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Solutions Principal
Partner One Capital · Saudi Arabia · back to the listing
HR standards
49/100
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Title ↔ description
52/100
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Reads as
Sales Engineer
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What this role officially is
technical sales representative — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Technical sales representatives act for a business to sell its merchandise while providing technical insight for customers.
Also known as: assistant technical sales representative, field saleswoman, inside technical sales representative, field salesperson, technical field sales representative, trainee technical sales engineer
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What the listing never says
- 18 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
- No pay range published. Candidates cannot tell whether applying is worth their time. Pay transparency
- No location or timezone policy stated, so a candidate cannot tell where they may work from. Scope clarity
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Job Summary:
Provides technical leadership and guidance to customers and internal teams in the analysis, design, and development of solutions. Supports field sales teams with pre-sales technical expertise, ensuring the technical validity and interoperability of solutions aligned with customers’ strategic business plans.
Key Responsibilities:
• Define and present comprehensive Dell solutions to customers, showcasing products and services, and assist sales staff in identifying potential applications to meet customer needs.
• Conduct customer needs analysis and prepare detailed product specifications to support high-end product and solution sales.
• Scope projects and coordinate internal specialists and cross-department activities.
• Assist sellers in creating demand for products, leveraging a high degree of technical competency to engage with technical users and buyers.
• Deliver high-impact presentations at client sites and support complex accounts.
• Build and manage relationships with technical teams and IT leaders; assess and validate approaches to selling enterprise/client products and services.
• Ensure operability of complex product and service configurations within customer environments.
• Analyze and apply industry and market knowledge to articulate the value of solutions, including competitor strengths and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with other sales engineers, leaders, and cross-functional technical groups to maintain consistency in approach and application across accounts.
• Qualify complex sales opportunities, considering customer technical requirements, competition, decision-making processes, and funding.
• Present proposed solution designs and business cases to customers, prospects, and senior management.
• Understand and communicate the role of third-party partners and channels in delivering solutions.
Requirements
• Travel is required when needed
• Typically requires 5+ years of related experience in a relationship-selling role with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Broad knowledge across multiple or related industries with strong business acumen.
• Ability to leverage internal teams to support selling and customer care processes in enterprise/client environments.
• Strong understanding of how client products and services integrate with enterprise solutions.
• Stay current with industry trends, customer impacts, and implications for solutions
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