Pre Sales Consultant

about the role

• Assigned as a core team member to pre-qualify an opportunity before bringing to full DAC qualification. Perform an assessment of the opportunity and complete the solution qualification dashboard and produce a first cut, rough order magnitude model of the opportunity Work closely with the customer to understand their business objectives and compelling criteria to better shape the orange solution. During solution development and negotiations of scope change present the solution as required to expedite achieving a high level of agreement.  Finalize the baseline through negotiate with the customer to gain agreement on technical and operational findings because of due diligence. Accountable to produce an optimal solution meeting customer requirement utilizing GSI capabilities directly, through Partners, or other Third Parties Lead at least one technology / solution block and engage and direct other pre-sales consultants, design architects, and subject matter experts as required. Negotiate scope and service level adjustments during presales phase as required.  Combine all available Orange Business Services and Third-Party resources to generate standard and non-standard service blocks. Responsible for obtaining the necessary validations and approvals for both solution and associated costs. Accountable for identification and quantification of the corresponding gaps and risk factors (technical, costing, SLA) and supporting mitigations in conjunction with Commercial Management Plan, manage, and lead key internal bid reviews: design to cost review, solution review and post contract handover review with the service delivery and project team.
• Lead the production of the consolidated technical solution proposal documents including high level design and presentations as required, working closely with the Bid Program Manager / Account Manager.
• Support the contracting process as the lead for the solution within the negotiating team, assessing customer desired changes relative to the impact on the solution and financial, as well as associated consequence of these changes.
• Last point of escalation for unresolved issues within the technical and operations arena
• Participate in customer meetings to present and defend the solution from a technical and operational standpoint.
• Support the contracting process as the lead for the solution within the negotiating team, assessing customer desired changes relative to the impact on the solution and financial, as well as associated consequence of these changes!
• Ability to choose partners, interface with them for the appropriate solution blocks and evaluate their scope and deliverables and fit into the overall solution to the customer.
• demonstrate knowledge of industry technical developments within the Infrastructure and Solutions sectors; provide regular assessment of competitor propositions.
• contribute to Orange Business Services Knowledge Management Repository to bring industry-leading solutions.