Gigya Looking for Presales Solution Advisor – Logistics (Transportation & Warehouse Mgmt /Logistics Network) at Newport Beach CA Full Time

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Location :- Major Airport Location in West (PST/MST)

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Presales Specialist possesses advanced / expert level knowledge of SAP and partner software solutions and participates in sales cycles as a member of the virtual account team (VAT team) in support of the sales account strategy.

A Presales Specialist interacts with prospective and existing customers through executive meetings, discovery conversations, solution demonstrations, executive presentations and follow-up discussions. The Primary role of the Presales Specialist during an active sales cycle is to gain acceptance from the customer that SAP solution can solve the customer’s problem and is the right choice over the other competitive offerings. This involves understanding customer challenges / driving factors for software change, designing presentations and demonstrations, contributing to and executing of sales strategies. During these cycles they often take on the role of a Solution Captain and leads presales teams in to sales pursuits. In addition to deal support, a Presales Specialist collaborates with sales, product/ solution management and industry value engineering teams to plan and execute business development strategies.

Deal Support:

• Compose and deliver superior sales presentations and solution demonstrations covering SAP and partner software solutions to prospective customer audiences. The presentations must articulate the sales message, differentiate SAP, and leave a strong and positive impression to audiences including C-Suite executives.

• Personalization of sales content / demos to ensure delivery of a simple, appealing and compelling customer presentation.

• In advance of a demonstration or key presentation, conduct discovery sessions with representatives from the prospective customer to build relationships with the customer and understand their unique needs.

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of SAP solutions and appropriate industries and maintain credibility with prospective customers. Provide proof points with relevant customer stories.

• Support RFx completion in support of customer proposals.

• Ability to effectively present to customers “remotely” using virtual technologies.

• Provide limited post-sale support to key customers primarily to the project/implementation team to ensure a smooth transition.

• Able to lead as a Solution Captain when deals require complex solutions and require multiple presales participates to support a successful customer presentation or demo.

• Effectively leverage support teams who are there to support presales success. (Global / Regional Solution Specialists, Demand Generation, Value Engineers, Solution hubs, Deal Advisors, Solution Experience, Product Management).

Demand Generation

• Support one-to-many sales and marketing events both on-site and remotely.

• Lead & support Design Thinking workshops to promote new and innovative solutions for customers and prospects.

• Collaborate with the sales team to identify whitespace opportunities at accounts.

Sales Readiness

• Participate in trainings in the latest new releases of our SW and develop close relationships with sales teams to promote the new products

• Participate in demo system design and planning and assist in configuration if needed. Participate in new product release input and testing and training of peers.

• Serve as a champion for or participate as a leader in Solution Hubs and provide knowledge transfer to colleagues as needed.

DESIRED WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Deep knowledge /expertise in end-to-end Warehousing / Logistics / Transport planning and execution

• Preferred 4-8 years of software presales / consulting in Transportation and/or Warehouse Management or Logistics processes

• Experience with SAP or other enterprise software companies in sales engineering / advisory / consulting

• Excellent presentation and communication skills

• Experience in sales and sales processes (Business process Discovery / Demo software / Execute workshops / Sales strategy and execution etc.)

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

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.

Requisition ID: 342359 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 – 40% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 342359

Posted Date: May 10, 2022

Work Area: Presales

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 – 40%

Location:

Newport Beach, CA, US, 92660

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