Sales Intern - Pre-Sales at Sage

Job Description    

• The Intern role is intended developing technical solutions to business problems in the Financial Management and Accounting sector. The role’s primary objective is in helping both current and prospective customers conceptualise solutions to business challenges. The process entails analysing and recording challenges, conceptualizing solutions based on the Sage suite of solutions and presenting the proposed solutions back to customers and stakeholders. The role will include product demonstrations, as well as building “Proof of Concepts”. The role will entail travelling to customers throughout Africa and ME.

Key Responsibilities    

• To attend discovery meetings with potential Clients to determine technical and business requirements and ensuring that all necessary information is collated prior to producing a solution
• Conceptualize and build solutions within Sage Intacct and supporting software to address customers’ requirements
• Provide technical solutions in a professional manner and to agreed timeframes
• Create and confidently deliver technical presentations internally and externally
• Be able to articulate both the Sage Intacct and Cloud Native Value Proposition
• Create and perform product demonstrations including general overview, as well as vertical specific solutions (Intacct verticals)
• Deliver training on solutions and provide product support to channel partners and internal stakeholders
• Create internal design configuration documentation including technical explanations and PowerPoint presentations
• Work with Product Marketing, Product Management and Product Engineering to provide feedback on issues with current product and provide input around new features • Builds productive relationships internally and externally, fostering teamwork by keeping colleagues updated on activities
• Perform technical development for bespoke solutions as part of a design and development framework
• Able to understand business drivers and risks involved to the customer and to Sage
• Sell technical solutions to the customer with professionalism and enthusiasm
• Provide accurate and timely management information, to include - activity reports, bid reviews, project forecasts, KPI’s
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality and Business Processes Skills, know-how and experience:

Must have:

• BCom or equivalent in Finance or Business
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong presentation/demo skills
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and deadlines
• Must know how to handle confidential information and be discreet
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Prepared to travel globally