Business Development Professional
About the Role
Location United States of America Mississippi Richland Company Siemens Energy, Inc. Organization Grid Technologies Business Unit Products Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Early Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day
Siemens Energy is looking for a Business Development Professional for its Surge Arrester & Insulator Business. The candidate will be responsible for developing segment-focused business plans and key account and project target lists, sales and marketing programs, and end-user partnerships, to support and increase sales, primarily with transmission projects and blanket contracts.
This person will cover a portion of the US market, will report to the US Business Head, and will have no direct reports.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Lead all aspects in the development of strategies for profitable penetration into new and existing partner and market channels.
- Create programs, metrics, and reporting to ensure achievement of assigned business goals.
- Drive new initiatives that seek out and capitalize on profitable growth opportunities.
- Guide business development within key vertical markets.
- Garner sponsorship with key internal and external decision-makers and stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key influencers and customer contacts.
- Represent business interests and participate as a technical presenter at industry events.
- Collaborate with field sales personnel on business development efforts to increase sales and market share, thereby meeting or exceeding target metric levels.
- Support field sales and customer base with technical expertise and product knowledge.
- Display a high level of critical thinking and commercial awareness, by delivering successful resolutions to high-impact, complex, and / or dynamic application challenges.
What You Bring
- BS / BA Degree, technical discipline; industry certifications or equivalent experience.
- successful experience with MV / HV products, supporting incremental growth initiatives.
- Experience with Sales / Sales Management, End-user relations and Business Development.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent Oral and written skills.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.