Utility Sales Engineer (Remote)

Virginia Transformer and Georgia Transformer Corp. , a leading distribution and power transformer manufacturer, has an immediate opening for a seasoned Sales Engineer for the Utility Market, responsible for Western and Eastern Regions of the US.

Role is 100% Remote and you must reside on either the West or East Coast.

This position is accountable for achieving all sales goals for the assigned market, including generation of new inquiries, securing new orders, and maintaining sales margins in accordance with the overall policies and objectives of the Company.

Essential Functions

• Execute sales growth strategy for the utility market
• Increase sales, profitability, hit rate, and market share and customer satisfaction, meeting all company's goals and objectives
• Identify and penetrate new growing / emerging market segments
• Develop and strengthen all key accounts
• Utilizing all available channel partners and other resources, develop and maintain a robust inquiry pipeline that provides a foundation for future quote and booking activity. Track and analyze pipeline regularly and adjust methods to maximize inquiry to quote conversion
• Work with application engineers to prepare and deliver timely, high-quality, accurate, effective quotation to all customers
• Achieve order booking goal by continuously monitoring outstanding quotes and taking necessary actions (visits, pricing, etc.) to enhance hit rate while meeting budgeted profit and plant loading targets.
• Work with sales rep network to ensure achievement of their sales goals – inquiry generation and follow-up, support customer visits, product training, quote closure, and bid feedback. Measure sales rep performance and train or upgrade reps as necessary to maximize their performance.
• Work with project managers to ensure open communication and timely resolution of issues that support company's commercial goals. Provide guidance to the utility project managers to maintain all projects stay on track, customers remained informed during the order execution to achieve high level of customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate negotiation activities of all major opportunities
• Provide and maintain timely, quality inputs to the quotation data system and customer management tools for the assigned market(s).
• Define and continuously maintain critical market intelligence from a market, customer and competitor view for the US utility market
• Work with the marketing team to create compelling sales collateral that highlights the value propositions / differentiators

Skills And Qualifications

Territory : Utility Market (Investor-Owned Utilities and Public Power Utilities)

Sales Engineer is expected to travel between 40-50% of the time. Candidate must reside in the Western region of the US to be considered.

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