Graduate Development Program - Sales Representative

Graduate Development Program - Sales Representative

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Graduate Development Program- Sales Representative

Upon completion of a 12-16 week development program, move into Sales Development Representative role.

Job Family Definition

Manages virtually (by phone, electronically or social media) a set of assigned or acquired accounts. Builds, maintains and forecasts sales pipeline, creates and develops account plans. Works closely with company outside sales, channel partners and/or end customers to move sales opportunities to closure. May generate and qualify leads to create new sales opportunities. Sets and executes sales strategy for assigned portion of account, territory or industry vertical.

Management Level Definition

Applies basic foundation of a function's principles, theories and concepts to assignments of limited scope. Uses professional concepts and theoretical knowledge acquired through specialized training, education or previous experience. Develops expertise and practical knowledge of applications within business environment. Acts as team member by providing information, analysis and recommendations in support of team efforts. Exercises independent judgment within defined parameters.

Responsibilities

• Sells standard solutions for a portion or a set of assigned accounts based on defined account strategies and plans; may partner with field sales or sell independently
• Creates account plan for a portion or a set of assigned accounts that are of low to medium complexity
• May generate and qualify potential leads to be passed to the Inside Sales team.
• Builds targeted sales pipeline.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in any field (preferably IT/ Sales)
• 0-1 years of relevant work experience or equivalent
• Targeting those who have or will graduate within 12 months of the target start date (Target start date: 2/9/2026 or 7/6/2026)

Knowledge and Skills

• Foundational understanding of company's portfolios of products and services
• Foundational understanding of company's portfolios of products and services
• Foundational industry knowledge in a particular territory
• Foundational communication and negotiation skills
• Able to work and collaborate in a team environment
• Depending on role, may require hunter approach or strategic "farmer or relationship selling approach.
• Foundational knowledge in a Customer Relationship Management system or Salesforce system which allows businesses to manage business relationships and the data and information associated with them.

Additional Skills

Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity, Interprets Data, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Operational Performance, Operations Processes, Personal Initiative, Process Changes, Process Improvements, Sales

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.