Suse Global Business Development - based in Europe General Information Req WD00066871 Career area: Sales Country/Region: Germany State: Baden-Wurttemberg City: Walldorf Date: Friday, July 12, 2024 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations : - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf 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$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked 217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, 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 by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of 'New IT' technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services. 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 ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/). Description and Requirements As the Global Business Development Manager for SUSE at Lenovo, you'll be pivotal in driving strategic growth and partnerships. Your expertise will shape our global business landscape. Join our dynamic team and make a lasting impact This position can be based in any Lenovo location in Europe. Responsibilities: - Participate in deep-dive discussions to articulate value propositions and translate technical views into implementation views (Must have). - Run training and enablement sessions at a technical level with sales and presales teams globally (Must-have). - Maintain excellent communication with customers to build loyalty and enable a win-win philosophy (Must-have). - Participate in complex technical architecture design and sizing by identifying site-specific parameters and constraints. - Contribute to deals in the pipeline and use tools to log and track activity throughout the sales cycle. - Create and maintain effective customer relationships to secure customer satisfaction. - Present to vendors on both Lenovo and TruScale-specific value propositions. - Engage with Lenovo product management and engineering groups at a global level to build Lenovo and SUSE solution stacks. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a comparable degree (Must have). - Minimum 5 years of industry experience in delivering IT solutions in a customer-centric role (Must have). - Prior experience in SUSE, SAP, and edge technologies solutions applications. - Strong understanding of compute, storage, and interconnects. - Ability to grasp fast-changing developments and their impact on customers. - Innovative and willing to learn in a fast-paced environment. - Action-oriented and able to work independently with clear priorities in a matrix organization. - Superior knowledge of Linux, SAP, edge, and AI market trends, competition, sales strategies, and partner landscape. What we can offer - Employee Assistance Program, e.g., for health, legal & financial consultancy - Pension Plan - Meal Allowance / Lunch Vouchers - Internal E-learning Development Platform Available for Employees - Specialized Development Training (based on the nomination process) - Employees Groups (LGBT, WILL, etc.) - Opportunity to Join/Create Employees Groups (inclusivity, well-being, sports, volunteering, charity, etc.) At Lenovo, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity company. This vacancy certainly applies to people with disabilities, too. 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 : - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf - Germany - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf, Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Walldorf