Sales Leader Distribution Transformers
Job Summary
The Sales Leader for Distribution Transformers will drive growth strategies and order intake for the GE Vernova (Prolec) business segment. This role involves leading a team of specialists to capture market share within utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities. The position serves as a critical link between the market, engineering, and factory operations to ensure technical and commercial success.
Responsibilities
- Execute growth strategy for DT business segment
- Lead and mentor Product Sales Specialists
- Manage technical and commercial tendering/negotiation
- Define business development roadmaps
- Serve as primary liaison between market and factories
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field
- 10+ years in T&D Grid industry
- 5+ years in commercial or operational roles
- 2+ years of leadership experience
- Salesforce.com proficiency
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of a growth strategy for the GE Vernova (Prolec) Distribution Transformer (DT) business segment.
- Be accountable for meeting or exceeding the order intake and margin plan for the DT business segment.
- Lead a team of Product Sales Specialists in the development and execution of a plan to sell DT into target markets including Investor-Owned Utilities (IOU's), Co-Operatives, and Distributors (into Municipalities and Public Power Providers).
- Support technical and commercial tendering activities ensuring compliance with tendering and booking instructions.
- Lead pricing strategy (based on competition intelligence and need for factory load).
- Lead and support negotiation (technical, commercial, T&Cs, risk) activities.
- Driving pipeline pulsing per region and actions to increase capture rate.
- Lead business development roadmaps definition and execution.
- Lead team to provide regular updates in SPEAk4GE (Salesforce.com) for opportunity pipeline.
- Support team and work directly with key customers to position our products, and factories; leverage GE Vernova (Prolec) DT competitive advantages.
- Provide sales training to Account Managers and Channels including opportunity qualifications, competitive positioning, specification influence and other initiatives as required.
- Be the essential link from the market to the factories (engineering, tendering, forecast, supply chain, execution, after-sales support).
- Support the factories as necessary in the execution of orders.
- Provide forecasts (for factories and business), as well as market and competitive intelligence.
- Work jointly with Marketing and Engineering teams to drive development and delivery of new products and services to meet customer needs and improve customer satisfaction.
- Assist in partner marketing activities such as trade shows and other promotional events.
- Manage expenses of team within budget.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited university or college or equivalent knowledge/experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Electric Transmission & Distribution Grid industry or adjacent industries with technical knowledge of electric transformers and applications.
- Minimum of 5 years of commercial, marketing, or operational experience, preferably in the T&D business space.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience managing/leading experienced Industry professionals.
Other Eligibility:
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, or more as required.