Senior Account Executive (f/m/d) Healthcare Industry Germany
About this role
We help the world run better. At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What you'll do:
The Account Executive (f/m/d) (AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:
- Leading Account & Customer Relationship Management: Strategic account management and positioning of SAP as a strategic digitalization partner for public administration, both at the political and technical level. Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment and devise a sustainable market strategy
- Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management: Actively manage demand generation strategies, pipeline progression activities at scale and opportunities till closure efficiently in a team.
- Sales Excellence: Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts. Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach. Control of cloud and license opportunities in close cooperation with consulting and partners. Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them. Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
- Leading a (Virtual) Team of Account Executives: Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives. Develop the team actively and create superstar potentials. Maximize the team’s efficiency and winners’ attitude.
What you bring:
- 5+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
- Sales experience in the healthcare industry and public sector is an advantage.
- Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.
- Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.
- Team lead experience a strong plus.
- Full working proficiency in German and Business English, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.
- Exceptional communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
- Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.
- Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.
- Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.
Meet your team:
Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio and industry know how of German Public Sector. Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success. Collaboration with an ecosystem of SAP product specialists, SAP consulting, SAP implementation partners and operational organizations. Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.