Role Description
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:
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Lead/Opportunity Generation and Pipeline Management – Responsible for responding to, developing, and qualifying leads into opportunities.
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Responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sales strategy plan to generate leads and opportunities within and outside the Konica Minolta customer base in an effort to meet/exceed established quota. All lead qualification efforts will be managed and reported through the CRM system.
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Responsible for prospecting and developing business relationships with potential enterprise clients.
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Leverage knowledge and experience to educate potential clients on the benefits of the company’s solution.
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Opportunity Management & Forecasting – Responsible for managing and documenting the opportunity/sales process through the use of the CRM system. Consistent updates to the CRM system will be required to ensure accurate forecasts.
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Proposal / RFP Preparation – Responsible for managing the RFI/RFP process and the final response. Duties include pre-bid meetings, phone conferences, etc.
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Demonstrations & Konica Minolta IIM Experience – Responsible for identifying and qualifying the customer needs and documenting the client’s challenges to effectively work with the Sales Engineering team to execute the Konica Minolta IIM Experience.
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Scope / Project Profile Preparation – Responsible for defining the requirements of the projects, along with developing and communicating the ROI and Goals of the project.
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Pre-Implementation Activities – Responsible for participating in final review of the Functional Requirements Document (FRD), comparing expectations to the proposed delivered results.
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Post-Implementation Activities – Responsible for participating in final review of the implementation, comparing expectations to the delivered results. Includes review of ROI and to assist in the development of the Case Study.
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Account Management – Responsible for working with the Customer Success Manager to provide a strategic account team that is responsible for ensuring our clients achieve their desired outcomes through their interactions with Konica Minolta.
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Actively contribute ideas to improve the sales process and overall growth and quality of the sales team.
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Continue to grow knowledge and awareness of best practices and market trends.
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Event Participation – Responsible for participating in the planning and execution of various marketing activities.
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Performs other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications
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Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
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Ability to collaborate with internal partners, coworkers and external vendors.
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Ability to work within a team structure.
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Strong listening skills – ability to understand customer needs and equate them to our solutions.
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Strong knowledge of CRM tools.
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Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
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Strong knowledge of IIM products and services – Tungsten Automation, Hyland, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Square 9, preferred.
Requirements
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Job duties require moderate travel to prospect/customer locations, as assigned and/or as necessary.
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Required job duties are sedentary and normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment or a remote work environment.
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Business Casual dress is required; however, business attire may be required for customer account/management meetings.
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Ability to travel up to 25% of time.
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Four-year college degree or satisfactory completion of a business curriculum from an accredited school and/or equivalent work experience.
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7-10+ years of experience in complex sales.
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7-10+ years of experience in the IIM or a related industry.
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Experience providing solutions relating to business process improvement.
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Experience servicing internal and external customers.
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Experience working with external vendors/partners.
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Experience with Solution or Strategic Selling.
Company Description
Konica Minolta Business Solutions' (Konica Minolta) journey started more than 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company partners with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its expansive Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio.
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Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions.
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2025 marks Konica Minolta’s 20th anniversary in production print, for which it celebrates "20 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Impact.”
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Ranked on the Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers list.
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Included on CRN’s MSP 500 list numerous times.
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Recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eighteen consecutive years.
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Presented with Keypoint Intelligence’s BLI 2025 and 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for its bizhub One i-Series.