Schneider Electric

Microgrid Multi-Channel Sales Representative

Schneider Electric$133K — $200K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field preferred
  • 3-5+ years of experience in channel or partner sales
  • Knowledge of renewable energy, microgrids, or distributed energy resources
  • Strong negotiation and business development skills
  • Familiarity with CRM tools for pipeline management
  • Strategic mindset and market analysis ability

Responsibilities

  • Drive growth for a named portfolio of channel partners
  • Manage and track partner-led pipeline and forecast
  • Lead joint marketing activities to expand market reach
  • Ensure alignment in partner and internal sales opportunities
  • Conduct bi-annual reviews to assess partner performance
  • Build understanding of customer needs and market drivers
  • Support proposal development and opportunity qualification

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements and paid family leave
  • 12 holidays and 15 paid vacation days annually
  • Competitive pay with incentive programs and 401(k) match
  • Access to learning platforms and career development opportunities
  • Community support through volunteer initiatives and military leave benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title: Microgrid Multi-Channel Sales Representative

Role Summary

The Microgrid Multi-Channel Sales Representative is responsible for driving profitable growth of Schneider Electric's microgrid business through a partner-led, multi-channel sales strategy. This role manages and develops a portfolio of channel partners, while also supporting internal cross-business-unit sales motions to identify, qualify, and close opportunities and deliver differentiated EcoStruxure Microgrid solutions to end customers.

Acting as the commercial lead within the channel ecosystem and in collaboration with specified internal teams, the representative builds strategic relationships with partners and customers, drives pipeline and order execution, and ensures successful partner onboarding, enablement, and sustained performance. The role combines direct field sales execution, partner development, and V2/overlay support, requiring strong business acumen, financial acumen, estimating capability, proposal generation, market insight, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Drive Orders & Pipeline Growth
  • Own and grow a portfolio of named channel partners to achieve microgrid order and revenue targets
  • Build, manage, and track partner-led pipeline including forecasting and close planning
  • Lead joint go-to-market activities with partners to generate qualified opportunities and expand market share
  • Maintain visibility into both partner-led and Schneider-led opportunities, ensuring alignment across sales motions
  • Deliver consistent pipeline and performance reporting to leadership

Partner Management & Enablement
  • Serve as the primary relationship owner for assigned partners, building long-term, value-driven partnerships
  • Lead partner onboarding, including evaluation, qualification, and contracting (applications & agreements)
  • Drive ongoing enablement and certification, ensuring partners are equipped to sell and position Microgrid Flex and other EcoStruxure microgrid solutions
  • Conduct bi-annual partner reviews to assess performance, identify growth opportunities, and align strategy
  • Track and improve partner capability development (training completion, solution competency, pipeline growth)

The role is critical to scaling the microgrid business by identifying, educating, and enabling partners to drive sales, develop solutions, and deploy distributed energy resources.

Customer & Market Engagement
  • Build and maintain deep understanding of customer needs, use cases, and market drivers (resilience, sustainability, cost optimization)
  • Position Schneider Electric's full EcoStruxure Microgrid portfolio and advise on the best-fit technology stack to solve customer challenges
  • Lead or support customer engagements, technical discussions, and solution positioning alongside specialized sales and engineering teams
  • Represent Schneider Electric through thought leadership, trade shows, and industry events


Commercial Execution & Opportunity Support
  • Support partners and internal stakeholders in opportunity qualification, solution development, estimating, pricing alignment, and proposal creation
  • Ensure clear scope definition and high-quality proposals that drive customer satisfaction and successful execution
  • Facilitate handoffs to internal engineering, tendering, and execution teams for deal closure and delivery readiness
  • Capture and route non-fit opportunities to appropriate channels and provide insights to inform product roadmap evolution


Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Champion a team-selling approach, acting as a liaison between:
  • Channel partners
  • Internal sales teams
  • Technical and offer teams
  • Partner with internal cross-business-unit teams to qualify opportunities, support targeted projects, and determine best-fit project pursuit and execution strategy
  • Collaborate with regional and cross-BU sales leaders to identify and recruit new partners in target markets
  • Provide structured feedback to influence offer development and go-to-market strategy

Operating Model & Impact
  • Individual contributor role with high autonomy and accountability for business outcomes
  • Applies advanced field sales expertise to drive measurable impact on pipeline, orders, and partner performance
  • Operates across a multi-channel ecosystem, balancing direct influence with partner-led execution
  • Success is measured by:
  • Pipeline growth & conversion
  • Partner productivity & capability maturity
  • Market share expansion in microgrid solutions
  • Customer satisfaction and solution adoption

Key Skills & Capabilities
  • Strong channel sales, negotiation, and business development expertise
  • Proven ability to build and scale strategic partnerships
  • Proficient in CRM tools (e.g. bFO) for pipeline management and reporting
  • Strong skills in financial analysis, estimating, and proposal development to aid solution design and commercial execution.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Strategic mindset with ability to analyze markets and identify growth opportunities
  • Solid understanding of:
  • Microgrid and distributed energy ecosystems
  • Solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and electrical infrastructure
  • Partner-led go-to-market models

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree (engineering or related field preferred)
  • 3-5+ years of industry specific experience, including channel/partner sales
  • Experience in renewable energy, microgrids, or distributed energy resources (DER)
  • Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA or engineering), Energy certifications (e.g., CEM), Deep familiarity with EPCs, contractors, and energy solution providers in the onsite energy sector

Bottom Line

This role sits at the intersection of sales execution, partner strategy, and market development, enabling Schneider Electric to scale microgrid adoption through a high-performing channel ecosystem while delivering measurable commercial results.

Bring your sales expertise to a team that's ready to support your success - apply today!

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 133,600 - USD 200,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

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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