The Product Manager will have a strong technical and commercial awareness.

- The individual will ideally be technically qualified with a good working knowledge of the storage and server industry with specific focus on IBM and HP.

- A sound knowledge of virtualization, both in the storage and server market place is important.

- The Product Manager must have experience of client-facing situations, with the ability to gain the confidence of a prospective client quickly by demonstrating competence in their field

- They must be a forward-thinking, self-starting individual, able to manage a varying workload and priorities work based upon client requirements.

- An understanding of opportunity qualification is essential to help optimize valuable time.

- Providing configurations and advice, including use of vendor configuration tools and portals.

- Ensuring compliance with company and vendor procedures and documentation requirements for the presales part of the business process. For example maintaining accreditation compliance and managing rebates.

- Attending customer-facing meetings when necessary to discuss technology, solutions and options available to meet the customer's requirements

Key Task :

- Advising the sales team on how technology and managed services can meet customer's requirements both technically and from a business value perspective, this will include running regular product training /update sessions

- Providing configurations and advice, including use of vendor configuration tools and portals

- Providing services definitions and quotations, risk identification and solution assurance for solutions

- Helping the sales team to produce proposals and quotes

- Ensuring compliance with company and vendor procedures and documentation requirements for the presales part of the business process. For example maintaining accreditation compliance and managing rebates. Attending customer-facing meetings when necessary to discuss technology, solutions and options vailable to meet the customer's requirements

Key Technologies:

- IBM System (or other manufacturer)

- IBM Storage solutions (or other manufacturer)

- Microsoft solutions

- VMware solutions

- Virtual Datacenter Solutions

- HP Server and Storage solutions

- Symantec solutions

- Managed services applicable to the above

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