Solutions Enablement Manager

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

General Information

Req #

WD00071180

Career area:

Sales Support

Country/Region:

United Kingdom

State:

Hampshire

City:

Farnborough

Date:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Working time:

Full-time

Additional Locations:
* United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

Lenovo's strategy for long-term success is driving and selling solutions beyond core PC to solve customer problems and gain relevance as leading IT solutions provider. The ISO Sales Transformation & Enablement organization has a key role to play in enabling organization readiness to deliver on this strategy. Reporting to the Director of ISO Revenue Enablement, this position will establish, drive, and enable an infrastructure solutions sales process that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Lenovo sales force.

This role plays a critical role in ensuring that sales and teams which support sales have the necessary resources and technology to effectively engage with customers and drive revenue growth for the organization. This role will work directly with the sales, digital transformation, product marketing, operations, and L&D teams to create scalable processes focused on increasing productivity and efficiency as well as build infrastructure sales process best practices.

The successful candidate will define, enable, reinforce, and monitor new and existing sales processes in a dynamic, hyper growth environment. We are looking for a collaborative individual committed to the development and the enhancement of our Go to Market strategy and teams. With a focus on process, collaboration, and customer-centricity, the Sr. Manager of Solutions Enablement will create an ecosystem to drive high performance selling. This individual will leverage technology, tools, and partnerships to accelerate sales productivity and increase win ratios.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and implement an expanded infrastructure solution sales process that facilitates collaboration with cross-functional GTM teams and alliance partners to achieve commercial targets and drive customer outcomes.
• Develop and drive a sales enablement strategy that aligns with the organization's overall business goals and drives revenue growth across all GTM teams.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of internal methodologies and processes for identifying, qualifying, and closing sales opportunities as well as conducting win-loss analysis toward identifying areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with range of stakeholders across sales/GTM, product marketing, L&D, operations, digital transformation and more to deliver comprehensive infrastructure solutions sales enablement.
• Influence the design of sales content, training, platforms, and tools to support the sales process and methodology, providing sales reps with the necessary resources to have effective and high-quality customer engagements, resulting in increased win-rates and customer satisfaction.
• Enable all members of revenue-generating teams around a collaborative and new sales process to drive revenue growth throughout the customer life cycle and across all routes to market.
• Work along with the regional sales teams to localize sales process enablement programs within different regions.
• Measure/Assess the impact and effectiveness of enablement initiatives on behavior change and key objectives.
• Leverage data-driven insights and analytics to inform decision making while also balancing anecdotes & feedback from stakeholders to maximize impact.

What you'll bring:

The ideal candidate will have experience implementing and evolving sales processes and methodologies, delivering world-class enablement, optimizing sales resources, and equipping leadership with actionable insights.

• 7+ years of experience in sales, sales strategy, sales enablement, business development, or program management in large, multi-national, preferably tech organizations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required; MBA or other relevant advanced degree is a plus.
• Program & Project Management skills
• Strong judgement, ability to manage through ambiguity and complexity as well as a demonstrated ability to influence without explicit authority
• Good verbal and written communications skills and ability to articulate complex concepts to cross-functional audiences.
• Ability to define, refine, implement, and govern processes, procedures, and policies.
• Capability to design ways to measure and track performance, and to make improvements to the approach based on those measurements.
• Ability to prepare and deliver business reviews to the senior leadership team.

What We Will Offer You:

• An open and stimulating environment within one of the most forward-thinking IT companies.
• Flat structures and fast decision-making processes
• A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional life, working from home.
• An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity
• Attractive compensation package
• We are looking forward to discussing this position with you soon!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations:
* United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough

* United Kingdom

* United Kingdom - Hampshire

* United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough