Job Description
Pre-Sales Solution Consultant (m/f)
A “Magic Quadrant” leader, Ivalua’s solutions work in a complex global economy. Our innovative Source-to-Pay solutions include automating customized workflows to source, contract, request, procure, receive, and pay for goods and services across the enterprise, refining the procurement lifecycle while reducing cost and risk of spending on indirect goods, direct goods and services, and improving supplier collaboration.
All companies want the best and brightest. At Ivalua, we also want team members who have a global point of view and who bring customer-focused enthusiasm and ambition to the table. We are a company of doers, of problem solvers, of figure-it-outers. We have fun and we work hard. Ivalua is a truly global company with a diverse team of contributors and a set of core values that people can feel every day across all our offices.
Opportunity Statement:
We are on the search for a Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant with a focus to join our team who brings a dynamic approach in our fast-paced technology environment to help customers solve complex business problems. Our Solutions Consultants are analytical and product focused, they are excited at the concept of making a difference in the procurement space, creative and collaborative, and thrives on building and bringing value to new customer relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborating with Account Executives on qualified opportunities to uncover customer business objectives, pain points and project requirements
- Create winning strategic sales strategies and presentations for prospects using best practices and industry expertise
- Presenting the value of the Ivalua Platform with highly sophisticated and engaging demos
- Providing functional responses to RFPs and RFIs and supporting all functional/technical activities required from initial bid response through the entire sales cycle
- Recommending and supporting different selling strategies and pre-sales activities including Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) and Proof of Concepts (POCs) to support advanced prospect requirements
- Working effectively with other parts of the organization, including Product Management and R&D to support ongoing product improvements via prospects’ and customers’ feedback
Skills You Need to Succeed
- Knowledge and experience in Procurement, Finance, or Supply Chain functions
- Knowledge and experience with SaaS and Cloud-Based applications
- Ability to articulate the value of and sell SaaS/Cloud-Based applications
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas is a plus: Spend management, sourcing, contract management, eProcurement, eInvoicing, Spend Analytics, Direct Procurement MRP/ERP, Services procurement, Supplier Master Data management domains
- Staying current on the solution roadmap (forthcoming improvements) as well as competitive offers to improve your industry knowledge
- Strong proficiency in MS Office suite and other software tools (forecasting / sales tracking)
Soft Skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Excellent English Language skills, any additional Nordic Language being a big plus
- Your personality will make a difference: Committed, involved, autonomous, analytical and commercially aware, you thrive in a challenging environment, and you are well organised.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
- An innovative and stimulating work environment
- Great training and career development
- You will work with a diverse and global team made up of exceptionally passionate, talented and motivated colleagues who are established leaders in their field
- Regular social events, team sports or musical activities (under normal conditions)
- We pride ourselves in customer experience, Agility, Pragmatism, Positive attitude and enthusiasm, Team play, Continuous learning and Improvement and accountability.
- Ivalua received the Happy @ work France and Germany 2020.
- Comparably recognizes us for the following: Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, Best Company for Diversity, Best company Outlook, Best Company Global Culture, Best Teams Engineering, Best Teams Sales and Best Teams Marketing.
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