Storage Product Specialist

Storage Product Specialist

MarketSource, Inc. is a premier provider of integrated sales and marketing solutions to Fortune 500 companies. We offer a dynamic entrepreneurial environment that fosters creativity and provides unlimited opportunities for personal and professional growth.

MarketSource, Inc. is currently seeking a Storage Product Specialist to represent our client, a major technology products direct response reseller. The Storage Product Specialist will be a main pre sales technical focal point for the client within their sales center, and in addition, will be responsible for a limited amount of end user on-site pre sales product support. The Specialist will be a primary storage product expert for Intel based sever products and Unix Servers. This position is also responsible for conducting technical training and developing and managing the technical education roadmap for sales reps and tech support reps within the direct response reseller center. The Storage Product Specialist must be able to address day to day technical related questions as they relate to end user sales.

Job Description

Provide direct technical pre-sales support of storage products for Intel based servers and Unix Servers (such as IBM pSeries Servers) to telesales and tech support teams
Conduct product technical training for sales and tech support reps
Expertise in client product set to include all systems, parts, options and accessories for the product line
Provide storage configuration support and expertise
Provide pre-sales technical support of all assigned products
Evaluate customer need based on description of customer environment and ability to offer full client solution with complete configuration
Exercise good understanding of the competitive advantages of assigned branded product line vs. competition
Work closely with sales teams and act as the product champion
REQUIREMENTS
Qualification/Skills

The Storage Product Specialist must be customer-driven and possess the ability to communicate technical product information, specify configurations, and successfully deliver product solutions to drive storage related product sales.
The position will require working on site at the customer location interfacing with the inside and outside sales teams, and technically support end user on-site sales opportunities
The individual must be responsive, proactive, self-motivated, creative, flexible, consistently meets commitments, and exhibits a high level of integrity
The Storage Product Specialist will be expected to be the product expert and answer technical and non-technical questions in regard to assigned product lines
Requires experience with IBM branded storage products
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
Minimum of 3-4 years inside or outside technical sales support experience with the subject product categories


MarketSource offers competitive compensation, excellent growth opportunity and comprehensive benefits for full time employees, including medical, dental and vision. EOE.