Selected work / Comparex

Structuring a $90M enterprise agreement.

Enterprise software licensing and a complex commercial agreement for a large industrial customer.

Context

At Comparex, I managed manufacturing accounts buying enterprise software licensing, infrastructure, consulting and professional services. A large industrial customer required a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement.

Objective

Structure and win a multi-year licensing agreement for the customer.

My responsibility

As the key account manager, I owned the customer’s commercial relationship and the sales work to structure and win the agreement.

Decisions & actions

  • Worked on the enterprise licensing proposition and commercial structure.
  • Led the account’s commercial discussions and negotiations through to agreement.
  • Coordinated the customer and vendor relationships involved in the transaction.

Outcome

Won a $90M Microsoft Enterprise Agreement in 2013. This is the value of a multi-year agreement, not annual recurring revenue or annual personal sales. The customer is anonymized.

Where this experience applies

Large-account development, enterprise licensing judgment and sustained ownership of a complex commercial transaction.