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Area Sales Manager-Metallurgy
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This is a position with global grade
13
This position reports to
Business Line Manager, Growth and Metals
Your role and responsibilities
Manage sales of Metallurgy products in assigned region with responsibility for sales targets at budgeted levels and margins
In conjunction with Management and other Metallurgy team members implement sales and marketing strategies for sales
Provide technical product support, metallurgical and engineering expertise to customers and team members
Advise management, project and engineering departments of technical issues, potential solutions or product enhancements to protect and grow the business
Identify and develop new business opportunities and strategic plans to maintain ABB Metallurgy´s competitive advantage and ensure long term growth and profitability
Heavy customer interaction with specific focus on technical sales and support across the region
Responsible for the attainment of company goals such as sales, budget and profit margins
Regularly interact with customers, metallurgy team members and industry contacts to support the existing business strategies and identify potential sales opportunities
Prepare and present all needed documentation for customer proposal
Prepare and present the metallurgy products detailed presentation to customers/OEM’S (Original Equipment Manufacturers)
Prepare and monitor sales budget, forecasts, and market analysis
Liaise with ABB colleagues in assigned region
Demonstrate integrity and a positive attitude
Demonstrate patience when conflicts occur and be able to assist in resolving all conflicts in the most advantageous manner for the business to succeed
Maintain personal safety in all actions especially when visiting customer plants
Liaise with project and design team during the project execution to ensure meeting customer expectations
Frequently compile competitor’s information on the products
Must be able to excel in a diverse, multi country environment
Qualifications for the role
• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering preferred or related engineering field.
• 8 years of experience in the metals and/or steel working with the metallurgy products directly related to the Steel and Aluminum Industry
• Advanced knowledge in steelmaking with emphasis on continuous casting and/or EAF steelmaking is preferred
• Contract Negotiation skills
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
Benefits
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan
More about us
Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries – Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement, Data centers and Food and Beverage.
We offer an international and dynamic working environment where our business delivers advanced technology in large projects across the world in a customer-oriented and highly globalized industry.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
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