Sales Support Specialist

As a Sales Support Specialist you will facilitate Avanade's sales teams in successfully and efficiently closing new business, leveraging specific skills depending on area of focus.



You will provide administrative support, project management, analytics & reporting, and knowledge management support throughout the sales process to ensure the timely flow of knowledge, information, decisions and deliverables to the sales teams and customers.



Overall, you will provide efficient support in orchestrating and/or reporting on pipeline, account planning, territory analysis, revenue target definition and account planning.



Come join us

There is one in every group - the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person?



Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and who gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working? Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next.

Together we do what matters.



What you’ll do

Contribute to the development and implementation of relevant processes and tools for a given territory/region/Market Unit to support decisions and sales growth.

Contribute to an environment that facilitates sales enablement and fulfillment of proposals in an efficient manner.

Support the yearly account plans process -build assets, differentiators, and processes to support cross-selling.

Act as a liaison with other functions to deliver relevant collateral to Business Development Executives and Account Leaders.

Modify processes and procedures to reflect customer and market needs, and continuously exceed customer expectations in a timely manner.

Support the development and implementation of management decision tools.

Provide regular pipeline reporting and revenue forecasting to inform strategic planning and decisions.



Skills and experiences

Demonstrate passion and ability to resolve complex issues and promote a result-focused, customer-centric culture.

Develop and implement relevant processes and credentials to support Business Developers and Account Leaders in achieving territorial sales growth targets.

Highly structured, process oriented with strong commitment to quality and timelines.

Verified excellence of analytical skills, and ability to read, understand and analyze data to provide valuable insights.

Experience supporting the sale of outsourcing / managed services deals and/or other large-scale engagements that include significant offshore delivery.

Experience with leveraging offshore resources in deal pursuits.

Secure alignment to the DEEPR process and ensure use of enablement tools to facilitate selling excellence.



About you

Characteristics that can spell success for this role

You have good ability to leverage network of inside and outside contacts to increase influence and to skillfully navigate complex situations.

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You have a good track record in successfully and efficiently delivering projects.

You have good relationship management skills

You can understand Avanade's strategic priorities and gain the ability to identify the potential impact of your activities.

You can develop and maintain a well-organized filing system to permit easy reference and rapid retrieval of information.



Enjoy your career

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!



Some of the best things about working at Avanade

· Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)

· Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally

· Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

· Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you



Find out more about some of our benefits here.



A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and our communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, but to also lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!



We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.



Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting



Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress



Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one



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