Accenture has an exciting vacancy for a Junior Sales Consultant in the Netherlands. Embrace the Accenture journey today and join the Ecosystem Sourcing Services team to support our clients in sourcing the cutting-edge technologies of tomorrow. We are seeking talented and enthusiastic individuals with an interest in commercial strategy and business development. We are open to candidates from a variety of (academic) backgrounds, with strong analytical-thinking and an eagerness to learn about sales and business development.

We partner with next gen IT vendors to create new deal shapes and help our clients fulfill their technology needs. You will gain a wealth of experience working with clients across industries and vendors impacting all parts of Accenture’s and our clients’ businesses.

Role & Responsibility

• Focus on Ecosystem sales and sourcing execution.

• Build and maintain strong relationships within the Accenture business.

• Qualify, manage and close new opportunities with support of the Sales Director.

• Negotiate and shape deals with a vendor and/or distributor and client teams.

• Analyze Accenture services opportunities for ecosystem sourcing services potential.

• Own the development of ecosystem sourcing proposals and RFP responses.

• Provide post-sales support and account management to ensure high client satisfaction.

• Develop and maintain relationships with Technology vendors.

• Help shape and execute winning strategies across the end-to-end sales cycle

Your team
Our people are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, knowledge, and innovative ideas. Positioned at the crucial intersection of business, technology, and industry, we devise creative new strategies based on trends, insights, and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the latest technology – touching to sustainability like highly responsible topics continuously.

We leverage design thinking, industry insights and the latest digital and security methodologies to help clients innovate, grow, and improve their businesses. Our expertise, capabilities and experience mean that our clients (including some of the biggest brands in the world) trust us to find the right solutions for their needs.

Our research-based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence. Whether we're investigating complex issues or identifying new opportunities, our work always comes down to one thing: unlocking value and creating real, tangible impacts.

Your background

You are interested in the world of technology and the way it supports our clients in rotating their business to the digital age. You have a commercial background in sales/procurement or want to develop a career in this field. You are pro-active, have an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy working in a fast-paced, ever changing business in which no day is the same.

• Bachelor or Master’s degree.
• 0-4 years of experience.
• Sales/resale or procurement background within IT preferred.
• Be curious/have an interest in technology.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Have a pro-active attitude and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Fluent in English, while the ability to also speak Dutch is preferred.

Your future working environment

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

If you join Accenture, you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

Next to our excellent terms of employment and fringe benefits, we invest considerable resources to provide on-going training that builds and extends professional, technical and management skills in all areas. At Accenture, you will operate in a professional environment where entrepreneurship is hugely encouraged. Together with international colleagues you will work on high impact projects for many of the Fortune 500 companies.

Our offer
Accenture is an incredible place to work in which you can and are encouraged to keep learning. By joining us, you’ll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we’re proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we take an agile approach, provide end-to-end services, and maintain a realistic mindset. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you're great at. So, you will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.

Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including:

• A competitive salary

• Discount on Accenture shares

• The possibility to work 4 x 9 hours a week

• An expense allowance

Interested?

Are you ready to join Accenture for a career where you can be yourself and do what you love? Apply now and change the world around you.