Senior Sales Manager

**ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES**

The key function of the role is to drive sales revenue and margin, and execution thereof in the defined vertical segment through putting in place a clear and consistent account management strategy, with a view to create a clear focus for the enterprise segment and ensure that the portfolio management exceeds guidelines for each account. Provide leadership, direction, and resource stewardship to the segment’s sales function. As a senior sales leader, the person works closely with the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for overall segment sales organization performance, the profitable achievement of segment sales organization goals, and for aligning segment sales objectives with firm business strategy.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**ROLE REQUIREMENTS**
- Primarily involved in the development, evolution and approval of the long-term vision across a function.****:

- Sets functional strategy and significantly influences business unit strategy.
- Understanding of the targets set (Revenue and Gross Profit) for each Account as well as each individual direct report, is imperative to delivering the target.
- Taking the lead and driving successful customer engagements coupled with engagement from the various Nexio support teams and back-office processes.
- Provides leadership to account managers.
- Gives regular, comprehensive and constructive feedback to team and conducts their performance appraisals.
- Proactively seeks feedback from team members and deals constructively with any criticism.
- Adjusts management style to get the best from the individuals within the team.
- Delegates work to team members taking into account their capacity, level of skill and exposure to different types of work and complexity Provides clear instructions and direction, with reasonable deadlines.
- ** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Formulate and implement high level strategies to drive sales in the identified
- Define and execute operational strategy to acquire new customers within the identified
- Define and execute operational strategy to grow share of wallet within existing customers in the identified segment.
- Drive high performance sales culture within the identified segment using a strong sales management
- Provide mentorship and coaching to salespeople in the achievement of their sales objectives.
- Accurately forecast in the weekly cadence to achieve organisational sales and financial
- Track sales team metrics - pipeline accuracy, forecast accuracy and pipeline coverage, target achievement - and coach for
- Implement and execute on performance improvement plans for poor
- Drive strategic customer engagements at C-level within identified

**TECHNICAL /PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES**
- Solid track record of managing key strategic accounts in both public and private enterprises.
- Solid proven track record of achieving sales targets and sales
- Solid leadership skills.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Grade 12
- Minimum Degree qualification
- Post graduate qualification
- Solid understanding of the ICT Industry products and solutions including Cloud, Cyber-security and Digital
- For the Public Sector Segment, a solid understanding of PFMA and government buying cycles - ability to interact within all spheres of government at strategic
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 10+ years of experience at management level

**LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
- Exceptional team management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to delegate efficiently.
- Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future
- Diplomacy and patience
- People skills
- Strategic thinking
- Listening
- The ability to set and execute the vision of the company