Regional Sales Director, Grid Technologies, MidAmerica Region

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Job

305014

Location

United States of America

Westmont

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• Chicago

Remote vs. Office

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company

Organization

Grid Technologies

Business Unit

Full-time

Experience Level

Manager / Team Leader

A Snapshot of Your Day
Join our dynamic Grid Technologies Sales team at Siemens Energy, where you will lead the Mid America Region in driving sales, account management, and business development. Imagine guiding a talented team of sales and account managers across Minnesota to Pennsylvania, all while managing Siemens Energy’s transmission and distribution business with key players like Investor-Owned Utilities and Independent Power Producers. You will engage in strategic planning and execution, ensuring your team excels in performance and customer satisfaction.

Your leadership will not only shape the team’s success but also contribute to the broader mission of innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Manage a high-performing team of sales professionals, providing direction and coaching to foster a culture of excellence.
• Implement corporate policies and sales strategies, aligning team efforts with short-term business objectives.
• Facilitate sales training and professional development, enhancing your team’s capabilities in solution selling and customer management.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with key customers and channel partners, ensuring long-term success.
• Lead complex customer negotiations and issue resolutions, acting as a senior point of contact for critical discussions.
• Develop and execute medium to long-term sales plans, analyzing market trends to identify growth opportunities.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering or a related field.
• 8 or more years of experience in technical sales, with a strong background in the energy or grid technology sector. Those with more experience may be considered for a higher level, and vice versa.
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth in a complex B2B environment.
• Existing relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, facilitating smoother operations and negotiations.
• Strong skills in sales and business development, negotiation, and strategic thinking, complemented by analytical abilities.
• Adept at building relationships and influencing stakeholders, ensuring customer success and satisfaction.

Willing and able to travel up to 50% domestically with occasional international travel.
Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid! The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments…