Sales Account Manager

AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing including oil and gas petroleum chemicals pharmaceuticals and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process. With integrated aspenONE solutions process manufacturers can implement best practices for optimizing their engineering manufacturing and supply chain operations. As a result AspenTech customers are better able to increase capacity improve margins reduce costs and become more energy addition the launch of the Asset Performance Management (APM) suite supports corporate reliability initiatives taking an analyticsdriven approach to asset availability. It combines deep process modeling expertise with real time big data to extend asset life and effectiveness. APM enables you to accurately predict and eliminate the root cause of all failures so the only downtime you experience is the downtime you plan. The Senior Sales Account Manager is responsible for developing business within an assigned region and upselling consulting services directly to assigned customer accounts. You will work with crossfunctional teams to formulate client strategies manage clients and bring to closure strategic client opportunities. The right candidate will be focused on maximizing and increasing the value delivered by AspenTech solutions to our clients by selling AspenTech complete software portfolio and implementation services for such products comprising of world leading Engineering Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management solutions.

• • Responsible for account and relationship development and management at all levels in the customer organization.
  • Articulates solution business value to customers and leads solution development efforts that best address customer needs whilst coordinating the involvement of all necessary company personnel including support service and management resources in order to meet account performance objectives and customers expectations
  • Demonstrate understanding of the customers business priorities and initiatives.
  • Discuss relevant trends and priorities integrating industry knowledge and solution knowledge
  • Have complete understanding of current usage of AspenTech software applications white space and competitive software usage within the Account
  • Ability to challenge customers current way of doing business to drive results
  • Responsible for overall strategic account plan Opportunity Winning Plan Competitive Displacement Plan and Pipeline Development Plan
  • Respond to RFPs bid preparation followup negotiation and closing of sales
  • Provide sales and executive management with account updates sales forecasts etc.
  • Achieve quarterly and annual sales quota.
  • Accurately forecast deals for the quarter and future quarters

Additional Job Description

• • Minimum of 5 years software sales experience or Industry experience in a consultative selling role
  • Strategic sales thinker
  • Ability to see how existing customer solutions can be repeated and leveraged within an industry sector
  • Demonstrated track record in solution sales with multiyear achievement against personal quota.
  • Ability to actively prospect new business relationships within existing accounts
  • Proficient at establishing and cultivating C level consultative relationships.
  • Significant experience leading multimilliondollar sales campaigns.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Selfdiscipline and motivation with the ability to set goals that exceed the expectations of the company or manager.
  • Bachelors degree in chemical Industrial Production or Petroleum engineering.
  • Experience selling to customers in theEnergy/Petroleum/Engineeringindustry
  • Familiarity with process modeling software products and services advance process control / real time optimization manufacturing systems and planning and scheduling solutions preferred.
  • Knowledge of asset management and maintenance business processes
  • Knowledge of Chemical production and supply chain business processes
  • Sales Experience in KSA/Bahrain within the Oil and Gas Sector
  • Travel is expected 50 of time.

Required Experience:

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