The role involves developing new business and promoting innovative all-flash enterprise storage solutions within Japan's social infrastructure sectors, building strong customer relationships, and leading sales strategies to achieve revenue targets.
Key Responsibilities
Develop new business by working with channel resellers and key customer accounts in Japan's social infrastructure sector.
Promote and communicate the value of Pure Storage's all-flash enterprise storage technology and data solutions to customers.
Build and maintain strong customer relationships to achieve high customer satisfaction.
Create and execute account plans leveraging internal resources to acquire new customers.
Manage a sales pipeline to ensure achievement of quarterly and annual sales targets.
Lead project teams and drive customer engagement through strategic planning and execution.
Requirements
At least five years of corporate sales experience, primarily focused on new customer acquisition or business development.
Proven history of consistently exceeding targets and delivering business results strong enough to earn recommendations from customers and partners.
Experience leading complex sales processes involving multiple stakeholders, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external teams.
Sincerity and passion to engage earnestly with customers primarily in Japan's social infrastructure sectors including electric power, gas, transportation, and construction, and to deeply understand their business challenges.
Ability to apply insight, creativity, and a challenger mindset to propose solutions to customer challenges by leveraging technical knowledge and Pure's product portfolio across a broad territory.
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication abilities, with the capability to build and deepen trusted relationships.
Strategic planning and execution capabilities aimed at maximizing revenue and improving operational efficiency within the assigned territory.
Experience managing and developing a healthy and robust sales pipeline to ensure achievement of quarterly and annual targets.
Ability to develop and execute account plans that fully leverage internal resources, lead project teams, and drive the acquisition of new customers.
Strong commitment to customer success even after contract execution.
Ability to communicate effectively from executive leadership to data center operations, and passionately articulate the value of solutions.
Technical knowledge and industry knowledge in the social infrastructure sectors (electric power, gas, transportation, construction) in Japan.
Ability to understand and analyze business challenges of customers in Japan’s social infrastructure sectors.
Ability to read and understand English using translation tools (preferred, not required).
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary range
Work flexibility (remote or onsite options)
Support for professional growth and development
Flexible time off and wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
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