Overview
Our client is looking for a senior sales lead, particularly experienced on the UK identity market, to join their European sales team. Reporting to the Head of Sales of Europe Region, you shall lead all sales activities and apply your leadership in collaborating with a dedicated and large team with diverse competences (technical experts, pre-sales, legal, project management, finance, customer services, bid management).
Responsibilities
* Defining and implementing a winning sales strategy.
* Leading all sales activities, to prepare the most favourable conditions to bid and win.
* Shaping the opportunity / Interfacing with consortium partners & subcontractors and all parties.
* Main point of contact with UK market stakeholders, project partners, consultants and with VD internal interfaces.
* Addressing HMPO middle management and executive level and managing of the relationships.
* Due to the importance and magnitude of the project, the role provides regular updates to regional and global sales head and the management board (by reports or presentations).
* Leading contract negotiations in coordination with multi-disciplinary internal resources.
* Responsible for managing the customer account in collaboration with the project team. Responsible for developing and maintaining HMPO and customer ecosystem, trust and relationships, incoming orders and sales forecasts. Building trusting customer relationships.
Qualifications
* Your profile: You have a strong knowledge or experience in the UK government market. At least 10 years of relevant sales professional experience in UK public sector, covering the last 5 years.
* Highly Appreciated
* Good experience in relation to UK Home office and/or HMPO.
* Understanding of the identity / document market.
* Experienced with former UK ePassport project.
* You maintain a solid network within/around Home Office and/or HMPO.
* You have a completed technical or business college or university education as well as technical and business consulting skills, coupled with a high level of customer orientation.
* Your work style is characterized by autonomy, goal-orientation and proactivity, a convincing appearance and very good communication skills.
* Your leadership capacity will allow you to work with a multi-discipline team.
* You have an entrepreneurial personality, think and act across departments and impress with your high level of motivation.
* Familiar with delivering powerful messages to and convincing executives, no matter whether internal or external.
* You are cosmopolitan and have a high level of intercultural competence.
* A high level of resilience completes your profile.
* This position requires a minimum 30% willingness to travel in the UK or in Europe.
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