Solution Sales Executive

**We help the world run better**

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

**This position can be covered in both Milan and Rome locations.**

**What you'll do**:
The Solution Sales Executive (SSE) partners with the end-to-end account owner to drive solution specific sales motions, bring in domain expertise to solve customer business challenges, and grow the customer’s SAP footprint through renewal and expansion to support long term customer success.
- Generate demand, manage pipeline, and close opportunities
- Develop opportunity plans containing compelling solution value propositions
- Conduct White Space analysis to identify growth opportunities
- Work with wider account team on sales campaigns
- Manage customer relationships at the solution area/buying center level
- Progress opportunities for move to cloud/expand footprint accounts or accounts which are new to the solution area
- Utilize deep knowledge of how companies operate, business models, strategies, and end-to-end business processes
- Stay informed about SAP’s competition and value drivers
- Leverage SAP’s comprehensive team of experts and industry knowledge to effectively address customer needs
- Build customer participation in relevant SAP communities, programs, and events
- Facilitate collaboration with the partner ecosystem
- Fluent in English and Italian

**What you bring**:

- ** 3-5 years of experience** in sales of business software/IT solutions, with focus on **Finance and Procurement** areas.
- Experience in leading conversations with **CFOs and CPOs**.
- Deep understanding of the solution and solution innovations
- Broad understanding of the SAP solution portfolio and the business processes it enables to drive customer value conversations
- Established relationships with account teams, Customer Business Office (CBO) teams, and relevant geo unit leaders
- Alignment with product/solution management teams and marketing organizations a plus
- Demonstrated success with large transactions and challenging sales pursuits
- Proven contractual and negotiation skills
- Experience driving renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription or perpetual license-based solutions
- Knowledge of financial, competitive, regulatory environment

**Meet your team**:

- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Strategic thinker, high degree of creativity and innovation
- Excellent executive presence
- Results-driven
- Strong commercial/deal support skills, especially subscription-based

**Bring out your best**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 415620 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 40% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.