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Role: Technology & Pricing Specialist, Networking & Security
Location: Manchester or Birmingham (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Package: competitive salary plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year
Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday
Interview Process: 2-stage process
Why SCC?
- An inclusive workplace
- Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
- Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
- Career development and life-long learning opportunities
- Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company
Role purpose: Ownership of complex Networking & Security opportunities by providing specialist quoting and support around complex orders to the branch, wider SCC departments and end user customers.
Key responsibilities:
- Position yourself as a Technology Specialist for relevant Networking & Security vendors within the business and proactively update and maintain knowledge on a regular basis
- Assist with high end specifications by speaking to customer as necessary in order to qualify requirements
- Be responsible for creating complex configurations and act as a sanity check for complex configurations created by distribution where necessary
- Ensure that pricing submitted contains most appropriate pricing structures / programmes / bid process as relevant
- Create customer facing quotations in appropriate format with any associated documentation as necessary
- Assist with pre-sales technical queries as required
- Be available to attend conference calls in order to assist in the qualification process
- Undergo appropriate training and obtain associated accreditations
- Provide support to the Operations team for any complex requirements
- Maximising rebate payments utilising relevant tools
- Ongoing training/support to both the branches and supporting teams (Romania) to ensure best practice around SCC Networking & Security quoting
- Central point of contact and distribution point for vendor specific technology/promo pricing into the wider business
- Assistance with pipeline management as required
Skills and experience:
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Proven experience in industry and sound technology background
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Excellent attention to detail
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Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
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Good analytical and commercial skills
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Adaptable and flexible in a fast paced environment