Inside Territory Account Manager
Fortinet · Frisco, Texas, United States · onsite
The Inside Territory Account Manager (ITAM) will manage an assigned territory in support of the SMB team. The ideal candidate will have experience in the networking and/or security sectors of technology. The ITAM will create and execute the account plan from prospecting to building and maintaining a constant revenue pipeline. Drive sales cycles to close while establishing relationships and credibility. Provide necessary presales support for prospects/customers. Work closely with Channel Teams and our reseller partner network to drive deals and increase revenue. Fortinet will provide detailed and ongoing training programs. Once completed you will be assigned a territory, quota and given ongoing support to begin your career at Fortinet.
Responsibilities:
- Meet or exceed all assigned quotas and targets
- Forecast weekly, monthly and quarterly revenues for territory
- Follow up on inbound, web and corporate event generated opportunities
- Accept inbound and perform outbound telephone calls to identify sales opportunities.
- Meet and exceed daily call & activity metrics.
- Manage customer presentation and demos via online tools (GO TO MEETING)
- Track sales opportunities (MGOs, deal registration, quotes etc. in Salesforce)
- Align with channel and partner teams to support overall company revenue targets
- Perform ongoing research and report on opportunities that are supported
- Act as a liaison between partner, customers, and appropriate Fortinet team members
- Perform other duties and projects, as assigned to support the growth or our business
Required Qualifications:
- A proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas and targets
- Understanding of the sales cycle in conjunction with business processes internally and externally
- Ability to manager and drive sales cycle from start to finish
- Ability to manage a diverse, high volume workload; self-motivated and adaptable
- Ability to quickly build productive relationships in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
- Must have proficiency with various software applications programs
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Experience with managing and forecasting individual quota
- Well organized with effective time and activity management skills
- Ability to apply entrepreneurial strengths in a forward-thinking manner
- Proven work-ethic and time-management skills
- Ability to close business while achieving a high level of customer and partner satisfaction
- Public/private cloud experience is a plus
- Experience with multi-tier distribution a plus.
- The Inside Territory Account Manager is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship