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Accountable for defining and implementing sales and marketing strategies for the assigned area; proactively leading, developing and coaching the Marketing & Sales department; and managing the marketing and sales action plans to both achieve the key qualitative and quantitative targets in a profitable way, and to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
Your responsibilities
Responsible for creating, planning and implementing the marketing and sales strategy for the assigned area in accordance with the global marketing and sales strategy, and budget and efficiency targets, establishing marketing and sales targets and ensures their achievement through regular oversight, and definition and implementation of improvement plans as needed.
Responsible for achieving assigned order intake, margin and related objectives for the entire product portfolio. Drives evaluation of potential new and existing customers and their needs and leads the team in a proactive post-sales approach with a focus on solutions.
Responsible for the product marketing, industry, segment marketing and strategic and tactical marketing plan to support the relevant organization. Oversees market, competitive analysis and market segment definition activities, ensuring the market is monitored by developing and maintaining efficient marketing tools.
Developing relationships with key customers and other decision makers. Responsible for planning and implementing customer surveys, analyzing and acting on the results in order to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
Identifying, monitoring and maintaining/exceeding the sales market price levels, evaluating pricing impact on the results. Ensures achievement of sales volume and product mix targets by setting appropriate price and margin for individual sales opportunities. Manages ongoing costs.
Monitoring client financial status and reports any changes regarding risk to relevant internal partner teams. Responsible for identifying and managing risks relating to contract agreements and prices across customers/channels.
Overseeing the marketing and sales processes, and all relevant training and development plans, actions and programs, ensuring (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Coaches, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies. Drives and ensures know-how sharing and cross collaboration.
Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
Bachelor of Degree from Electrical Engineering.
More than 8 years in Sales & Marketing position and more than 2 years in Managerial position.
Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets.
Proven ability to drive sales process from plan to close.
Strong business sense and industry expertise, strong time-management and organizational skills.
Ability to coordinate several tasks at the same time and well-developed negotiation and sales skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels including to customer, partner and internal level in the organization
More about us
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