Sales Support Specialist (m / f / d)

Overview

For our Business Unit Transformers we are looking for a Sales Support Specialist whose main responsibilities will be to support the local Sales organization / customers in determining the most technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions and in the preparation of demanding offers.

How you’ll make an impact

• Provide technical support during the technical meeting, product presentations and negotiations and offer product / solution / service related training.

Responsibilities

• Prepare / support preparation of technical / commercial offers based on customer specification requirements, Local Business Unit / feeder factory indications and Sales organization directives. Participate in the kick off meeting organized by the project team.
• Define cost for the proposed solution and communicates to Sales organization.
• Provide information to the risk review process in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy and sometimes participates in the risk review assessment.
• Analyze customer needs and competitor offers through general market information and information provided; performs lost proposal analysis, identify potential cause, and recommend future actions in cooperation with Sales / Local Business Unit to obtain better future results.

Your background

• 3-5 years of working experience as Sales in a similar industry in an international environment
• Technical background (Engineering degree is preferred)
• Previous experience working with electric substation equipment; client-facing experience presenting transformers solutions is considered a plus
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; experience in managing complex customers is considered a plus
• Good knowledge of English and Italian, both written and oral

More about us

• We offer you the opportunity to work with fantastic people and develop yourself on projects that present great technical challenges and have a real impact. Wide range of benefits : health insurance, pension fund, welfare, flexible working type, flexible working hours.

Job details

Job type : Full time

Experience : Experienced

Job function : Project | Program Management

Contract : Regular

Publication date : Reference number : R

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

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