ABB Ltd

Area Sales Manager - Commercial Construction

ABB Ltd$110K — $130K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities.
  • Experience in Senior Account Management.
  • Familiarity with a full portfolio of power distribution products and services.
  • Willingness to travel 25%-50% within territory as required.
  • Work authorization for ABB in the U.S. required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead performance management and conduct annual reviews for sales personnel, ensuring accountability and improvement.
  • Create and implement employee development plans focusing on technical and professional training.
  • Manage business performance by overseeing scorecards and tracking growth metrics.
  • Own key account relationships and serve as the escalation point for commercial decisions.
  • Implement regional strategies in collaboration with sales and channel leadership to achieve goals.

Benefits

  • Two medical plan options: Copay Plan or High Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account.
  • Two dental plan options available: Core and Core Plus.
  • Vision benefit included.
  • Company-paid life insurance (2X base pay) and AD&D insurance (1X base pay).
  • Short and long-term disability coverage provided by the company.
  • Parental leave of up to 6 weeks available.
  • 401k savings plan with company contributions and stock acquisition plan.
  • Employee assistance program and health advocate support resources.
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
District Sales Manager, Dallas

Your role and responsibilities:

As the Area Sales Manager (ASM) for Commercial Construction, you will manage a territory and lead a team of C&I focused sales people which meets its volume growth (balanced selling), price/quality/margin, cost and customer satisfaction objectives, through excellent external and internal customer relations and an increasing market share in the geographical area of responsibility.

Provide consistent disciplined, local execution of the regional C&I strategy and programs meeting local coverage targets across ABB's BUs and customer needs.

The area sales manager is engaged in customer facing implementation of aggressive measures to achieve sales to C&I customers, systems and services in the assigned geography. He/she/they also ensures individual BU sales targets are met or exceeded and that net margin maximizes profits within the geography. The individual participates in C&I planning and ensures that strategies are aligned with the district and regional C&I objectives, in conjunction with talent management and recruitment

This is a hybrid position based out of our Dallas - Fort Worth office.

This role is contributing to the Electrification IBC (Industries, Building, Channel) Division in the United States.

You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Lead performance management and annual reviews for all C&I sales personnel, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Develop and execute employee development plans, including technical and professional training, while coaching sales teams to improve decision-making, planning, and resource allocation.
  • Drive business performance by managing scorecards, tracking BU/C&I segment growth, reviewing monthly and quarterly results, and monitoring conversions, pipeline progression, and product mix.
  • Lead customer and channel success by owning key account relationships, serving as the escalation point for commercial decisions, implementing regional strategy, and collaborating with sales and channel leadership to achieve geography goals.


Qualifications for the role:

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business. Advanced degree desirable
  • Minimum 10 years related experience
  • Exceptional analytical, communication and leadership skills
  • Senior Account Management experience
  • Understanding and experience with full portfolio of products and services (including power distribution one-line and installation products)
  • Ability to travel 25%-50% throughout territory as needed.
  • Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the United States.


ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

Health, Life & Disability
  • Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
  • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
  • Vision benefit
  • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
  • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
  • Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
  • Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
  • Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
  • Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
  • Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
  • Employee discount program


Retirement
  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)


Time off
  • ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.


MyBenefitsABB.com

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About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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