Associate Manager, High Velocity Sales

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways - from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

AspenTech is a market leader, providing software that optimizes process manufacturing – including oil and gas, petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process.

The Associate Manager, High Velocity Sales will continue to develop an understanding of AspenTech value to customers to overachieve individual sales targets in an assigned, quota-carrying territory. Additionally, the Associate Manager, High Velocity Sales is responsible for the overall sales growth strategies and results of an AspenTech High Velocity Sales team, reporting to the Director, High Velocity Sales for their specific region. The successful candidate will plan and directs all sales and pipeline growth activities including planning and implementing forecasts, staffing, training of the sales force, establishing short- and long-term goals in line with corporate objectives, and manage a team of High Velocity Sales Account Managers. The Associate Manager, High Velocity Sales objectives may include a combination of renewing and growing the installed base of accounts and closing new logo business.

Your Impact

Consistently meet or exceed individual and team quota

An energetic self-starter who is capable of quickly building a strong pipeline

Must be results-driven and capable of delivering consistent new business and able to grow existing business

Communicate AspenTech’s value proposition by understanding, at a high level, engineering and process manufacturing terminology and concepts, and the business problems that AspenTech’s solutions solve

Demonstrate effective selling and presentation techniques to influence the customer

Successfully build and progress pipeline through proactive outbound calling efforts to existing customers and prospects:

Develop relationships with new prospects by following up on inbound leads and online evaluations; proactive cold calling; following up on outbound marketing campaigns

Displace competitors by calling out to customers that have competitive products currently installed

Renew and grow existing AspenTech footprint within existing accounts

Has an understanding of the customer’s buying process

Accurately forecast sales achievement

Negotiate contracts and business terms and conditions

Develop and execute territory plan to maximize revenue

Assist in the mentoring and support of junior teammates

What You'll Need

A minimum of 3-5 years in a sales role

A positive attitude, personal integrity, highly disciplined and organized, a desire to win and results-driven

Team oriented, self-starter who can work alone and in a collaborative manner to achieve team goals

Familiarity with Aspen or similar products a plus in addition to process industry knowledge

Personal computer literacy including, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM tools (Salesforce)

Experience in software or high-tech sales preferred

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate customer benefits through financial analysis.

Demonstrated success at establishing and cultivating "C" level consultative relationships.

Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong business acumen.

Self-discipline and motivation to produce individual and team results.

Executive presence and demeanor with consultative/execution relationship building selling skills a must.

Personal computer literacy including, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM tools (specifically Salesforce)

A University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent).

Ability to perform in a fast-paced, result-focused, environment.

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