Job Description

Location
Wallisellen, Zurich, 8304
Category
Sales
Job Type
Full time
Job Id
1194419
No

Sales Specialist - Storage & Data Services (f/m/d)


This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

:

Data Services and the underlying Storage Solution are a key investment area for HPE. Over the past years we have invested significantly into R&D and acquisitions for new technologies enabling a software-driven, cloud-operated portfolio based on modern cloud-native platforms and integrated cloud-enabled Data Services. Our portfolio doesn't stop in the Data Center but provide hybrid solution that span from Edge-to-Cloud.


We are currently looking for a

Storage Sales Specialis

t for our Data Services Team Switzerland, based in Zurich.



All integrated with HPE's Compute, Networking and Workload solution via the unique HPE GreenLake Cloud Platform. And the journey has only started with more innovation to come.


To bring these benefits to even more customers, we are expanding our Storage salesforce in Switzerland. We are looking for dynamic technology sellers with a hunter mindset and a winning attitude.


As a

Storage Sales Specialist

, you:

Daily engage with existing and new customers, on your own but often in close collaboration with HPE's channel partners and supported by technical solution architects Leverage HPEs marketing engine and work with channel partners to identify new target accounts and build initiatives to open new customers for HPE Storage Solutions Build and manage a well-founded, long-term pipeline in order to increase the HPE market share in the German market Challenge customers status quo focusing on the business outcomes to position HPE's Storage and Data Services solution portfolio as an element of their hybrid cloud and digitization strategy Gain deep understanding of the end customer's business drivers in order to implement customer requirements in sustainable HPE business via a comprehensive consulting approach at all levels of the customer Foster and expand existing and develop new relationships with technical stakeholders at customers and channel partners to gain share of mind and expand HPE's footprint Lead projects over the entire lifecycle from initial contact, PoCs, preparation and response to tenders, negotiations to the conclusion of the contract as a lead

If you are...

Good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen? Good start, you are aligned to our core values!

If you have these Skills, Expertise, Attitude and Education...

Academic degree in business administration or similar +8 years of sales experience with complex IT solutions, especially storage Very good knowledge of the Storage & Data Services market including experience in special topics like Backup & Recovery, File/Object, and modern hybrid Cloud approach Reliability in building a sales pipeline, forecasting and customer management (sales excellence) Distinctive customer orientation and consulting skills combined with assertiveness, mentality to challenge a customer's status quo Strong business and financial acumen, combined with very expert technology skills Team and goal-oriented work Creativity, initiative, and reliability Negotiation security Excellent communication, presentation and closing skills Business fluency in German and English language

Come and join the future of integrated Hybrid Cloud Data Services with HPE!

We offer:

Competitive salary and extensive benefits package Work-life balance (flexible working time and hybrid workplace model, 25 vacation days, four HPE Wellness-Fridays, up to six months paid parental leave) Support for education, training, and career development Diverse and dynamic work environment

HPE is:

Ranked 9th on Fortune's 2023 list of Best Workplaces in Technology Ranked 5th on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2024 Named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the eighth year in row Recognized as one of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount in 2023 Ranked in the Top 3 in the Women's Career Index Germany in 2025 for the twelfth time (FKi Hall of Fame member)

Want to know more about it? Then let's stay connected!


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Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have -- whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Let's Stay Connected:

Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE.


#switzerland
#sales, #storage

Job:

Sales

Job Level:

Expert

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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