Sales Manager – Bus & Transit, OEM Sales (REMOTE)

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ABB E-mobility is enabling zero-emission mobility as a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. We are a partner of choice for the world’s biggest EV OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators, offering the widest portfolio of EV charging solutions from smart chargers for the home to high-power chargers for the highway stations of the future, solutions for the electrification of fleets and charging for electric buses and trucks. With over 1,800 employees around the world, ABB E-mobility has sold more than one million EV chargers across more than 85 markets, including over 50,000 DC fast chargers. As our Sales Leader for our electric buses and transit charging infrastructure business segment, you will be accountable for evaluating customer requirements, developing and implementing sales strategies designed to satisfy those requirements while maximizing profits, improving performance, and ensuring optimum levels of customer satisfaction. You will work collaboratively with the ABB Sales Team to ensure targets are met for the Bus & Transit Segment. If you are looking for a new challenging Industry Segment Account Management Sales role to accelerate your career in the disruptive Electric Transportation industry, then we invite you to consider joining our E-mobility U.S. Sales Team. *** This position is a virtual, remote-based Regional U.S. opportunity, with preferred location in Pacific Time Zone, based in cities such as Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, or the San Francisco Bay area***

This position reports to

VP Sales Transit & Bus Charging Solutions, E-mobility

Your responsibilities

• Execute a segment specific sales plan that delivers value to direct and indirect customers as it is impacts the growth of ABB E-Mobility products and solutions
• Assess continuously market trends, customers, competitors, industries, applications and country analyses to identify and realize opportunities with existing and potential new customers within the target segment
• Develop and maintain comprehensive database of utility industry decision-makers as it pertains to EV policy, adoption, and EV Charging Infrastructure implementation
• Understand the changing regulatory policies affecting EV infrastructure, and become the Internal and external subject matter expert, to help drive strategy
• Responsible for direct involvement and support to:
• RFI, RFQ and RFP technical specification review and inputs and responses
• Influencing technical specifications for product and application positioning
• ABB presence on relevant industry standards committees as needed
• Understanding of Contract Structure and Terms and Conditions
• Work closely with transit agencies and consultants, work to align product requirements with the product group and support interoperability and design input into ABB product roadmap
• Attend and participate and represent ABB at key industry events

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree is required with a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in a Business Development or Sales role, preferably in the Electrification Transportation, or Energy & Power Utilities industries; Master’s Degree a plus
• In lieu of having a degree, will consider 12 or more years of direct experience in a sales role within the transportation industry, preferably in the Tier 1 vehicle OEM market
• Experience with grid modernization projects and a broad knowledge of Smart Grid, distributed energy resources, and energy storage technologies
• Ability to influence and close sales with utilities, municipalities, and transit agencies is required
• Experience in managing and understanding channels to market and when to utilize is highly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Must be willing and able to travel nationally up to 50% to support key business development efforts
• Must be able to work independently in a senior level individual contributor sales role, while maintaining and growing relationships within the broader ABB EV Infrastructure team
• Salary Range for this position: 120K -130K Base salary, plus 35% Sales Incentive Bonus
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
• International relocation is not available for this position

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

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