New Business Sales Manager

  • Full-time
  • Level: Employee - Standard

Company Description

Inmarsat has been at the forefront of global mobile satellite communications for over thirty years, and is the market leading provider of voice and high-speed data communications for users on land, at sea and in the air through its constellation of 12 geostationary satellites.  Inmarsat plc is a FTSE listed company with a profitable track record and significant growth aspirations. This is represented by more than 55 nationalities in the workforce, reflecting the global and dynamic nature of the business. With an investment of over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure, Inmarsat is at the forefront of global mobile communications innovation.

Enterprise

Inmarsat’s Enterprise business unit provides the widest portfolio of global voice, broadband data, M2M and value-added services on the market.  From oil and gas engineers carrying out remote diagnostics on an oil wellhead, through to journalists reporting live with breaking news, our services offer a compelling proposition for businesses requiring 'must-have' remote and mobile connectivity.

Job Description

Primary role purpose:

The appointee to this position will take responsibility for revenue growth through new business generation and maintaining a successful commercial relationship between Inmarsat and its key distribution partner in the Enterprise space. The individual will use his/her experience in business development and account management to drive revenue through selected key partners as well as generating business with several key end users.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

  • Meet the allocated revenue targets for new business and for the allocated key partners.
  • Identifying potential end customers and drive new business opportunities to Inmarsat partners to fulfil.
  • Through a network of contacts, or market research, identify, contact, negotiate and close potential new partner relationships
  • Work with key channel partners to increase uptake of Inmarsat products and services and to drive revenue growth. Provide full support, reply to their inquiries timely, maintain contract prices current, conduct product demos, training, and develop marketing and sales plans.
  • Identify and realise new market opportunities with assigned partners; assist in negotiating commercial terms and pricing effectively on behalf of Inmarsat
  • Develop and maintain an effective account plan which addresses the strategic approach to growing revenue with each assigned channel partner. This will include promotion, publicity, ensuring enablement of the Partner to reach more end users with Inmarsat services
  • Maintain an accurate, up to date pipeline on SFDC to meet pipeline targets as set out by senior management on a quarterly basis
  • Work closely with internal stakeholders and assigned partners to ensure growth of market share from competitors
  • Act as the main point of contact for assigned partners on all issues – commercial and technical. Remain accessible and act with urgency to ensure Inmarsat retains its reputation for reliability
  • Establish close relationships with key end-users and individuals responsible for the procurement of communication technology in specific organisations; capitalise on commercial opportunities for Inmarsat and draw together expertise from across the business to do so
  • Assess any opportunities to tender/respond to RFIs. Initiate and retain control of the bid management process, working closely with the technical, commercial and legal experts within Inmarsat to ensure a successful and profitable outcome
  • Support assigned partners in both long-term endeavours and immediate connectivity requirements and ensure Inmarsat is regarded as the natural choice in each scenario
  • Lead assigned partners  toward behaviours and actions consistent with the business strategy for Inmarsat’s broadcast services
  • Take steps as necessary to develop a better understanding of end-user requirements and feed this insight into portfolio developments and initiatives
  • Manage internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating enthusiasm for Inmarsat’s business and clear grasp of market strategy
  • Promoting Inmarsat services through regular contact with existing Partners
  • Working closely with Inmarsat Product Management and Solution Engineering to analyse customer requirements and to help define Inmarsat service offerings, including support for the customer
  • Understanding Inmarsat’s current and future product and service portfolio
  • Learning and then teaching service concepts and sharing application knowledge with Partners to help them identify and sell Inmarsat product offerings to their customers

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

  • Experience in telecommunications sales and/or satellite solutions sales to large enterprise customers
  • Able to Travel up to 50% of the time
  • Experience managing indirect customers and developing and implementing sales plans to maintain and grow revenue
  • Proven ability to deliver target revenues over long lead times through growing/incentivising an indirect channel to market and via generating new business opportunities with end customers
  • Experience managing customers with revenue streams in excess of $2m
  • Demonstrable understanding of the satellite communications industry; knowledge of the opportunities, trends and Inmarsat’s competitive landscape
  • Ability to act responsively, urgently and with the desire to maintain Inmarsat’s global reputation
  • Obvious leadership qualities – ability to influence, negotiate and direct the activity and investment of key partners for Inmarsat’s benefit
  • Sufficient technical knowledge to conduct high-level technical discussions
  • Excellent communicator and presenter with experience in engaging at Customer level
  • Results-orientated mentality, commission hungry
  • Able to self-manage

Additional Information

You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

Inmarsat Values: 

Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to certain behaviours which support our corporate values, they create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.

·       Accountability – taking ownership, getting results and keeping our promises

·       Respect – collaborating, embracing diversity and valuing differences

·       Excellence – creating bold solutions for our customers and putting quality at the heart of everything we do

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