[Hiring] I&C Lead Sales Engineer @VetJobs

Role Description

As a I&C Lead Sales Engineer, you will lead the sales process and customer negotiations for transactional proposals under $5M. You will do so up to the point of contract signature. After that, the project transitions to the execution team. These proposals exclude first-of-a-kind (FOAK) and first-in-awhile (FIAW) initiatives, complex subcontracting or unfamiliar vendors, intricate terms and conditions, and situations involving new customers, competitors.

For the opportunities under your responsibility, you will:

• Develop the offer strategy
• Define target price
• Set the final offer price
• Expedite booking of the order

Throughout the process, you will coordinate with capture team stakeholders such as solutions engineers, supply chain, legal, and finance. You will build knowledge and direct working relationships with your customers. The ability for occasional travel to build trusting relationships face-to-face with customers is helpful to the role.

You will be responsible for:

• Forecasting orders and communicating those forecasts to their sales manager partner

You will report to the Director of Commercial Instrumentation and Controls. This is a remote opportunity that can be performed from anywhere within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales process/capture teams, and oversee offer development process, sourcing all commercial and technical components from respective teams.
• Ensure approval and delivery of competitive offers.
• Work with their sales manager partner to forecast expected offer submittal dates and eventual project award dates.
• Manage pricing strategy, set target price and offer price in full collaboration with their Capture team, leveraging the small deal pricing tools and deal desk.
• Grow the opportunity pipeline (commits and back up) in the CRM tool.
• Lead negotiations with customers, articulating value created through WEC services, and ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.
• Lead review of customer contract against the WEC offer and communicate with customer to ensure it is acceptable.
• Booking of the order upon receipt of purchase orders.
• Provide market intel to Product Mgt team to inform long term product and market strategy.
• Drive account strategy for overall customer needs (GM) in coordination with sales manager.
• Provide feedback on marketing and sales collateral.
• Work closely with Customer Solutions team to prepare technical proposal, all costing and technical risk mitigation for commercial offers.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or other technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technology driven projects or field experience. Prior utility experience preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options.
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members.
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement.
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays.
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers.
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service.
• Employee Referral Program.