Canada Enterprise Commercial - Canada Region, Commercial Executives (CE’s) play a critical role in driving the success of our Enterprise Operating Unit by delivering World Class Deal making across a mix of industry-based customers. As a member of this team, you will collaborate broadly across our sales organization as a trusted advisor.
The Commercial Executive (CE) is a sales professional who serves as the lead for driving transformative deal strategies - developing executable options, negotiating pricing/contracts, and continually seeking revenue growth opportunities through up-selling and cross selling motions. CE’s are on point to align team members to sell the right solution at the right time and ensure every deal is compliant and profitable for Microsoft.
As a Commercial Executive you will act as a trusted advisor to determine how commercial licensing and contracting should be changed to best meet customer needs. Leverages understanding of sales science (e.g., pipeline metrics, closed rates, competitive selling) to establish a strategic sales execution cadence. Develops customer-centric offers by engaging with and aligning account teams around the deal(s) that they are casting. Ensures that Win/Win compliant deal making occurs while creating commercial solutions. Establishes the strategy for the negotiation approach by engaging with senior stakeholders internally and externally. Drives accountability and the negotiation outcome.
If you have a passion for selling, analytical skills, and are motivated by continuous learning and problem solving, we invite you to learn more about the CE role.
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Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years sales and negotiation experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 3+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience
- o OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years sales and negotiation experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 5+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience
- o OR Master's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing (or equivalent) AND 4+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work
- o OR equivalent experience.
Commercial Sales IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $74,700 - CAD $122,500 per year.
Find additional pay information here: Canada pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 31, 2024.
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