Business Development Manager - Industrial Sales

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Headquartered in Wendell, NC, the Electrification & Automation (EA) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing in our Future Grids portfolio to create the power distribution grid of the future.

We are looking for a Business Development Manager – Industrial Sales. This position is based remotely out of the West Region. West Region Covers:
Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado. This role is remote, ideally residing in one of these states.

The Business Development Manager is responsible for regional development of the Medium Voltage product portfolio, as a liaison to and supporting the sales force in the West region of the United States for the Industrial markets. The product portfolio includes but is not limited to MV switch gear (AIS & GIS), MV and LV Motor Control, Power Equipment Centers, Pad-mount switch gear, Outdoor Circuit Breakers, Cast Resin Distribution transformers and other ancillary MV and LV products that are routinely part of complete electrical packaged substation solutions.

• This Business Development position has the responsibility to both "support and drive" profitable sales growth of the MV portfolio.
• This includes, but not limited to, the ability to: proactively plan, create demand, influence specifications, target & penetrate accounts, drive promotional activities, work and sell collaboratively, create budget proposals, manage an opportunity pipeline, conduct training, perform customer presentations, as well as handle numerous other business development and sales related activities.
• There will be heavy emphasis on specification and account influence to drive EA towards a preferential position.
• The BDM will act as a business unit liaison and support the Industrial Infrastructure Sales (IIS) Account Managers and Channel agents who directly call on and manage End Users, Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) firms, Electrical Contractors, and Channel partners
• The BDM helps guide the Business Units by providing marketing advice and leadership to ensure overall market effectiveness.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering. Electrical Power Systems background a plus.
• 5+ years of business development / sales experience or intense product knowledge of Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Switchgear and Motor Control Centers.
• Experience working with MV power electrical distribution systems is critical, including electrical system architecture, protective relaying, control schemes, and equipment designs and applications.
• Ability to make detailed product presentations to customers and EPCs is a must
• Experience with contract negotiations
• Willingness to travel 50-75% of the time including some international travel
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship