Discovery Graduate Trainee Program

-; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 20,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader is seeking participants for its Marketing and Sales track within a 24-month rotational program in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The role involves promoting ABB's service products, developing market opportunities, and executing sales strategies. Ideal candidates will be recent graduates in engineering disciplines, skilled in market trends, and passionate about innovative solutions. This position offers meaningful growth and continuous learning aimed at building a world-class career. Opportunities to work in a hybrid model are available.

Qualifications

• Recent graduates (2024, 2025) encouraged to apply.
• Skilled in market trends and product life cycles.
• Focused and self-motivated marketer.

Responsibilities

• Promote upgrades and retrofits to customers.
• Prepare sales plans and propose recovery plans.
• Develop new market opportunities using market trends.
• Act as marketer during campaigns and events.

Skills

Understanding market trends

Creative and analytical skills

Effective communication in English

Problem-solving collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Industrial, Computer Engineering or similar

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Marketing & Sales Manager

Your role and responsibilities

As a participant in the Global Discovery Early Talent Program - Marketing and Sales track, you will assume hands‑on responsibilities from day one. The exceptional colleagues you collaborate with, the challenging projects you undertake, and the global scope of our business will provide you with the experience necessary to build a world‑class career in this field.

You will be part of a 24‑month rotational program designed to enhance your skills in inside sales, marketing, leadership, and ABB product knowledge. Your rotations will be within the Electrification business area, encompassing divisions such as Distribution Solutions, Smart Building, Smart Power, Service and Installation Products. You will also participate in a June orientation alongside other Discovery Program participants. This global initiative is tailored for early talent training, personal and professional growth, and networking opportunities.

The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite #Li-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Electrification Services in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Penetrating into IB, promoting various upgrades, retrofits, and value‑add solutions to the benefit of the customers and ABB.
• Understanding the channel strategy and the establishment of related prices, and preparing sales plans, reviewing them, and proposing recovery plan(s) when needed.
• Generating service sales leads and developing new market opportunities by utilizing market trend information and through identifying and exploring potential new service portfolios.
• Acting as a marketer/salesperson of ABB's service products and solutions during marketing activities (campaigns, trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences, customer meetings).

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Industrial, Computer Engineering or similar with major (recent graduates from 2024, 2025)
• You are highly skilled in understanding market trends and product life cycles in the electrification business.
• Focused and self‑motivated marketer, with creative and analytical skills.
• Highly effective individual who has an absolute eye for detail and focus in improving business performance through campaign/workshop execution, reporting and evaluation.
• You are passionate about generating new ideas and demonstrating ability to innovate and eagerness to improve processes.
• You have the ability to collaborate effectively in a team to solve complex problems.
• You are at ease communicating in English.

What's in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

More about us

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division's extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

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We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.