Business Development Manager
Qualifications:
Required:
Four-year Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Business Administration, or equivalent experience
Skills and Experience:
Minimum
5+ years of experience as a customer facing role (preferred optical sales, technical sales engineer, etc.).
Must have examples of creatively solving customer problems in a
sales-oriented environment.
Requirements:
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Sales
Skills
o Ability
to present complex ideas in a seamless way
o Understanding
of complex sales strategies
o Ability
to influence customers, real-world examples preferred
o Learn
customer “pain-points” and be able to clearly articulate these internally
o Existing
relationships with customers (SP, Transport, Energy, Enterprise, etc) a plus
-
Technical
Skills
o Proficient
at Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.
o Optical/OTN/Ethernet
Required
o Optical
Planning Tool experience required
o Software
and Network Management Systems experience a plus
o IP
and 5G experience a huge plus
o Optical
Market Knowledge a plus
-
Product
Development
o Must
be able to collaborate with internal teams
o Must
be able to track internal actions to be sure they are aligning with customer
needs
-
General
o Must
have excellent written and verbal communication skills for internal
communication. Must have excellent customer communication etiquette and
presentation skills.
o Willing
to travel extensively without much notice, almost exclusively in the USA.
Nokia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to
diversity and inclusion. At Nokia, employment decisions are made regardless of
sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin,
color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status,
physical or mental disability, genetic information or ancestry, protected
Veteran or military status, or other characteristics protected by law.