Channel Sales Manager (UKI)

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

🔹 Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.

🔹 Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.

🔹 Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other. 

The Impact of a Channel Sales Manager to Coupa:

As a Channel Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing Coupa’s Indirect Sales Strategy in the UK and Ireland. You will take ownership of a portfolio of 4+ strategic reseller partners, driving revenue, recruiting partners, building deep relationships, and ensuring success across all stages of the sales cycle.

This is a high-impact role where your ability to recruit, develop, educate, and enable partners will directly contribute to Coupa’s success.

Travel will be up to 50% to engage with partners and customers, ensuring strong market presence and relationship-building.

What You'll Do:

• Own and grow Coupa’s indirect sales pipeline by managing strategic partner relationships, expanding their customer base, and driving revenue growth across the UK and Ireland.
• Act as a trusted advisor to partners and clients, ensuring a deep understanding of Coupa’s solutions and competitive advantages.
• Lead strategic deal execution, guiding partners through the full sales cycle—from pipeline generation to closing high-value contracts.
• Identify, recruit, and onboard high-potential reseller and alliance partners in the UK and Ireland, ensuring alignment with Coupa’s growth strategy and market expansion goals..
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Coupa’s direct sales, marketing, and solution consulting teams to optimize go-to-market strategies.
• Leverage data-driven insights to measure performance, track partner success, and refine sales strategies.
• Represent Coupa at key industry events, including conferences, executive networking sessions, and thought leadership roundtables.

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• Proven track record in software sales, ideally in SaaS, Mid-Market or enterprise applications, or procurement-related technology.
• Deep experience in partner/channel sales, managing high-value reseller relationships and delivering consistent revenue growth.
• Strong negotiation, deal-making, and closing expertise, with a history of exceeding quotas and winning strategic deals.
• Experience in complex sales cycles, including C-level engagement, sales strategy, and indirect sales execution.
• Expert knowledge of the UKI market required, with an understanding of procurement, finance, and spend management landscapes advantageous.
• High-energy, entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to work autonomously and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

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