Sales Manager Projects HV Cable Systems

Your new Role

Main responsibilities will be related to sales and business development activities to nurture relationships with key Utility and TSO customers and fully manage the direct sales process for their major tenders principally within the German market and with neighboring countries.

Projects typically will be at high voltage cable level and be turnkey in nature concerning either major underground cable systems interconnectors between nations and/or export cable connections for grid access of offshore wind developing their national transmission grid.

Typical responsibilities:

• Identify and develop business opportunities for HV land & submarine cable systems within the defined market(s) with the aim of achieving and/or exceeding defined sales targets
• Proactively lead and participate in tender preparations; participate in contract negotiations with clients
• Implement defined sales strategies to achieve profitable business develop solid relationships with market players and to identify new revenue streamsAttain detailed knowledge of the defined market(s) its characteristics and trends the relevant clients competitors and other market players
• Develop and manage regular reports related to tender phase all relevant sales market and competitor activity;
• Analyse cooperate with the Contract requirements and conditions;
• Prepare relevant TPA/RAF as per Group requirement;Develop and retain close and longterm client relationships providing ongoing support to client to ensure they receive high quality customer service

Highlights:

• Developing a full understanding of our product portfolio
• offering technical support to customers and employees
• giving technical guidance on sales presentations and materials
• providing detailed product specs
• proactively finding technical solutions to client problems and helping sales executives define scope and strategy of projects

What youll need to succeed:

• Experience as a Sales Manager within industry related projects across a range of sectors and customers or alternatively technical background with a clear commercial mindset
• Strong business development attitude with experience in the field to develop and care for existing and new customer accounts
• Good communications/marketing skills (front line interface with customers and third parties comfortable to speak publicly e.g. presentations at seminars exhibitions conferences etc.
• Language skills: Fluent German. Fluent English
• Problem solving and target oriented mentality
• Interest to quickly learn and take responsibility
• Ability to interact with full organization hierarchy of clients & contractors. Comfortable with all levels up to and including senior management (to CEO level)
• Experience/attitude in dealing with complex and high value bids and involve internal and external stakeholders from different functions within the Group.
• Engineering background. Comfortable to discuss at least first level engineering issues with Clients
• Pragmatism. Capability to set and to handle pragmatically the priorities
• Responsible solving customer complaints taking appropriate actions to ensure customer retention
• Teamoriented able to share competences network ideas and information with the rest of the team.
• Willingness to travel frequently and extensively predominantly within Europe

What we offer:

• Global community
• Training opportunities
• Opportunities for personal growth
• Variety of challenges
• Solid industry
• Multiproduct business
• Sense of belonging

Prysmian as an Equal Opportunity Employer aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds skills and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent where people feel respected included and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race ethnicity religion nationality origin citizenship status socioeconomic status age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status disability military service or veteran status pregnancy parental leave medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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