Head of Sales Networking and Security

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Hatfield, London, Reading

Hatfield, London, Reading

209833-en_GB

Life on the team

We are looking for a dynamic Sales Leader for the Networking and Security team. If you have a passion for helping customers leverage the best technologies and services to better connect and secure their users/customers then this may be the opportunity for you. You will lead, develop, and grow successful team of sales specialists in a high-performing and rewarding culture and be a critical part of making their success a reality.


You will support them to drive campaigns into the world’s largest organisations and be an instrumental part in constructing and closing deals. In your position as a sales leader you will lead from the front, spending as much time in front of customers as possible and helping to develop your team into a high performing and effective sales force.
Computacenter's offerings are developed around best of breed solutions with a Computacenter lifetime services wrap.


What you’ll do

  • Drive the Networking and Security value proposition into our enterprise customers at a leadership level
  • Help qualify, construct and close high complexity technology and professional services deals with some of the world’s largest customers
  • Support, coach and develop a high performing sales team – including a range of skillsets from Graduates through to 20+ year sales experts
  • Work with our strategic vendor partnerships to identify new opportunities for partnering
  • Build lasting relationships with key stakeholders at identified customers
  • Understand and be an expert internally for our core Networking and Security go to market propositions and advocate for these amongst the sales community
  • Support the growth of the Networking and Security Solution Area and delivery against its sales targets
  • Support the Solution Area Director with the strategy of the team
  • Secondary Responsibilities and Opportunities
  • Represent Computacenter at partner boards and forums, attend relevant events and conferences and act as a point of technical escalation within the business, ensure that this knowledge is shared across the business.
  • Engage within a broad virtual team across Computacenter comprising Account Managers, Client Directors, Professional Services, Solution Leaders and Architects to help customers access and procure key technology solutions and services

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What you’ll need

  • Previous experience managing an enterprise level sales team
  • Relevant experience in the Networking and Security market – either from a reseller, services provider or vendor background
  • Front-line sales experience in relevant technologies or solutions
  • Excellent communicator and presenter
  • Strong commercial acumen, good negotiator and understanding of complex sales cycles and governance processes
  • Extensive network within the Networking and Security partner community

Current information for our applicants

Business as usual? Not quite. Of course, the Corona crisis also presents us with major challenges.

However, we are broadly positioned across various industries, plan for the long term and have always been flexible in our approach to our customers, especially in times of crisis. Our core business is digitisation. We believe that this topic will continue to grow in importance for many companies in both public and private sectors.

That's why there are still areas of our business with clear hiring requirements – and we would like to bring talent like you on board! By the way, we have completely virtualised our application process and our recruiters remain available to you should you have any questions.

We are still looking forward to getting to know you!

Why you should choose us

Freedom & trust

At Computacenter, you can really thrive by having the autonomy to do the right thing, for the long-term benefit of your customers in our unique can-do culture. Our salespeople are trusted with high-profile customers and manage large-scale, complex projects.

Your work. Your time

Our culture means that you’re free to decide how best to manage your time and workload. All that matters is that you’re delivering your best for our customers and that you pursue a healthy work/life balance.

Celebrating success

Our two-day annual Group Kick-off event is an international sales conference like no other! It’s a great opportunity to network with your peers from Europe, the US and beyond. Learn, be inspired and help celebrate the success of your team and your colleagues.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Sharing knowledge

Our regular Sales Summits and Sales University events are there to help you keep one step ahead of the latest trends and updated on our capabilities and organisational performance. You also have access to accreditation programmes from our major technology partners.

Personal development

We offer unlimited opportunities for your personal growth and development with a structure that offers clear paths for progression. Our people have gone on to become some of the most successful leaders across the global industry – and we’re rightly proud of this.

Reward and recognition

Help our customers solve complex challenges in a changing world and you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your efforts. We offer an attractive, competitive pay structure and benefits package.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

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