Cisco Business Manager

🚀 We are Hiring: Cisco Business Manager 🚀

Are you a strategic IT sales leader with a proven track record of driving channel growth and vendor success? A premier technology organization is seeking an experienced Cisco Business Manager to lead, scale, and own their Cisco portfolio strategy in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Growth: Own and execute the business strategy to achieve revenue, margin, and pipeline targets across enterprise, commercial, SMB, and public sectors.
Vendor Alignment: Cultivate strong relationships with Cisco account teams, distribution partners, and internal sales stakeholders.
Portfolio Expansion: Drive growth across Cisco's entire portfolio, including Networking, Security, Collaboration, Data Center, Cloud, and Software solutions.
Sales & Marketing Execution: Collaborate with pre-sales, technical, and marketing teams to run demand generation campaigns, manage forecasts, and close high-value opportunities.

Requirements
Experience: 10+ years in IT channel sales, vendor management, or business development.
Cisco Expertise: Demonstrated history of managing Cisco business within a Systems Integrator (SI), Value-Added Reseller (VAR), or Distributor.
Core Competencies: Strong understanding of the Cisco product ecosystem, sales forecasting, CRM management, and stakeholder engagement.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications & Skills
Cisco Sales Expert (CSE) or Cisco Black Belt certifications.
Deep familiarity with Cisco Partner Programs and lifecycle incentives.