Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ: CRNT) delivers innovative wireless backhaul solutions that help you increase your operational efficiency, enhance your end-customers’ quality of experience, and ensure your peace of mind
Ceragon is the #1 leading wireless backhaul company
As the global innovator and leading solutions provider of 5G wireless transport, Ceragon has been leading the industry for over 20 years now. Our mission is resolving your wireless backhaul challenges – helping you achieve the highest value for you! Our solutions are deployed by more than 460 service providers, as well as hundreds of private network owners, in more than 130 countries
The Vice President Channel Sales is responsible for Ceragon’s North American Channel Program and Channel sales. The VP is overseeing a network of distributors, resellers, manufacturers’ representatives, and white-label partners serving various business verticals. The VP is leading a team of sales managers engaged with both channels and end-users. The VP role is to set Ceragon NAM’s indirect strategy in line with the Business Unit’s and corporate strategies, execute the indirect go-to-market and generate business growth by enhancing business development and sales activities.
Responsibilities
Maintain and develop channel partners
· developing and executing channel strategies to expand market reach, increase revenue, and enhance customer engagement
· Optimizing and maintain the channel partners network to address changing business needs
· Ensuring ongoing development, training and retirement of partners as needed
· Maintaining consistent tiered pricing
· Oversee and lead ongoing activities and interactions with channel partners
· Focus on marketing towards and with channel partners
Sales
· Lead a team of direct- and indirect Sales Managers
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· Take responsibility for the overall indirect channel sales revenue either via distribution or directly from system integrators, VAR’s.
· Management, motivation, training, and reporting
· Ensure the proper performance of channel sales through training incentives and motivation.
· Set commission and bonus structure and levels.
· Maintain and recruit an effective channel sales force.
· Complete a monthly sell-in and sell-through report and comprehensive quarterly analysis.
· Help sell into the top accounts.
· Maintain direct relationships through systematic contact with top key accounts.
Knowledge And Skills
The ideal candidate would be well-rounded in all aspects of business development and sales methodology in various verticals, with focus on Telecommunications and Security . Extensive knowledge channels of sales and distribution channel marketing team management, presentation, sales and strong training skills during high growth stages.
· Hard worker, activity oriented
· Assertive and forceful without being aggressive or pushy
· Empathy -- ability to tune into client, very good questioning skills
Ceragon offers an outstanding compensation and benefit package, medical, dental, and life insurances; investment savings plan (401K) with employer matching.