance the partner and customer experience. As these are existing MSPs, most of Sell-To will come from expansion and increased commitment
- Assist the MSPs to effectively manage their Nutanix licenses and secure its full utilizations in close collaboration with Nutanix customer success and renewal teams
- Develop and document onboarding methodology and best practices to successfully ramp up the new MSPs
- Main stakeholders this role will interact with: MSP Sales (sell-to / commitment), MSP Solution Engineer and Partner Marketing Manager.
- Minimum of 5 years of successful experience in the IT industry, with a focus on large account management.
- Proven track record in managing Managed Services Providers (MSPs) and driving business growth.
- Experience in strategic planning and development specifically related to MSPs.
- Direct sales experience, understanding various sales motions and methodologies.
- Excellent coaching capabilities to help the selected MSPs be successful with their Nutanix offers and consume projected commitment (sell-out). Drive co-selling activities with MSP and Nutanix Sales teams.
- Strong collaboration skills to build relationships and share best practices within teams.
- Resilience to navigate long sales cycles with patience and determination.
- Thorough understanding of sales techniques and processes including the ability to understand customer needs, overcome objections, assist in the development of business cases, and close deals
- Positive attitude, with a strong willingness to win and create excellent partner and customer experiences.
- Excellent French and English oral and written communication skills is required for this position