Pre-Sales Consultant at Sage

Job Description

• The role is intended Developing technical solutions to business problems, or to advance a company's sales efforts, begins with defining, analysing and documenting requirements.
• The role’s primary objective is in helping prospective customers conceptualise solutions to business challenges.
• The process entails analysing and recording challenges, conceptualizing solutions based on the Sage suite of solutions and presenting the proposed solutions back to customer stakeholders.
• The role will have a strong focus on Business Analytics with the primary area of specialisation around providing companies with a platform for decision making via data-driven solutions.
• The role will entail travelling to customers throughout Africa and ME.

Key Accountabilities

• To attend meetings with potential Clients to determine technical and business requirements and ensuring that all necessary information is collated prior to producing a solution
• Conceptualize and build solutions within Sage X3 and supporting software to address customers’ requirements
• Provide technical solutions in a professional manner and to agreed timeframes
• Create and confidently deliver technical presentations internally and externally
• Deliver training on solutions and provide product support to channel partners and internal stakeholders
• Create internal design configuration documentation including network diagrams, technical explanations and PowerPoint presentations
• Work with Product Management and R&D to feedback on issues with current products and provide input around new products
• Builds productive relationships internally and externally, fostering teamwork by keeping colleagues updated on activities
• Perform technical development for bespoke solutions as part of a design and development frame work
• Able to understand business drivers and risks involved to the customer and to Sage
• Sell technical solutions to the customer with professionalism and enthusiasm
• Provide accurate and timely management information, to include - activity reports, bid reviews, project forecasts, KPI’s
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality and Business Processes