Senior Sales Manager

GE Vernova; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Customer-Facing Sales Staff member to win business and contribute to strategies within the power generation market. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or business and proven commercial experience. This role involves influencing project approaches, requires travel, and offers relocation assistance.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance Provided

Qualifications

• Proven years of sales/commercial experience required.
• Fluent in Arabic and English.
• Legal right to work in KSA without sponsorship required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for selling products, services, parts, and projects.
• Develop strategy and policy for responsible area.
• Acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues.

Skills

Commercial Judgment

Technical Expertise

Persuasion Skills

Sales Strategy Development

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Description Summary

Customer facing staff responsible for winning business, impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Guided by commercial practices and policies that may be shaped by the role. Has significant control/influence over commercial priorities. There is moderate autonomy within the role to enter into/execute Commercial arrangements. High levels of Commercial judgement are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description Summary

Customer facing staff responsible for winning business, impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Guided by commercial practices and policies that may be shaped by the role. Has significant control/influence over commercial priorities. There is moderate autonomy within the role to enter into/execute Commercial arrangements. High levels of Commercial judgement are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Within a geographic area responsible for selling product(s), services, parts, solutions, or projects
• Developing specialized knowledge of latest commercial developments in own area and communication skills to influence others. Contributes towards strategy and policy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems within projects, product lines, markets, sales processes, campaigns or customers. Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing or related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Proven years of sales/commercial experience
• Experience and knowledge in Saudi market economics, competitive dynamics, technology and projects in the power generation industry or relevant energy industry.
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%.
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Regional customer knowledge and operational experience will be an advantage
• Ability to create demand, commercialize sales leads, effective account management and lead campaigns/initiatives.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar sales CRM or system.
• Strong oral and written communicational skills, financial management and contract fluency.
• Proven ability to work well in a global matrix environment.
• The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills with clear concise messaging.
• Clear thinker with ability to focus on critical tasks and effective task/time management.
  
  

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes