Presales Consultant
Assist with acquiring customers in a sales environment
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What's it like to be a Presales Consultant?
A Presales Consultant is a sales expert who lays the groundwork to acquire customers and support clients throughout the sales process. Presales Consultants work in a variety of settings including information technology and software, retail, e-commerce and insurance.
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Tasks and duties
- Working with a sales team to determine solutions to customers’ challenges and supporting the sales team to present proposals to clients.
- Providing demonstrations, presentations, training, consultation and sales support services for the sales team and existing clients.
- Building relationships with customers and proactively seeking new sales opportunities by developing new relationships with prospective clients.
Presales Consultants need to have excellent communication skills, be confident making presentations and have the ability to work closely and collaboratively with different team members. They are often an invaluable resource for members of the sales team.Presales Consultants must also possess detailed knowledge about the products, technology or solutions they are supporting the sales team to sell.
How to become a Presales Consultant
While formal qualifications are not required to work as a Presales Consultant in Australia, many employers prefer candidates with a relevant degree.
- Consider completing a relevant qualification. This could be a degree in business or commerce, or a degree related to your field of work, such as a Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Computer Science.
- Gain sales experience in the industry you want to work in. Learn presales skills such as analysing potential markets, crafting sales pitches, qualifying prospects and strategic planning.
- If you’re interested in pursuing a more senior position after working as a Presales Consultant, consider completing a relevant postgraduate degree, such as a Master of Business Administration.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Presales Consultant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas.
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Latest Presales Consultant reviews
Aug 2023
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Information Technology
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
The good things
There is an exponential learning curve, also a lot of room to achieve high paying salary the more expertise you have.
The challenges
Although you are presales you will most likely need to collaborate with post sales delivery. As solutions are put together with the information you are initially presented with and gathered from due d...
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