Associate Sales Representative Kenya at Cisco

Team Description:

Participate in a world-class training program. Gain valuable skills with global qualifications. Join the team that’s been recognized as one of the industry-leading early-in-career development program for top university graduates from around the world! A successful Associate Sales Representative (ASR) will be trained to discover, build, and drive new opportunities with our Cisco partners and collaborate with Cisco engineers to provide technical solutions. Learn from Cisco experts in a unique setting among your peers. The Cisco Sales Associates Program offers a global environment that provides 12 months of on-the-job training that will prepare you for a successful sales career at Cisco. Gain hands-on education and experience with leading-edge technology, while receiving an attractive salary and accelerating your career aspirations.

What you will do:

For the first three months of the program, you’ll undergo courses focusing on the latest technology advancements and how to effectively sell them to customers. Over the following nine months, you’ll move into a quota-carrying sales role in the Global Virtual Sales organization, where you’ll be mentored directly by Cisco sales professionals. Upon graduation from the Cisco Sales Associates Program, you’ll be promoted into a Virtual Sales Account Manager role at Cisco where you will work within the Global Virtual Sales organization for one year to continue to grow your career.
The Global Virtual Sales organization is focused on growing Cisco’s midmarket share, driving sales productivity breakthrough and creating compelling business value for our partners. We do this through innovative made-for-midmarket solutions, sales enablement and go-to-market initiatives. These are driven globally by our virtual sales and engineering teams and in partnership with regional field sales, distribution and marketing teams.

What you need to be eligible:

● Recent graduate or on your final year of studies toward a bachelor’s (BS/BA/etc.) or master’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Communications, Information Technology, Computer Science or Finance
● Strong academic background
● Fluent in English (written and verbal)
● Sales experience required (including retail sales, corporate internships, or entrepreneurial programs)
● Must be willing to go back to your country of application after the training
● Must be able to legally live and work in Kenya, without visa support or sponsorship (student visas or visas obtained on your own are not applicable for the program)