Title:  Renewal Specialist

About the S3 Program

This position is part of the prestigious S3 Academy (Sales, Support, and Services) development program, NetApp's premier early-in-career development program designed for top university graduates. As part of the program, you will undergo a 90-day immersive training experience in the United States, combining hands-on learning with real-world exposure to prepare you for a successful career at NetApp. After the training has finished, you will return back home to XXX to put what you have learned into practice.

Do not miss this opportunity and join us!

We are seeking a motivated and customer-focused Renewal Sales Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will manage the renewal process for existing customers, ensuring retention, satisfaction, and upsell opportunities.

You will act as a trusted advisor, guiding customers through their contract renewal journey while identifying ways to provide additional value.

This position will be based from our Cork office as a hybrid role.

Essential Functions

• Own the end-to-end process for support service contract renewal, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Partner with quoting specialists to ensure the quality and accuracy of renewal quotes.
• Maintain and improve on-time (OTRR) and in-quarter (IQRR) renewal rates, while effectively managing discount governance.
• Proactively engage with partners and customers to understand requirements, address concerns, and effectively communicate the value of our services portfolio.
• Provide subject matter expertise to partners and internal stakeholders on support offerings, policies, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with sales, pre-sales, customer success, and account management teams to deliver a seamless renewal experience for customers.
• Lead regular planning calls with account stakeholders across NetApp to understand customer intentions in advance of upcoming renewals.
• Address and resolve customer and partner inquiries or escalations related to renewals in a timely and effective manner, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills.

Job Requirements

• A minimum of 2-4 years in customer-facing or customer service role. Experience operating in a sales environment
• Fluency in English is mandatory, fluencey in an additional European language is beneficial (German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian)
• Familiarity with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce), MS Office
• Demonstrated aptitude to Embrace new technologies, invest in continuous learning, be curious and able to challenge status-quo with ideas for simplifiication and innovation.
• Detail-oriented with good organisational skills 
• Proactive and customer-centric approach