Inside Sales Specialist

San Jose, CA
United States

iXsystems

51 to 200 employees

iXsystems is the industry leader in Open-Source-friendly enterprise servers and storage solutions. All of our products are assembled, tested, and shipped from company headquarters in Silicon Valley, and technical support is provided in-house by the same engineers that build the systems. Thousands of companies, universities, and U.S. Government departments have come to rely on iXsystems' customer-first commitment to excellence. iXsystems champions the cause of Open Source technology by dedicating extensive resources to several FreeBSD community projects: FreeNAS®, PC-BSD®, FreeBSD®, TrueOS®, and OpenZFS.

iXsystems believes that Open Source solutions have the power to change the technology landscape through collaboration and innovation. We provide server and storage solutions leveraging our decades of expertise in the hardware and open source software community. We are committed to giving back to the open source community around the world via software development, sponsorship, and financial contributions.

Company Info

Job description

iXsystems is seeking driven, bright, detail oriented Inside Business Analyst with self-driven, self-motivated, positive, and client-focused attitudes to join the already high-performing sales team. The role is to work in tandem with a dedicated Account Manager to help guide new clients through the iXsystems consultative and technical sales process of acquiring enterprise data center storage and server solutions. The chief objectives are to help generate net new business through fielding inbound inquiries, providing support to the Account Managers, and growing/maintaining iXsystems network of customer accounts. This role is a stepping stone toward becoming an Account Manager.

Do you think you’re the right fit?

Responsibilities:

  • Provide daily administrative and sales assistance to dedicated Account Manager.

  • Collaborate closely with dedicated Account Manager and Sales Engineer to help enhance client experience and boost overall sales.

  • Monitor, track, and provide order status updates on all orders.

  • Drive cross-departmental communications with production, support, and marketing departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High school diploma.

  • 1 year of direct sales or business development experience.

  • Excellent email, written, and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong time management and organizational skills.


Preferred qualifications:

  • Have knowledge and experience in server/storage industry.

  • Strong desire to learn in computer and storage technology.

  • Prior success in inside sales experience.

  • Track record of success in a high-performance and self-drive environment.

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.

In your cover letter, please tell us one investment you made for yourself and why you made such an investment. Please also include an explanation of why your experience is relevant to this role at iXsystems. We want to understand why you think your personal experience and style is a great fit for our team. Your cover letter does not exceed 200 words. Resume must be sent in .pdf format.

Company Description

iXsystems is an industry pioneer in building innovative enterprise storage, server, and software products focused on Open Source technology. We build datacenter solutions for some of the largest and most forward-thinking companies in the world, and we also develop some of the world's most popular Open Source software: FreeNAS and PC-BSD. The driving principle behind everything we do at iXsystems is the belief that Open Source technology has the power to change the world through its process of open and collaborative innovation. This Open Source ecosystem enables us to succeed and helps us empower our clients to do the same.

With thousands of clients, in nearly every industry sector, iXsystems has been in business for nearly a decade and a half, remaining, profitable, debt-free, and growing consistently since our humble beginnings. At iX, creating an unforgettable customer experience and lasting relationships is our foremost focus: clients are treated like friends, and employees like family.

We're looking for talented, like-minded, hard working individuals to join forces with us in the fight to disrupt the traditional approach to building storage, servers, and software for the betterment of technology and the world as a whole.

At iXsystems, we pride ourselves on being unique. What makes us unique are the varied characteristics of those who have joined us throughout the years. Though we have many different personalities, this vibe helps bring us together to work not only as a team, but also as a family. iXsystems started this company with two good friends and a few loved ones, who shared a passion for Open Source and customer satisfaction. We expect each new team member to flourish in their position and share the same energy and drive, as well as embody the integrity, professionalism, and technical acumen that makes us the most unique and exciting technology companies in the industry.

At the heart of those values, iXsystems also revels in one simple fact -- that we have recruited the best. To welcome new members into the iX family, we offer great perks and benefits including (but not limited to):
Great working environment, contributing and participating in a great team
Ability to work closely with popular open source projects
Competitive Compensation, based on experience (this role is base salary + uncapped commission)
Paid Time Off: vacation, sick, personal, holidays, birthday
Medical, Dental, Life, 401k - with some options being 100% employer paid premiums
Lounge areas with darts, Netflix/Hulu, arcade games, music/jam room, and weight room
*Annual Company Picnic, Annual Holiday Party, BBQs, weekly fitness bootcamp, and bowling events

Work location: San Jose, CA

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