ABB Ltd

Sales Specialist

ABB Ltd$100K — $130K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant sales or account management experience
  • Expertise in commercial plan design and execution
  • Strong knowledge of electrical division sales, focusing on Arc Flash and Infrared services
  • Proven success in marketing strategy deployment and closing sales negotiations
  • Strong leadership and organizational capability-building skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with excellent communication and networking skills
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer business drivers and interpret ABB's impact on opportunities
  • Develop sales strategies for Infrared and Arc Flash services to meet quality standards
  • Set and achieve sales targets for accounts with a structured follow-up process
  • Sell ABB solutions focusing on profitability, volume, and product mix
  • Create added value for customers through coordinated sales efforts
  • Utilize standardized marketing and sales tools for account management
  • Monitor competitor activity and formulate strategies in response

Benefits

  • Choice between two medical plan options: PPO or High Deductible Health Plan
  • Two dental plan options available: Core and Core Plus
  • Vision benefits provided
  • Company paid life insurance and AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance company paid
  • Parental leave of up to 6 weeks
  • Employee Assistance Program for mental health and wellness support
  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
  • 11 paid holidays and permissive vacation policy
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
Service Sales Manager

As a Sales Specialist, you will assist in Developing, implementing, and managing account strategies for local / strategic account(s) focused on share of wallet growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Also, coordinates the sales activities and manages resolution of specific customer problems.

Your Responsibilities:
  • Understands the key drivers of the relevant customer's business and their business environment and accordingly interprets the impact and opportunity for ABB.
  • High understanding of Infrared and Arc Flash services. You will help develop our teams approach to selling these services and maintaining high quality standards to our approach.
  • Defines and proposes sales targets for the account and ensures those are achieved with a structured follow up process across divisions and countries.
  • Sells products/solutions/services to customers with the focus on volume, mix, and profitability targets representing the whole ABB group.
  • Creates added value for both the customer and ABB by ensuring a coordinated sales approach (e.g., frame agreements, AVL related actions).
  • Drives the application of standardized Marketing and Sales (M&S) processes and tools (Salesforce, Account Plans, AVLs etc.) for the account.
  • Leads the development and implementation of the account plan and SoW growth actions.
  • Monitors competitors' activity with the account and ensures that appropriate response strategies are formulated and implemented.


Your Background:
  • At least 3+ years in a relevant sales position/account manager position.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the design and execution of commercial plans and strategies
  • Good understanding of sales in the electrical division. Primarily Arc Flash, Infrared, Preventative Maintenance and Renewables. High emphasis on Arc Flash and Infrared services.
  • Proven track record in designing and deploying marketing strategies and/or leading and closing sales deals
  • Demonstrated ability for leading and building organizational capabilities, robust systems and processes and culture of high performance / excellence in marketing and sales.
  • Entrepreneurial attitude, excellent communication skills and senior executive presence. Self-driven with networking, collaboration, and intercultural skills.
  • Excellent leadership and people development skills, relevant and successful change management experience.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree preferred in Engineering or Business Administration.


ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $100,500 and $130,000 annually and is bonus eligible.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

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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