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Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation.  We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day.  This means the majority of your daily, digital interactions in your world, whether streaming video, using your voice A.I, video or voice calls to a friend or loved one – are enabled by Ciena technologies. 

Blue Planet, the Software division of Ciena, provides market-leading, vendor neutral, intelligent automation software and specialized professional services to help clients modernize their IT and network operations. Driven by policy and AI-based insights, Blue Planet delivers the closed-loop automation tools needed to align IT and networking processes—critical to facilitating digital transformation and an adaptive network.  If you want to be part of the company that delivers these outcomes, then the Blue Planet division of Ciena is the place to be. (Visit www.blueplanet.com.)  

Your Role  

You will be responsible for the insertion of our solution portfolio and growth of our business by winning transformational business opportunities across communication service provider customers in our ANZ region with particular focus on our most strategic tier 1 customers in the territory. You will establish and nurture key business relationships at all levels and particularly with C-suite stakeholders and carry a sales target which will be retired through your personal sales success and ability to win deals. You will work closely with fulfilment partners where necessary and consult with our mainstream Ciena account team but drive your own sales and engagement strategy to ensure the integrity of the Blue Planet brand is maintained and recognized as a value-based brand to deliver vendor neutral, multi-domain and multi-layer automated service operations to the telco service provider. You will report to the head of the Blue Planet sales & business development team for the international sales region and manage a dispersed virtual team of contributors to secure your objectives. This role involves extensive travel both to customer premises and other Ciena locations at sometimes short notice.

Your Responsibilities

• Achieve annual sales targets and grow Blue Planet’s solution footprint in customer organizations
• Stringently qualify newly identified sales opportunity in both existing and new customers and present your recommendations to the Blueplanet Snr leadership team on request using established tools, templates and methodologies.
• Establish, maintain, and develop critical business relationships with key business, technical and operational stakeholders at all levels including C-suite contacts in your customer organization.
• Develop, document, and execute a business development strategy that promotes Blue Planet capabilities and solutions, aligns to customer strategy, and secures new and continued sales growth through progressive wins.
• Identify and work closely with Blueplanet technical and fulfilment partners to achieve common objectives in your customer base and provide a force multiplier effect to build the opportunity pipeline.
• Work closely to achieve your goals and foster good working relationships with other agencies in Ciena and Blue Planet including product management & engineering, solution architecture, marketing, sales, and commercial management.
• Maintain, grow and document a sales and opportunity pipeline commensurate with sales targets and manage it effectively in Salesforce.com.  Provide accurate sales forecasting and reporting on a periodic basis
• Lead a virtual team of contributors in the response to customer RFx documentation or unsolicited proposals and ensure on time quality delivery to promote greatest chance of success.
• Create compelling and differentiated commercial frameworks and pricing strategies in consultation with our sales operations, commercial management & finance organization that align to customer expectations and create ongoing, profitable repeat business opportunity.
• Work closely with our PLM, engineering and delivery organization to ensure a joined-up approach to ensure customer success at all levels.
• Maintain high levels of training and awareness of market developments, customer strategies and Blue Planet portfolio enhancements.

About You:

You will have already demonstrated your ability to succeed in similar organizations and have an impressive track record that illustrates your competence in highly complex, high value transformational projects. You will have a solid technical understanding and an ability to translate the technical into business value propositions that align to your customers vision and strategic aims whilst being able to robustly qualify and identify the difference between real opportunities and technical science projects. You will be able to motivate a team of contributors to work with you to achieve your goals and objectives and above all you will be charismatic, fun to work with and ready to roll your sleeves up to work hard to build on our success so far and have a willingness to take on responsibility and accountability for your own objectives.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Excellent written and spoken English with demonstrably sound presentation and communication skills.
• 10/15 Years+ experience in selling complex operational systems and services with evidence of demonstrable success in winning high value deals.
• Sound working knowledge of OSS platforms and solutions including competence in Orchestration, Assurance, and Inventory management.
• Solid foundation of established and referenceable relationship at all levels including C-suite preferred in your designated customer.
• Solid working knowledge of MS office applications with an ability to create basic working commercial models in MS Excel and translate into customer TCO templates
• BSc degree qualification at 2:1 or above in computing science or engineering disciplines is desirable.

Our Portfolio and Program Advisory team in Brisbane, QLD is looking for a high-performing Senior Consultant to support our clients improve the way in which they manage their capital project portfolios and programs. You will work alongside specialist services within our national business and participate in performance improvement engagements.  These engagements support our clients in realising their strategic aspirations through improved ways or working and increased levels of assurance. You will enjoy variety between engagements in providing tailored client solutions.  You will also be part of performance improvement teams at various stages of project lifecycles and levels of client and capital program maturity

Want to bring ideas to life?

You’re in the right place. We’ve been a leading design, engineering and advisory company for decades. So why choose Aurecon? It really comes down to one, crucial question: what kind of world do you want to create for the next generation? Truth is, the decisions being made right now will determine the future of everything – from the local community to the sustainability of our clients’ businesses – to the entire planet. One of those decisions is: who do you decide to work for?

How will your ideas contribute to shaping what’s next?

As our new Consultant, Engagement and Change Advisory, you’ll work with a team of highly skilled specialists. You’ll be a trusted partner to a diverse range of international clients and develop a deep understanding of their challenges to co-create innovative solutions that help shape the future. You’ll drive value, connect assets to strategy and proactively respond to disruptive change.

Here are the key things you’ll do:

• Work in a dedicated team across a variety of projects and various sectors. Collectively, our team has worked across transport, water, government, mining and energy, with a focus on complex and strategic infrastructure projects.

• Partner with our clients to provide advisory and consulting services to public and private clients where social outcomes and community impact is front of mind.

• Support a pipeline of future opportunities, contribute to business development and proposals.

• Help to grow our capability as part of our broader Advisory offering.

How will your future be shaped by us?

Joining Aurecon means you’ll be at the award-winning edge of innovation and sustainability. AFR ranked us Top 5 among sustainability leaders and Top 3 of all innovative companies in professional services. One Consult awarded us an innovative design award. Plus, we were Consult Australia’s large firm of the year.

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident your voice will be heard. We don’t just claim we’re inclusive and innovative, as proven by the independent awards and accreditations we’ve gained. We’ve been recognised for our innovation culture, gender equality and our LGBTI+ inclusion. Plus, we have a robust Reconciliation Action Plan – our fourth edition since 2014.

On a personal level you’ll have access to flexible work hours, remote work, working holidays, part-time and job share options. When it comes to your development, you’ll be a part of our Advisory Development Academy, and have the option to build your technical mastery in the Aurecon Design Academy which earns you a Graduate Certificate in Design Management from the prestigious RMIT University. Plus, you’ll be supported on every step of your career journey with mentoring, leadership training and our Career Hub. Outside of work, you’ll be further supported with competitive paid parental leave, cultural public holiday swaps, plus wellbeing support programmes.

What are we looking for from you?

You’ll have a genuine passion for re-imagining problems and continuous learning to help shape the future.

We value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life.

Alongside your industry experience in similar management consulting, engineering consulting, or equivalent roles, you’ll also have:

• Experience working on major infrastructure projects

• Experience across the different phases of a project's life cycle is desired.

• Strong written communication and engagement skills and structured problem solving skills.

• Experience with client engagements

• A demonstrated ability to foster and evolve relationships. 

• A demonstrated ability to identify and understand broader socioeconomic challenges.

• Relevant tertiary education.

Think you know Aurecon? You may be surprised.  

Aurecon’s strength has always been our people. It’s our people who build our shared purpose and bring ideas to life. It’s our people who imagine and co-create with our clients a better future for people and the planet. Of course, you’ll probably know lots of our award-winning projects. The new Allianz Stadium in Sydney? That was us. Tāmaki Regeneration in Auckland? That was us too. And the Tseung Kwan O Interchange in Hong Kong? You guessed it, us. So, when you join us, you’ll be joining a community working together to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges.

Ready to bring ideas to life? 

Then please apply. Remember, it’s you and how you bring ideas to life which are important. Your background, unique needs and individuality will be valued. Visit our website to learn more at www.aurecongroup.com or you can apply right now at aurecongroup.com.au

At ServiceNow, we are a diverse and inclusive organisation that values collaboration, innovation, and customer-centricity. We strive to create solutions that meet our clients' unique needs and drive their success. As a Solution Consultant, you will play a vital role in understanding our clients' challenges, proposing tailored solutions, and ensuring seamless implementation. We believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where everyone's contributions are valued.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the sales team to understand client requirements and business objectives.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of client needs and pain points to develop customised solutions.
• Create compelling presentations, proposals, and demonstrations that effectively communicate the value of our solutions to clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, offering insights, best practices, and recommendations.
• Conduct product demonstrations and effectively address client questions and concerns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development and project management, to ensure smooth implementation of solutions.
• Provide ongoing support and assistance to clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously enhance your knowledge and expertise.
• Contribute to the growth of the Solution Consulting team through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and collaboration.

Senior Winning Work Consultant (Pursuits / Proposals)

Want to bring ideas to life?

You’re in the right place. We’ve been a leading design, engineering and advisory company for decades. So why choose Aurecon? It really comes down to one, crucial question: what kind of world do you want to create for the next generation? Truth is, the decisions being made right now will determine the future of everything – from the local community to the sustainability of our clients’ businesses – to the entire planet. One of those decisions is: who do you decide to work for?

How will your ideas contribute to shaping what’s next? 

As the Senior Winning Work Consultant (Pursuits / Proposals), you will join our wider winning work team where you will have the opportunity to establish yourself as a strategic resource across the business. As a senior in the team, you will lead the pursuit and engagement phase primarily across the Energy market and day to day, you will proactively engage in major/strategic opportunities, partner with the Bid team, consult and provide advice to shape and deliver a strong submission. 

Roles and responsibilities include and are not limited to: 

• Providing end-to-end bid / proposal management in collaboration with subject matter experts to ultimately achieve on-time and high-quality bid submissions. 
• Collaborate and prioritise bid submissions across various regions and disciplines. 
• Produce bid-specific/tailored responses for our clients 
• Compile, maintain and update content across our knowledge libraries. 

What are we looking for from you? 
As a Senior Winning Work Consultant, you will have strong communication and stakeholder management skills and will be confident to interact at all levels across the business. You can drive bid teams to develop winning solutions and you can plan, multi-task and prioritise competing priorities to deliver to time sensitive deadlines. 

You will also bring strong bid and pursuit related experience including proposal writing and bid management/coordination. You will be confident in persuasive writing, editing technical content, proofreading and will have very strong attention to detail.   As a Senior in the team, it is important that you showcase a ‘can do’ attitude, willingness to learn and passion to coach and guide the junior members of the team. 

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of direct bid related experience. They will also possess the following: 

• A relevant qualification in communications/marketing, or business-related fields.
• A positive attitude and willingness to contribute to all areas of the business.
• Strong project management skills. 
• Strong document management skills. 
• High level proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Word and PowerPoint) including template creation, styles, layout, and formatting will be required. 
• Experience in working on shared platforms on opportunities throughout Australia.  
• Ability to communicate effectively and forge relationships with people across all levels of an organisation. 
• Experience working for a professional consultancy will be highly regarded. 
• APMP Foundation (or higher) certification preferred. 

Ready to bring ideas to life? 

Then please apply. Remember, it’s you and how you bring ideas to life which are important. Your background, unique needs and individuality will be valued. Visit our website to learn more at www.aurecongroup.com

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role (your why)

Datacom is successful when our people are successful. So, we provide an open, friendly environment that offers career growth, challenges and generous rewards. We strive to develop a culture that encourages interaction and promotes social activity. We work hard but we also know how to have fun. We believe future success is dependent upon our commitment to hiring great talent and enabling them to achieve success through a supportive environment and by providing career development opportunities.

We are looking for an experienced Software Licensing Consultant to join our team.

Our offices are based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney; however, we require this particular role to be Adelaide based. We like to bring people together in person when we can, but we are mindful of the benefits of working from home for work/ life balance. We therefore leave it to you and the team you join to figure out what works best!

What you’ll do

As the Software Licensing Consultant in Adelaide, you will join a national team working on behalf of, and with, our clients to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

This is an opportunity to excel within a successful high-performance team who are growing our footprint across enterprise licensing engagements and agreements.

This is a people facing role with expectations around building repour with the client base based on knowledge and subject matter expertise.

We are intending to trust you with our most important clients in Adelaide and expecting your guidance in their success thanks to the use of the Microsoft suite as well as building new opportunities through your market connections.

We are a pretty agile company, and are keen to respond to customer, technology and internal stakeholders’ changing requirements and this can mean we evolve in our roles to meet those needs.

What you’ll bring

Required experience:

• History with the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
• Understanding with the Cloud Solution Provider program
• A good handle on the Microsoft technology and the associated licensing rules
• Solutioning at a business level.
• Solutioning at a technology level.
• An engaging personality and market connections
• A diligence and focus about getting it right for the client.
• Ability to work as part of a team and get involved early in the solutioning

Nice to have:

• Capability with licensing around associated licensing platforms
• A voice internally to share with the local sales teams and lines of business
• A desire for pairing with Datacom subject matter experts to help deliver the best possible outcome for the client.
• Time management skills and a program diligence with clients to drive on-time delivery.
• Strong team-working to establish credibility with peers in client management and software sales

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Customer Service Consultant to join our team on a permanent full time basis in Kununurra Branch.

In this role, you will be an important member of the Customer Service team reporting directly to the Customer Service Manager where you will provide phone and email customer service, sales and support.

The core responsibilities in this role include:

• Receiving inbound calls and email inquiries from domestic customers
• Proactively making outbound calls to our existing customers to promote our products and services
• Resolving customer queries quickly and accurately
• Scheduling appointments for residential customers
• Converting incoming inquiries into sales opportunities
• Liaising with your fellow colleagues
• Meeting call and internal sales targets
• Maintaining our databases by ensuring customer records and details are up to date while ensuring compliance.

Requirements:

• Experience working in customer service or call center environments (essential)
• Demonstrated experience in phone sales and converting inquiries into sales
• Capable of working with multiple database systems and email programs with experience in word and spread-sheet packages desirable
• Proficient with communicating verbally and electronically
• Able to work calmly under pressure while multi-tasking
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Ability to focus on delivering a 'wow' experience to customers
• Ability to work in a team environment to support fellow colleagues
• Professional, reliable and punctual.
• Accurately enter data into systems

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete the pre-employment medical and reference checks.

Rentokil Initial is a member of the FTSE 100 of leading companies. This is a growing and successful business employs some 36,000 colleagues across 66 countries - and offer a wide range of learning and development programs for colleagues to enhance their skills.

Employee Testimonials:

"The team culture is inclusive, family-oriented and feels like a small business even though it is global"

Lisa Craker

"I am really proud to work for Rentokil Initial and I have enjoyed working here for the last 11 years."

Sierra Warrington

“The onboarding and training I’ve received has been amazing.” At Rentokil Initial, there’s a real focus on teamwork, collaboration, support and communication.”

Renay Fagan

• Do you love getting to use your creative insight and wow clients?
• Do you enjoy the thrill of seeing your sale come to life?

Then this is the perfect role for you!

At Ambius our business is based on Scientific Research on the benefits of plants indoors. Interior plantscaping means more than just plants. We strive to be the premier creator of ambience for our client’s environments, which enriches the work experience, whilst providing Health and well-being through improved indoor air quality. In turn, this delivers a productive environment enabling people to thrive.

Our Ambius team is the people responsible for the impressive Green Walls in hotel lobbies, the clusters of plant designs in shopping centers, and the dense Palette of Plants in many offices and receptions. In summary, we are responsible for providing any sized organisation with interior landscaping which engages clients and their staff through the health benefits of plants!

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic Sales Consultant to join our team. This role is based in Brisbane. Your responsibilities will be to look to build on solid existing client relationships whilst also using your outstanding acquisition skills and outgoing personality to build your pipeline and win new sales in your sales territory. You will use a consultative relationship approach to build customer advocacy and deliver consultations to maximize selling opportunities. Our Plantscape consultants take joy in the design process!

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Driving sales revenue by the acquisition of new business opportunities
• Creating, presenting, and selling Ambius products and design solutions
• Developing and implementing sales plans to achieve set sales targets
• Engaging new and existing customers to determine their needs according to preference and budgetary limits
• A strong focus on business development, customer relationship management, and growing a pipeline.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• An interest for interior design and indoor plantscaping
• An ability or interest to read Architectural plans
• Outgoing and has an interest in being creative and slightly eccentric
• Demonstrated ability to invest in a successful team environment and a team player
• Ability to listen and translate customer wants into design choices
• Hungry for a sale through cold-call & plan to sales territory
• Excellent sales, solutions & negotiation skills
• Proven track record of success in sales and utilising a CRM
• Versatility to build rapport with people at all levels and work with your frontline team to help deliver on the customer promise

You will be welcomed into a friendly, winning and competitive team that is highly motivated and focused on meeting KPI’s and achieving goals. You will be given full product training, with hands-on assistance from the Operations and Sales Manager and the Ambius Operations team.

The successful candidate must be able to pass a Pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen as well as background checks. To help to achieve this, we will provide you with competitive base salary, highly rewarding commission structure, company vehicle, mobile phone, and laptop and career opportunities.

So are you ready to join the Ambius Brisbane team? APPLY NOW

Must be an Australian Citizen or Resident

Employees Testimonials -

"Rentokil Initial enables me to have a career where I feel valued but also gives me the opportunity to be a parent and have work-life balance.”

Phillip Winkler

“I love working at Rentokil - I love how the internal team bands together and getting to work with different customers every day.”

Matt Jones

“What has kept me at Rentokil Initial is the diversity of the role and the large amount of support.” The opportunities are endless here.”

Adam D’Andrilli