Senior Service Sales Specialist Kzn

Abb Schweiz Ag; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in electrification solutions is seeking a skilled Sales Professional to drive service sales in the KZN Region. The ideal candidate must possess a Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, with 10 years of experience in service sales for low and medium voltage equipment. This role involves generating service leads, maintaining customer relations, and promoting ABB's service offerings. Commitment to equality and diversity is emphasized, with preference given to previously disadvantaged candidates.

Qualifications

• 10 years' experience in low voltage and medium voltage equipment and service offerings.
• Proven track record of surpassing sales targets.
• Excellent knowledge of ABB's service offerings.

Responsibilities

• Drive service sales processes and generate opportunities.
• Build long-term customer relationships and respond to needs.
• Promote upgrades, retrofits, and value-add solutions.

Skills

Service Sales Experience

Excellent Customer Relations

Knowledge of ABB Products

Sales Drive

Contract Negotiation Skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering

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

In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive service sales processes, generate service sales opportunities and secure profitable sales within the designated areas.

Each day, you will focus on Installed Base (IB) penetration and selling the entire Service product portfolio.

You will also showcase your expertise by building long-term customer relationships and ensuring immediate response to specific customer needs and issues.

The work model for the role is : Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Service Sales in KZN Region and other export countries.

You will be mainly accountable for :

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).

Our team dynamics

You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing ELSE sales and marketing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering

10 years' Service Sales experience in low voltage and medium voltage equipment and service offerings is a must

Proven track record of consistently surpassing targets

Excellent knowledge of ABB service offering

Good knowledge of ABB products / systems and service solutions

Significant sales drive, focus energy to achieve and close profitable deals.

Ability to push himself / herself to develop in line with the changes in the organization

Excellent skills in Customer relations : Show a mature selling behavior and actively drives discussions and negotiations to the benefit of the business with customers

Good knowledge in contract negotiations and contract risk management

Understand and use sales processes and related tools

Knowledge of ABB health and safety procedures

Ability to identify customer service needs and to match those with ABB service offerings.

Ability to find innovative solutions to meet customer service requirements.

Ability to accurately estimate costs of service offerings

Actively demonstrates one ABB approach including teamwork ahead of personal objectives

Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged candidates in line with the company's employment equity targets.

More about us

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Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups, including persons with disabilities, in line with the company's Employment Equity Plan and Employment Equity Act requirements.

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