Sr Consulting Ae - Retail

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Consulting Account Management

This role is for a Senior Consulting Account Executive in the Retail industry, focusing on selling Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions to customers. The primary responsibility is to drive sales and customer value through consultative selling, managing the full sales cycle, and collaborating with internal teams and partners to achieve sales targets. While AI is mentioned as a component of the solutions sold, the core craft of the role is sales and account management, not building or directly working with AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the consulting virtual account team to bring customer visions to life through consultative selling, active listening, and continuous planning.
  2. Increase Unified penetration through strategic alignment with internal stakeholders and intentional selling.
  3. Identify and sell Industry Cloud solutions that solve customer challenges through co-innovation with partners and Microsoft teams, Including selling the Unified Mission Critical Portfolio and Security Services.
  4. Own the full sales cycle—from lead generation and qualification to deal closure—while driving Cloud consumption through sold projects and programs. Achieving sales targets by Quarter and Full Year.
  5. Leverage digital channels to uncover and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years industry sales experience in the Retail industry
  • 5+ years consulting solution or Unified sales experience

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology (IT), or related field AND 12+ years technology-related solution or consulting sales experience in the Retail industry or related work
  • Master's Degree in Business, Information Technology (IT), or related field AND 10+ years' experience in technology sales experience in the Retail industriy or related work
  • 7+ years consulting services and Unified/ support sales experience
  • Proven experience in consultative selling and digital engagement.
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Demonstrated success in driving customer value and business outcomes.
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles and pre-sales processes.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft methodologies and Industry Cloud solutions.

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years industry sales experience in the Retail industry
  • 5+ years consulting solution or Unified sales experience