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Title: Senior Solution Sales Executive, SAP Intelligent Spend - East
Organization: SRM North America
Reports To: VP, Intelligent Spend
Location: East USA (Boston, New York Metro or Philadelphia preferred)
Company Overview
When SAP created MRP and Ariba created Procure to Pay it turned out that these two inventions were the beginning of the Source to Pay Procurement technology market that exists today. Those two core developments have allowed companies across the globe and in every industry to improve the source to pay process and save billions of dollars collectively.
In 2023 we are now the dominant leader in the procurement and our solutions cover all our customers spend – Direct, Indirect, Expense & Contingent. Even though we had over 1,100 customer go-lives in 2020 we are never satisfied so we are back at it looking to create the future of procurement and supply chain leveraging all the tools available. Most importantly we have an asset that no other procurement technology company can ever consider copying and that is the SAP Business Network. Almost 5M suppliers connected to our Customer and transaction over $4 Trillion in Commerce.
The SAP Intelligent Spend organization is set up for success in 2023. As the industry leader in cloud procurement, SAP Ariba will connect the world and simplify business commerce everywhere. With the B2B trading platform of the 21st century, SAP Ariba is making SAP’s vision of Run Simple and Run Networked a reality for customers.
A Solution Sales Executive’s primary function is to work with Procurement and Supply Chain leadership in your target accounts to sell SAP Ariba & Fieldglass Spend Management Cloud software, solutions and related services. The account base is focused on the Chemical Sector and contains a mix of existing and net new accounts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for prospecting, qualifying, selling, and closing software revenue for new and existing SAP Intelligent Spend Customers.
- Build relationships with key executives and decision makers within assigned accounts
- Form strategic account plans including customer profiles, targeted programs, application descriptions, forecast reports, and action items
- Develop and maintain technical and marketing knowledge of the entire SAP Ariba Spend Management product line.
- Develop, share and maintain an in-depth knowledge of all key competitors.
- Interact with the current sales organization and all other SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass Colleagues in pursuit of overall customer satisfaction.
- Assume full responsibility of quota attainment as agreed to and communicated by the Sales Vice President.
- Participation and involvement in applicable industry conferences both internal and external
- Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information
- All other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Supply Chain projects or Procurement projects in customer facing roles in either consulting or sales.
- Experience in the Chemical Sector a plus!
- Past software sales experience in the following areas including Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Sourcing/Contracts, Finance/AP, Services Procurement or ERP
- Exceptional presentation skills required
- Strong problem solving and analytical skill required
- The Ability to build relationships and quickly develop trust with C-Level executives
- Highly professional written and oral communication skills required
- Ability to work effectively in a sales team environment
- The position can be Home Office based (East USA, (Boston, New York Metro or Philadelphia preferred)
- University degree preferred
Basic Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of five years’ experience in Supply Chain or Procurement project delivery or a minimum five or more years of successful sales experience along with a strong history of quota attainment required
- Proven Track record in business applications software sales across industries or project delivery.
We build breakthroughs together
SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 173,600 - 363,700 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.
Requisition ID: 376543 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Virtual - USA #LI-Hybrid