Partner Manager

Job Summary

The Partner Manager is assigned to several partners and is responsible for driving sales of NetApps products and services across the Moroccan region meeting sales goals and promoting a preference for NetApp among partners through effective strategy and execution.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a multi-year sales strategy and business plan for Partner accounts ensuring alignment with NetApps overall objectives and market goals.
• Translate company strategy into actionable plans to drive bookings against quota and achieve on-time renewals.
• Manage executive engagement between Distributors Partners and the NetApp sales organization.
• Collaborate with account sales teams and Partners to create and execute joint pursuits fostering strong relationships and maximizing potential within Partner accounts.
• Influence Partner preference towards NetApp increasing penetration and Share Of Wallet.
• Implement continuous Installed Base expansion and retention strategies while driving Partner forecast accuracy and overall health.
• Responsible for Partner account(s) performance coordinating tactical activities to support bookings and ensuring on-time renewals.
• Collaborate with Partners and NetApp Commercial team to develop Partner Driven Commercial business and coordinate marketing planning and activities to support growth initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Ability to effectively interface and communicate at many levels within Distributors and Partner companies organization
• Aptitude to negotiate and resolve complex situations/opportunities to a positive outcome without damaging internal or external relationships
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Tactical skills to builds a network outside to support business needs
• Good understanding of and network within the Moroccan industry ecosystem (Partners competition etc.)