Microsoft Sales Specialist

2 days ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Pro Tem Recruitment Full-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Build, manage & maintain a strong Microsoft sales pipeline across existing and prospective customers.
  • Identify, qualify and progress opportunities across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Copilot, Managed Services and CSP licensing.
  • Maintain disciplined opportunity tracking, sales-stage progression, next-step ownership, forecast accuracy and CRM hygiene.
  • Develop account and opportunity plans aligned to Ubuntu Technologies' Microsoft Cloud Division priorities.
  • Grow existing customer relationships and acquire new customers for the Microsoft Cloud Division.
  • Lead business-focused discovery conversations to uncover customer priorities, challenges and Microsoft Cloud opportunities.
  • Develop opportunities across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Copilot and Managed Services.
  • Develop proposals, customer presentations and business cases that explain current state, target state, value proposition, roadmap, commercials and success metrics.
  • Collaborate with cloud advisory, pre-sales architects, licensing specialists, technical delivery teams, adoption resources and managed services teams.
  • Identify CSP licensing, Microsoft 365, Azure consumption and licensing optimisation opportunities within customer accounts.
  • Achieve revenue, gross profit, pipeline and recurring revenue targets.
  • Maintain accurate records of pipeline value, qualified opportunities, proposals, close dates, next actions, customer stakeholders and forecast status.