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Jean-Charles COLON

GRENOBLE

En résumé

Sales Manager
• Sales and Account Management; experienced in closing large deals with complex businesses, and virtual teams management. Cloud Computing Specialist.
• Proven ability to close deals and overachieve quota Upper Mid & Corporate accounts.
• Proven experience growing top-tiered accounts, both partners and customers accounts.

Specialties:
• Sales and Business Development • Direct & indirect Sales • Cloud Computing • Negotiation • Channel Sales Management • Sales Executive • Key Account Management • Customer Acquisition & Penetration • Client Needs Assessment • Strategic and Tactical Planning • Team Spirit • Communication Skills • Results Driven


Cell: +33(0)6 07 73 12 62
Mail: jeancharles.colon@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jccolon

Mes compétences :
Business development
Key account management
Cloud computing
Regional sales manager
Territorry executive manager

Entreprises

  • VMware - Territory Executive manager

    GRENOBLE maintenant
  • VMware Inc - Sales Territory Manager

    GRENOBLE 2008 - maintenant Insure a two digits growth for Vmware France.
    VMware is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2008 revenues of $1.9 billion, more than 130,000 customers and more than 22,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software companies.
  • MICROSOFT France - Solutions Channel Development Manager

    2005 - 2008 Business Developer both ecosystem (Enlarge Channel) and deals (customers adds)
    Analyze the french market, the existing channel capacity and the long term growth plan of Microsoft Business Solutions
    Define the need for additional partners, target and recruit the new channel by adding Large & Medium-sized Systems Integrators and speed up new partners growth.
    Examples of recruited and activated partners (Top 15): CAP GEMINI, SOPRA, ATOS, SOGETI, BT Syntegra, ARES, EURIWARE, AVANADE, SIEMENS SAS, GFI-Infogen, Absys-Cyborg, VISEO, AD ULTIMA, PRODWARE, RBS, Access Commerce, etc. (more than 100!)

    Establish and maintain high-trust partnerships with newly recruited partners for Microsoft's services and solutions
    Speed up new partner's activation and ROI and generate a long term channel development plan
    Development of a vertical strategy (vertical markets potential versus needs of partners in selected verticals)
  • MICROSOFT France - Partner Engagement Manager

    2003 - 2005 August 2003 – June 2005

    • Coaching and profiling the existing channel, (tuned from 70 historical to 25 active partners)
    • Responsible for indirect sales of Microsoft solutions through Microsoft partner organizations
  • SAGE Software France - Channel Manager and Business Developer,

    1997 - 2003 October 1997 – June 2003

    • Sales Engineer ERP-SSII, October 2001
    Recruitment, coaching and partners’ support, deals closing, responsible for implementing and developing an integrators’ channel targeting the top 100 SSII businesses in France

    •Sales Engineer for Key Accounts, October 1999
    Prospected and developed Key Accounts (SBF200), direct approach, partners’ coaching and project management (monitoring & follow-up), deal agreements at group level

    • Channel Manager VAR’s large and medium-sized companies, October 1998

    • Channel Manager, small and medium-sized resellers, November 1997
  • ADP GSI, Human Resourses Industry, - SALES REPRESENTATIVE SIRH, (based in Lyon)

    1996 - 1997 January 1996 – September 1997

    Outsourcing of Payroll and human resources administration services.
    Direct selling, customers adds only, targeting companies over 500 staff members
    Product range: outsourcing of Payroll resources / Human Resources Management.
    •Contacts profiles: Finance Directors, Human Resources & Top Management
  • MIGHTY KEYS ( Computer Software industry), - National Sales Manager France

    1991 - 1994 1991 – 1994

    System Admin and Security software for HP3000 plateforms. developed in partnership with Hewlett-Packard
    • Managed a team of 5 people, product and marketing teams as well as events (trade fairs, users’ club)

    • Turnover increased by 150% (from 1.8 MF to 4.9 MF)
    • Clients’ base includes I.T Managers of large and medium-sized companies
  • COFACE Services - DAFSA - Pre-Sales Consultant

    1985 - 1991 Pre-sales Consultant at Dafsa (now Coface Services),
    Financial Communication, Financial analysis, back office solutions
    1985 – 1991
    Notable accomplishments:
    • Audits, products presentation & users training.
    Product range: Equities Management Software & B2B databases.
    • Clients’ base includes institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, trade agencies)

    Analyst and Developer on HP3000 platform, promoted pre-sales Consultant,
    HP 3000 software/hardware platform Management, 1985 - 1987

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