Construction Sales Engineer

ABB Inc; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays

Employee stock program

Disability insurance

Job summary

ABB Inc. in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Construction Sales Engineer to drive sales of Electrification products in the Cincinnati metro area. This hybrid role emphasizes building strong customer relationships and delivering profitable solutions.

You will coordinate with bid, marketing, and engineering teams to create compelling offers, manage contracts, and grow orders and market share in the US Electrification Smart Buildings division.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of sales experience in large commercial construction and industrial electrical projects.
• Experience working with electrical contractors and channel partners is required.
• Salesforce experience preferred; Six Sigma knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sells products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned divisions.
• Creates added value for the customer and ABB and ensures the effective outcome of transactions, contracts and proposals by using effective sales techniques.
• Communicates details in accordance with ABB offering and strategy (delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions).
• Prepares offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager. Ensures appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers, including prices and trading conditions.

Skills

Sales experience

Electrical industry knowledge

Customer relationships

Salesforce

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Sales Manager

As a Construction Sales Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be responsible for the sales of ABB's Electrification products within the Cincinnati, OH and surrounding areas, in line with the division strategy. Each day, you will meet both qualitative and quantitative sales goals to support steady growth in orders, revenue, profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction. You will also showcase your skills by identifying and developing new sales opportunities.

This is a hybrid position; candidates located in the Cincinnati, OH metro area will be prioritized.

This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Buildings division in the United States.

Your Responsibilities:

• Sells products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned Divisions. Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product/systems/ services offering, and align to provide a solution.
• Creates added value for the customer and ABB and ensures the effective outcome of transactions, contracts and proposals by using effective sales techniques
• Communicates details in accordance with ABB offering and strategy (delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions).
• Prepares offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager. Ensures appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers, including prices and trading conditions.

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field is desired with a minimum of 5 years of sales experience in large commercial construction and industrial projects 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.
• the ability to utilize analytical software and sales tools; Salesforce experience desired.
• Ability to apply Six Sigma to improve customer satisfaction and Six Sigma or equivalent quality training is a plus.
• Understanding and experience with 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.

Why ABB?

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidantive Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidantive Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability.

You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $83,300 and $133,280 annually and is bonus eligible.

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