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Zebra Technologies Dir Sales in Shanghai, China

Remote Work: No

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.

Let’s create tomorrow together.

2nd Level Sales Management - directly managing Sales Managers & Senior Sales Managers. Attains results within Zebra management policies and practices. Personal objectives typically defined as a "roll-up" of all sales resources reporting to the Sales Director. Generally considered an excellent coach, helping others attain sales success. Understands own product portfolio extremely well and knows how to win relative to competition; teaches others same. As with all management, embodies One Zebra ahead of personal achievements. Establishes operational objectives and sales plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates, including Sales Managers. Involved in developing and executing policies that affect immediate operations and may also have region/company-wide effect. Establishes and manages budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Exercises full supervision in terms of costs, methods and staffing. Proven strategic thinker that makes go-to-market strategy and operating practice changes that get results. Considered an industry expert by employees, peers, customers, and competitors. Acts as a resource to business unit general management; responsible for developing a portion of the business unit annual and long term plans. May manage other sales directors in some cases. Proven success in sales management. Role typically requires a minimum direct sales quota consistent with regional/territory goals (e.g., $50 million in the U.S.).

Responsibilities:

  • Knowledge/Expertise

  • Technical Skills - Helps develop Zebra technical solutions; expert in multiple areas

  • Knowledge of Zebra - Responsible for a portion of Zebra Business Direction/Strategy, typically crossing multiple businesses

  • Sales Skills - Proven sales leadership; helps define the sales skills required for Zebra success and how best to obtain them

  • Managerial Skills - Creates policies and practices with appropriate functional support; proven high end managerial talent

  • Business Acumen - Sees bigger picture and adjusts business models for sustained long term growth; develops solutions that address future industry and Zebra needs

  • Market/customer Knowledge - Helps customers create market changing approaches to winning across multiple Zebra business environments

  • Solution Complexity/Strategic Thinking

  • Nature of Problems Solved - Solves complex problems which require unique solutions (e.g. integration of multiple technologies) that impact multiple Zebra businesses

  • Role in Addressing Problems - Anticipates and resolves problems, initiates actions to prevent future problems

  • Complexity of Solutions - High complexity with unique solutions required (no precedent); may be multi regional

  • Freedom to Act

  • Level of Guidance - Develops Guidance for Others; sets strong precedent for innovation and personal expertise in developing creative ideas, solutions, method and techniques; accountable for decisions that have a direct impact on Zebra overall

  • Takes Direction From - Business Unit Senior Leaders

  • Customer Interface

  • Role - Typically manages sales managers or sales personnel for most complex customers

  • Level of Customer Contact - Generally C-Suite or director level decision makers

  • Main Level of Interaction - Defines the customer interface for a portion of a business or Zebra top account; sets stage for success through strategic customer interface

  • Required Knowledge of Customer - Future industry priorities, opportunities, and threats; future customer position

  • Accountability

  • Business and Financial Impact - Typically directs or controls the business outcomes for sales and non-sales groups; responsible for revenue, margins, and expenses in the current year

  • Relative Size and Scope - Individual or team managed has very large impact on a Business and 1-2% minimum on Zebra or strategic growth potential to be there within a year or two

  • Types of Projects - Most complex deals or very large volume (see quota) where projects drive business success

  • Strategic Impact for Zebra - High in near, mid, and long-term

Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree or equivalent experience

  • 12+ years of applicable work experience

  • Helps develop Zebra technical solutions; expert in multiple areas

  • Proven sales leadership; helps define the sales skills required for Zebra success and how best to obtain them

  • Creates policies and practices with appropriate functional support; proven high end managerial talent

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