This role has been designated as ‘Office’, which means you will primarily work from an HPE office. 
**Job Description**: 
Joining HPE in a graduate role is an **excellent opportunity** for a self-motivated, proactive individual to grow with us and help us drive our continued success globally. 
In a typical day as an Inside Sales and Account Manager, you would: 
- Partner closely with our field sales teams, channel partners and/or end customers to move sales opportunities to closure. 
- Play a fundamental role in our continued growth by setting and developing the sales strategy and relationships for your assigned accounts, territory, or industry area. 
- Cover all activities from preparation of configurations and offers, contract management and conclusion, up to roll-out management as part of the project management and professional escalation management 
- Be responsible for turnover and margins 
**How you'll make your mark**: 
- Sell standard solutions for a portion or a set of assigned accounts based on defined account strategies and plans; may partner with field sales or sell independently 
- Create account plan for a portion or a set of assigned accounts that are of low to medium complexity 
- Work closely with company outside sales, channel partners and/or end customers to move sales opportunities to closure. 
- Generate and qualify potential leads to be passed to the Inside Sales team. 
- Build targeted sales pipeline. 
**About you**: 
- Fluent in **Norwegian **and English 
- Good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen. 
- You have **completed your degree within last 12 months** in any field (preferably IT/ International Business and Sales ) 
- Savvy about the IT industry, including competitors and trends 
- Knowledgeable on direct and indirect sales models, as well as the distribution business 
- High self-motivated, powerful and a team player 
- Good communication and negotiation skills 
What we can offer you: 
- A competitive salary and extensive social benefits 
- Diverse and dynamic work environment 
- Work-life balance and support for career development 
- An amazing life inside the element! Want to know more about it? 
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HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one integral diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. 
**Job**: 
Sales 
- ** Job Level**: 
Entry 
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