EPC China Key Account Manager

Schneider Electric - UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric - UAE seeks a senior EPC China Key Account Manager to develop and manage strategic relationships with leading Chinese EPCs in the Gulf Cluster. You will drive growth by engaging customers early in projects and positioning our energy, buildings, data centers and infrastructure solutions across the Gulf region.

The role focusses on strategic account planning, customer engagement, and project pursuits in collaboration with country sales teams and regional stakeholders to secure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
• 8-12 years of experience in Key Account Management, Project Sales, Business Development, or EPC Sales.
• Mandarin language proficiency is mandatory; English proficiency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic account plans for assigned Chinese EPC customers operating in the Gulf Cluster.
• Build and maintain relationships with executive leadership, project directors, engineering teams and procurement stakeholders.
• Lead customer intimacy and position Schneider Electric as a preferred technology and solutions partner.
• Identify, qualify and develop new business opportunities across Gulf-based EPC-led projects and influence project specifications and technology selections.
• Coordinate with sales segment, technical and offer teams to develop winning value propositions and support major project pursuits.
• Monitor market intelligence and provide insights to support strategic planning and forecast accuracy.

Skills

Mandarin proficiency

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Strategic account planning

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical)

Job description

The EPC China Key Account Manager is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with leading Chinese Engineering Procurement and Construction EPC companies supporting projects across the Gulf Cluster The role focuses on driving business growth by identifying and influencing project opportunities engaging customers early in the project lifecycle and positioning the company s solutions across Energy Buildings Infrastructure Water Data Centers and Industrial segments As an Individual Contributor the role owns strategic account planning customer engagement and project pursuits working closely with country sales teams segment leaders and regional stakeholders to secure sustainable growth and increase market share within major Chinese EPC accounts operating in the Gulf region

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Account Management

• Develop and execute strategic account plans for assigned Chinese EPC customers operating in the Gulf Cluster
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership project directors engineering teams and procurement stakeholders
• Drive customer intimacy and establish the company as a preferred technology and solutions partner
• Increase account penetration and share of wallet across targeted EPC customers

Business Development amp Opportunity Creation

• Identify qualify and develop new business opportunities across Gulf-based EPC-led projects
• Engage customers early to influence project specifications and technology selections
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities aligned with business growth objectives
• Support major project pursuits from identification through project award

Project Pursuit amp Commercial Excellence

• Lead account-specific pursuit strategies for key projects
• Coordinate with sales segment technical and offer teams to develop winning value propositions
• Support commercial negotiations and customer presentations
• Ensure disciplined opportunity management and forecast accuracy through CRM tools

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned EPC accounts
• Facilitate collaboration between Gulf Cluster teams
• regional stakeholders and global account teams
• Drive executive engagement plans and regular business reviews

Market Intelligence

• Monitor major investments
• project pipelines and strategic developments involving Chinese EPCs in the Gulf region
• Analyze competitor activity and identify market trends that can drive business growth
• Provide customer and market insights to support strategic planning activities

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering Experie nce 8-12 years of experience in Key Account Management, Project Sales, Business Development, or EPC Sales. Proven track record managing relationships with Chinese EPC companies. Strong understanding of EPC business models, project execution, and procurement processes. Experience in Energy Management, Electrification, Automation, Industrial Solutions, Buildings, Data Centers, or Infrastructure markets. Experience supporting projects across the Gulf region is highly preferred. Mandarin and English language proficiency preferred. Native or fluent Mandarin Chinese language proficiency is mandatory. Professional business-level English proficiency is mandatory.