Channel Account Manager (West Africa) - Nigeria
Channel Account Manager (West Africa) - Nigeria
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Channel Account Manager (West Africa) - English Speaking West Africa
Location: Lagos Nigeria
The Channel Account Manager Enterprise (CAM) will build and promote the companys position as the worldwide leader in Cyber Security specifically through the partner community across West English speaking Africa region. Must be a key contributor to the revenue growth of the region and manage to the company growth targets. Accountable for managing enterprise reseller partnerships at expert levels in line with the guidelines of Fortinets channel programs within the geographic territory spearheading new business development and strategic engagements with assigned channel partners. Will motivate educate and train the partners in the Companys products and technologies. The CAM is responsible for achieving sales revenue and partner compliance objectives.
Job Responsibilities
- Establish productive professional relationships with executives and key personnel in assigned partner accounts
- Build a plan for partner enablement and growth in assigned territory for enterprise partners
- Coordinates the involvement of company personnel including support service and management resources in order to meet partner performance objectives and partners expectations
- Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of sales cycle and update SalesForce accordingly
- Meet and exceed sales quotas and revenue goals
- Proactively leads a joint partner planning process that develops mutual performance objectives critical milestones (e.g. training certification) in conjunction with Distribution resources (sales support etc)
- Ability to work in corporate enterprise environment
- Manages potential channel conflict by fostering excellent communication internally and externally and through strict adherence to Fortinets channel program guidelines
- Drives sales of new technology adoption in assigned territory
Job Experience Required
- 5 years channel sales and territory management in networking or security sectors
- Experience building business and marketing plans with partners
- Experience with the Distribution channel model
- Experience in sales forecasting opportunity identification and drive to close
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to speak English fluently
- Excellent presentation skills
- Candidate must thrive in a fast-paced ever-changing environment
- Competitive self-starter team player
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
