
UK Presales Consultant (Req#1152) at ePlus inc.
London, EnglandFull-timePreSalesPosted about 1 month ago
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Overview</strong></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a Presales Consultant you will be responsible for planning and designing Enterprise Networking and Security infrastructures for our clients. You will be a key contributor in the pre-sales process, assisting the regional sales team in evaluating customers’ needs, and developing solutions from concept to implementation. </span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">From strategy to fulfillment to managed services, our engineering centric solutions enable our clients to realize what it means for technology to do more. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Your Impact</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to the following:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide technical expertise/credibility to account team on designated focus area</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Conduct customer presentations on ePlus ‘value proposition’ and technical solution set and focus areas</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist sales account managers with overall account planning as it relates to technical aspects of hardware, software, and services opportunity development</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist sales account managers with project management for presales engagements</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Complete technical sections for RFP/RFI/RFQ responses</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist account teams with collecting customer business and technical requirements and determining ePlus recommended solution(s)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop solution architecture and detailed line item configurations/bills of materials (BOMs)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop solution proposal and/or presentation of recommended solution</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist with technical scoping/review for Statement of Works (SOW).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Function as liaison to end-user customer technical staff regarding solution and implementation specifics</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Function as a liaison between the sales team and professional services organization to vet solution recommendations and to complete technical portions of the SOW, as appropriate</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Function as technical liaison and ePlus ambassador with field OEM sales and technical teams</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As appropriate, assist ePlus sales team in dealing with customer satisfaction issues surrounding technical aspects of a recommended solution, or its implementation and deployment. As needed, assist in developing ‘get well’ plan</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Complete training per development plan and maintain certifications in accordance with focus area</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Meet with key vendors to stay current on products and technologies</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Qualifications</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience/Skills:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7+ years of hands-on experience in IT</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3+ years of experience performing as Presales Consultant or Systems Engineer</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Multiple industry-recognized Certifications. i.e. CCNP, CCDP, JNCIS, JNCIP, PNCSA, PCNSE, VCP</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong Enterprise networking experience with vendors such as Cisco, HPE/Juniper</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong Enterprise security experience with vendors such as Cisco, PaloAlto, Fortinet</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excellent customer service skills, both in-person and over the phone/video conference</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excellent presentation, written communication, and documentation skills</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong business requirement understanding including costing, P&L and pricing strategies</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong attention-to-detail</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to think on your feet and come up with solutions quickly</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to learn new technologies quickly</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Highly desirable – two or more from the following:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wi-Fi experience – Aruba, Cisco, MIST</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Compute & Hyper convergence – HPE, Dell, Nutanix</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ultra-Low Latency (ULL) experience –Arista</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SD-WAN experience – Cisco (Viptela), HPE (SilverPeak), VMWare (VeloCloud)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaboration experience – Cisco Collab, Webex calling</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">DevOps and automation experience – Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python, CICD</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Service Provider experience – MPLS, VPLS</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cloud experience – AWS, Azure</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Storage experience – NetApp, Pure</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Virtualization – VMWare</span></li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Corporate Values</span></strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Respectful communication and cooperation:</strong> We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Teamwork and employee participation:</strong> Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Work/life balance that supports our employees’ varying needs:</strong> We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Embracing communities:</strong> We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging</span></strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work. </span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.1;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Physical Requirements</strong></span></div>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.</span></li>
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<div style="line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Notice to Recruiting Agencies:</strong> ePlus only accepts unsolicited resumes when presented directly by a candidate. Unsolicited resumes submitted to ePlus from any other source will be considered ePlus property and will not qualify for any placement or referral fees. ePlus will only pay such fees in connection with a valid written agreement between ePlus and the referring agency, and then only after providing advance written approval to the referring agency to submit resumes in connection with a particular opportunity.</span></div></div>
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