Inside Solutions Architect - Digital Workplace

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Inside Solutions Architect is a presales resource at Zones, responsible for leading consultative discovery of client business goals and translating them into effective technology solutions. This role supports Account Executives and Managers by performing presales activities, including solution design, Bill of Material creation, and quote generation. The ISA acts as a trusted advisor, architecting and selling products, solutions, and services across the technology lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and maximizing revenue potential.
Must have:
  • Own the technical relationship with clients on assigned opportunities from small/mid-market & enterprise level accounts.
  • Support AE’s, AM’s, ATE’s, CE’s, and SA’s by performing all presales activities required to complete the solution design.
  • Conduct discovery calls to scope customer’s requirements/pain points and use that information to design appropriate solution.
  • Conduct required assessments on customer’s environment/systems to drive assessment led selling.
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen and deep understanding of client’s IT related business goals and challenges through presentations.
  • Review quotes/configurations prior to delivery to the Customer to ensure accuracy and minimize costly returns and Customer satisfaction issues.
  • Build in-depth knowledge of clients' technical and business priorities, challenges and initiatives that can be translated into solution opportunities.
  • Identify and recommend upsell/cross-sell opportunities to help maximize solution revenue and margin potential.
  • Display a positive, can-do attitude, willing to help others and take initiative to improve internal processes and documentation.
  • Responsible for developing and proposing technology solutions that meet customers' needs.
  • Sell solutions across technology lifecycle (Discover, Assess, Solution, Migrate and Manage).
  • Keep pipeline, forecast, time and billing, project and activity reporting current based on defined tools and meeting submittal deadlines.
  • Maintain certifications necessary to enable Zones to resell the products and maintain the highest level of vendor rebates and secure the lowest cost.
  • Develop a deep understanding of Zones’ services catalog.
Good to have:
  • Deep understanding of digital workplace technologies and hardware from vendors like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft
  • Flexibility
  • Dependability
  • Self-starter
  • Ability to quickly learn new products and technologies
  • Experience selling advanced technology products and/or services
  • Technical expertise
  • Account management skills
  • Sales ability
  • Exceptional customer focus
Perks:
  • Employee life insurance
  • Health coverage for employees, spouse, and children
  • Optional discounted coverage for parents
  • Voluntary Pension Fund Scheme
  • EOBI
  • Complimentary meals
  • Access to an in-house gym

Job Details

Description

Position at Zones LLC.

Company Overview:

When it comes to IT solution providers, there are a lot of choices. But when it comes to providers with innovative and differentiating end-to-end service offerings, there’s really only one: Zones – First Choice for IT.TM

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain. Positioned to be the IT partner you need, Zones, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in business for over 35 years, specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services. Operating in more than 120 countries, leveraging a robust portfolio, and utilizing the highest certification levels from key partners, including Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Lenovo, Adobe, and more, Zones has mastered the science of building digital infrastructures that change the way business does business ensuring whatever they need, they can Consider IT Done. Follow Zones, LLC on Twitter @Zones, and LinkedIn and Facebook.

Position Overview:

The Inside Solutions Architect is a presales resource that leads the consultative discovery of the client’s business goals, objectives, and challenges, and then translates them into effective technology solutions. The primary objective of the ISA is to increase the growth of revenue and margin from opportunities in their respective solution environment.

The Digital Workplace Inside Solution Architect (ISA) position focuses on supporting ZONES Account Executives (AE), Account Managers (AM), Advanced Technology Executives (ATE), Client Executives (CE), and Solution Architects (SA) with all presales assistance, Bill of Material (BoM) creation, ZONES quote creation and providing general technical answers on all supported Solution Areas. The primary responsibility as an ISA is to architect and sell products, solutions, and services. The ISA works as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for his clients and Zones’ sales teams.

What you’ll do as the Inside Solutions Architect Digital Workplace:

Employees employed in the role of Inside Solutions Architect Digital Workplace shall be required to apply their independent mind and demonstrate intellectual abilities in their decision-making.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Own the technical relationship with clients on assigned opportunities from small/mid-market & enterprise level accounts.
  • Supports AE’s, AM’s, ATE’s, CE’s, and SA’s by performing all presales activities required to complete the solution design. These activities include submitting Deal Registrations, creating BoM’s, securing ZONES solution costs from OEM or Distributor, creation Visio diagrams on complex solutions, building a quote in ZONES CRM and validating the solution accuracy prior to delivery.
  • Conducts discovery calls to scope customer’s requirements/pain points and use that information to design appropriate solution.
  • Conduct required assessments on customer’s environment/systems to drive assessment led selling.
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen and deep understanding of client’s IT related business goals and challenges through presentations to ensure proper translation of the client’s needs into solutions.
  • Review quotes/configurations prior to delivery to the Customer to ensure accuracy and minimize costly returns and Customer satisfaction issues
  • Build in-depth knowledge of clients' technical and business priorities, challenges and initiatives that can be translated into solution opportunities.
  • Identify and recommend upsell/cross-sell opportunities to help maximize solution revenue and margin potential
  • Display a positive, can-do attitude, willing to help others and take initiative to improve internal processes and documentation.
  • Responsible for developing and proposing technology solutions that meet customers' needs.
  • Sell solutions across technology lifecycle (Discover, Assess, Solution, Migrate and Manage).
  • Keep pipeline, forecast, time and billing, project and activity reporting current based on defined tools and meeting submittal deadlines.
  • Maintain certifications necessary to enable Zones to resell the products and maintain the highest level of vendor rebates and secure the lowest cost.
  • Develop a deep understanding of Zones’ services catalog.

What you will bring to the team:

Education Requirement:

BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field

Required Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years in an IT sales and/or presales support role
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and management.
  • Demonstrates a high level of responsiveness to the customer.
  • Strong interpersonal, teaming, leadership, creativity, influencing, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills required.

About you

  • You have a deep understanding of digital workplace technologies and hardware from vendors like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, etc
  • You are flexible, dependable, a self-starter, and capable of quickly learning new products and technologies.
  • You have experience selling advanced technology products and/or services.
  • Drive sales with technical expertise, account management skills, sales ability, and exceptional customer focus.

Zones offers a comprehensive Benefits package

At Zones, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member is valued and supported. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes employee life insurance, health coverage for employees, spouse, and children, along with optional discounted coverage for parents. Additional benefits include, Voluntary Pension Fund Scheme, EOBI, complimentary meals, and access to an in-house gym.

We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination of any kind. If you're passionate about driving innovation in IT, sales, engineering, or operations, Zones provide a dynamic and collaborative environment to grow your career.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability.

Job timings: 8:00PM – 5:00AM (Pk time)

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