Construction Sales Engineer

ABB Schweiz AG; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Construction Sales Engineer, where you'll drive sales of innovative Electrification products in the Columbus area. This role empowers you to achieve sales targets while fostering strong customer relationships and delivering tailored solutions. With a focus on sustainability and efficiency, you'll play a key part in shaping the future of smart buildings. If you have a passion for sales and a background in engineering or business, this is your chance to make a significant impact in the electrical industry. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career with a leader in energy solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience in large commercial construction projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for sales of Electrification products in Columbus area.
• Develop new sales opportunities and maintain customer relationships.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Analytical skills

Electrical industry knowledge

Salesforce.com

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Tools

Salesforce.com

Analytical software

Job description

Construction Sales Engineer

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This position reports to

Area Sales Manager

Your role and responsibilities

As a Construction Sales Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be responsible for the sales of ABB's Electrification products within the Columbus, OH and surrounding areas, in line with the division strategy. Each day, you will achieve both qualitative and quantitative sales targets to ensure sustainable order growth, revenues, profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction. You will also showcase your expertise by identifying and developing new sales opportunities. While this is a remote position, successful candidates will be located in the Columbus, OH metro area. This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Buildings division in the United States. You will be mainly accountable for:

1. Selling products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned Divisions. Establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product/systems/services offering, and align to provide a solution.
2. Creating added value for the customer and ABB and ensuring the successful outcome of transactions, contracts, and proposals by using effective sales techniques.
3. Communicating details in accordance with ABB offering and strategy (delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions).
4. Preparing offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager. Ensuring appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers, including prices and trading conditions.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related is required with a minimum of 5 years of sales experience in large commercial construction and industrial projects, preferably in the electrical products industry.
• Experience working with electrical contractors and channel partners is required.
• In-depth knowledge of the region’s electrical industry and ABB products is desired.
• Must have the ability to utilize analytical software and sales tools; Salesforce.com experience preferred.
• Ability to apply Six Sigma to improve customer satisfaction and Six Sigma or equivalent quality training is a plus.
• Understanding and experience with the full portfolio of products and services (including power distribution one line and installation products) is preferred.

More about us

ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division’s highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers’ carbon reduction strategies.

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