Schneider Electric

Client Sales Executive

Schneider Electric$80K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in industrial automation sales with complex solutions
  • History of closing deals worth $5-10 million
  • Proven ability to drive new business in automation
  • Knowledge of Business Solutions and Manufacturing Applications
  • Experience with RFI/RFP proposal management and responses
  • Strong understanding of IPS offerings
  • Strategic sales and relationship management at a global level

Responsibilities

  • Manage the sales process from prospecting to closing contracts
  • Create and maintain a territory sales plan
  • Identify prospects and develop entry strategies
  • Use business knowledge to develop value propositions
  • Lead contract negotiations and deal positioning
  • Qualify opportunities and manage demand
  • Mentor other Client Sales Executives by sharing industry best practices

Benefits

  • Work-life balance with significant remote flexibility
  • Up to 60% travel for client engagements in specified regions
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring
  • Join a company committed to sustainability and innovation
  • Belong to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Full Job Description
What will you do?

Responsible for selling the organization's products or services to and maintaining relationships with existing named accounts in connection with direct sales to end users. The Client Sales Executive is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the sales relationship with each client/prospect in their assigned territory at every level from the Plant (site) manager to departmental line managers.

Location: Requires up to 60% travel to our clients in west TX and OK surrounding areas.

The Client Sales Executive drives new business through the identification, development, negotiation, and closure of new portfolio opportunities with prospects and clients and is responsible for the overall relationship and customer satisfaction of the client engagement. They target potential leads, qualify them, and lead the pursuit team in developing and positioning the solution.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Sales Executives are responsible for managing the entire sales process from identifying prospects to negotiating contracts.
  • Create and maintain territory sales plan
  • Identify prospects and create entry strategies for each
  • Utilize business and financial knowledge to create value propositions
  • Coordinate deal crafting and positioning
  • Lead or participate in contract negotiations
  • Manage demand and qualify opportunities
  • Shares industry, deal, and sales best-practice knowledge with the sales community and may mentor and coach other Client Sales Executives
  • Ability to engage in an Executive Level (CxO) - having valuable dialog; understand key strategies and financial drivers from an executive perspective
  • The ability to identify, communicate, position and implement the ECS strategy
  • The complexity of the account set - multi site, global, size

Who will you report to? Kaleb Watts - Process Automation Regional Sales Director

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

  • 5+ years of complex, solution selling industrial automation sales experience with DCS, PLC's and safety systems
  • Past experience in closing deals of $5-10 Million in contract value
  • Proven track record in developing new business in the automation field
  • Knowledgeable of Business Solutions and Manufacturing Applications
  • Track record of meeting/exceeding yearly quota
  • In-depth experience including RFI/RFP proposal strategy, management and response
  • Capability to understand IPS offerings and articulate those offerings to the industry and prospects
  • Strategic sales, relationship, and account management experience at a major services organization, preferably on a global basis

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric offers a wide range of products and services including electrical distribution, automation and control, and energy management. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in the industrial and commercial sectors. Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards for its sustainability efforts and is recognized as a leader in the industry.
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