Full-Time Sales Support Specialist (German Speaking)
Job Description
Objective of the job:
The Sales Support Specialist supports the IBM sales organization in their pre-sales or post-sales administrative activities with contracts, proposals, orders.
This requires cooperative collaboration with the sales team and other supporting departments and functions (e.g. Procurement, Pricing, Legal, Billing etc.), with the objective to turn business opportunities to orders and then cash in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsibilities:
·Engage in sales opportunities in assistance to Sellers / Business Partners,
·Understand client requirements and ensure documentation is fully compliant with client specifications and requirements,
·Use appropriate collaborative / business tools and templates and coordinate IBM sales team and other supporting departments to produce deliverables according to client’s expectations, within time critical schedules,
·Ensure satisfactory audit and review posture is maintained: through compliance with all relevant aspects of the process,
·Utilize foreign language skills while engaging and cultivating relationships with Sellers, Business Partners and a variety of IBM functions.
Required skills and education:
·Bachelor’s Degree
·English: Fluent
·MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desired experience:
·Business / Management / Finance / Social Sciences / Other
·At least 1 year experience
Desired knowledge and skills:
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work in a multi-lingual / multi-cultural environment
Understanding the implications of different pricing options / methods
Ability to follow Business Controls and maintain bid audit trail
Applying basic teaming skills to work within teams
Ability to solve basic problems within own work group and provide an innovative approach to achieve own work group objectives
Detail orientation with the ability to multi-task
Ability to prioritise work in a fast spaced environment and work under time constraints
Willingness to work flexibly, as the role involves occasional shifts and overtime
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree
- English: Fluent
- German: Fluent
Preferred
- Business/Management
- At least 1 year experience in Project Management
How to Apply
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