Associate Project Engineer - Sales Support Specialist

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai, India, seeks an APE - Sales Support Specialist to support offer and quotation activities for Gas Insulated switchgear projects. You will prepare timely offers, analyze customer needs, and ensure compliance with internal procedures while coordinating with Sales, Product and Service teams.

The ideal candidate is an Electrical Engineer with 1–3 years experience in GIS/EPC or HV product sales, with strong English communication and tendering skills, ready to work in a

Qualifications

• Prepares offers/quotations for GIS/EPC or HV products.
• Experience in sales/tendering processes and tools.
• Strong English communication skills; ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and comprehensive offers/quotations.
• Collaborate with Sales support, Product, and Service teams.
• Ensure proposals comply with internal procedures and guidelines.
• Review technical documents, data sheets, and specifications.

Skills

Offer/quotation process

Tendering

Sales support

English communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Tendering tools

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Currently, we are looking for a suitable candidate to fulfill the role of APE - Sales Support Specialist at our India Operations Centre (INOPC) in Chennai, India.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Prepare Timely and comprehensive offers / Quotations for Gas Insulated switchgear RFQ / Enquires.
• Determine most technical appropriate and cost- effective solutions
• Collaborate across the Sales support team in offering solutions to country / region specific customers.
• Close collaboration with the Product Group Territory Marketing & Service Sales Managers responsible for the global market.
• Analyze customer needs through general market info and information provided by Service FES/Territory Managers.
• Ensure all proposals follow relevant Hitachi Energy Procedures and guidelines
• Rationalize terms and conditions
• Review and analyse the Offers/Quotations technical documents and requirements and identifies the scope of supply, configuration of the product with relevant options, prepares list of technical deviations and clarifications, prepares data sheets, prepares comments to customer’s technical specifications including quality plans, painting specifications, document lists, etc.
• Preparation of complete commercial quotation considering different strategies.
• Supporting ASMs during Offers/Quotations for adequate follow-up and proper answers during the Offer clarification process.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Electrical Engineer with 1 to 3 years of professional work experience in GIS or EPC or any High voltage / medium voltage electrical product sales & tendering.
• Experience and skill to prepare and support Offer / quotation Process.
• Experienced in Sales / tendering tools (Any Sales / tendering tools)
• Knowledge of Power Grid Market & System offerings
• Excellent communication skills in English

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.