OEM Alliance Sales ManagerJapan

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Job Summary 
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is looking for an OEM Alliance Sales Manager for Japan. As an Alliance Sales Manager, you are responsible for selling **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. through the OEM partner organization and interacting directly with regional and corporate stakeholders to grow the Japan business. You will be working closely with the Japanese Channel team and Japan sales and SE leaders.
Essential to success in this role is the ability to think strategically, to plan programs and drive execution to grow bookings and sales together with the OEM Sales and Marketing organization. This will be achieved shoulder to shoulder with the native **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. team in Japan and corporate providing unrivaled support and tools from the Engineering, Marketing, and Product Development departments for you to leverage to exceed sales performance goals. In this position you would be working very closely with the VPs and Directors and have a large amount of influence on sales team decisions and initiatives across the region.
Responsibilities:
Drive revenue and bookings growth through the alliance partners.
Operational Activities – Track/ Manage Deal Registration (DR), Cost Relief (CR), Review Forecast with OEM Teams & **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Teams, track Pipeline build weekly, Quarterly QBR with Territory Teams & at an Executive Level
Biz Dev Activities – Build & Execute Plans by Territories with OEM & **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. team on Customer Engagement (Named Accounts), Identifying Key Deals to Win & ensure teams are aligned, Focused Partners to engage in building coverage, Leverage North to extend coverage with OEM Inside Teams, Plan/ Execute Demand Gen Programs through MDF
Enablement Activities - Sales Teams & Storage Specialists
Conflict Management & Collaborate – DR Issues, Pricing Decisions, Work in the best interests of the relationship between OEM & **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., Collaborate with **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. reps on maximizing XC Pipeline
Executive Coverage – Monthly Meetings with partner Leaders, Territory Sales Leaders (OEM) , Storage & ISG head for Japan to update & identify the areas to grow the relationship
Help alliance partner to respond to strategic RFP's and follow up with prospects.
Develop an account plan to sell to alliance partner customers based on their business needs.
Build and strengthen the business relationship with current accounts and new prospects together with the alliance partner and the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. sales team.
Recommend marketing strategies to drive demand.
Provide status information to your Manager including forecast/pipeline information for the business through the alliance partner.
Provide, or facilitate training opportunities for your alliance partner and relevant key channels.
Provide product feedback back to engineering to improve **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. solution for the alliance partner.
Train and enable relevant technical and sales teams.
Understand and help with basic architecture, design, RFP reply and product demonstrations.
Provide, or facilitate training opportunities for your alliance partner and relevant key channels.
Requirements:
Strong verbal and written communications skills including presentation skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with employees within the sales function and across functions including Marketing, Sales Operations, System Engineering, and Product Development of both **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. and the OEM partners.
Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and/or consultative sales techniques
An aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems as well as the competitive landscape.
Ability to communicate with senior managers about their business challenges and **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. data management storage solutions.
Experience using SFDC and other CRM software.
Track record of exceeding assigned sales quotas in contiguous, multiple years.
Thorough understanding of sales engineering techniques and processes including the ability to understand customer needs, overcome objections, assist in the development of business cases, and close deals.
Has strong technical storage background, preferably have worked for a tier 1 storage vendor. 
Application Virtualization (Citrix,…)
Server Virtualization (VMware, Microsoft, KVM,…)
Networking, Server, Storage, and Platform Performance/Sizing.
Ability to maintain relationships with sales, technical and marketing resources at all levels of the OEM partners and field organization (Sales Engineers and Sales reps).
Team and people management skills would be beneficial with experience building and motivating teams for hyper performance
Qualifications and Experience:
10 years of sales and business development experience preferred.
Experience that demonstrates a strong level of expertise in technical specifications required to sell **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. products and services is required.
Ability to maintain relationships with sales, technical and marketing resources at all levels of the OEM partners and field organization (Sales Engineers and Sales reps).
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
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Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is a passionate team of 6000 global employees. Our people are the heartbeat of #LifeAt**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. and one of the many things that makes **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. a great place to work. We share an intellectual curiosity, a bias for action, and an obsession for our customers. We are builders and problem solvers with an entrepreneurial spirit. Above all, we celebrate what makes each of us unique. We’re growing and disrupting the computing industry. Join us and make your mark.
About our business
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making clouds invisible and freeing customers to focus on their business outcomes. Organizations around the world use **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. software to leverage a single platform to manage any app at any location for their hybrid multicloud environments. 
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We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our people to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy is to provide fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
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We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
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