Sales Specialist, Channel

Sales Specialist, Channel

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This position reports to HR Business Partner.

Your role and responsibilities :

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining productive working relationships with assigned channel partners at all levels of their organization. Responsibilities include assisting with project quotations, order management, customer training, stock maintenance, and order analysis to position ABB as a preferred vendor. Develop small contractor accounts in support of your channel partner's inventory. The work model for the role will be hybrid in the NYC / NJ area. You will be mainly accountable for :

Plan and implement sales strategies to maximize market share and margin with channel partners

Create and manage SPAs for strategic partners and end users

Assist channel partners with inventory planning

Plan and lead marketing activities with channel partners

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with assigned small electrical contractors

Qualifications for the role :

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 8+ years of sales experience
• Experience with complex contact negotiations
• Demonstrated knowledge of the electrical industry and ABB products
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Six Sigma or equivalent Quality training preferred
• Ability to utilize analytical software and sales tools
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

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. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative 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 Affirmative 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 US-AskHR@abb.com. MyBenefitsABB.com