Job Description

Sales Specialist - LV MotorsTake your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.You will be working as Sales Specialist, reporting to Sales Manager for Motion business area, IEC LV Motors division based in Modderfontein, South Africa. You will be responsible for building long term customer relationships and managing resolution to specific customer needs and issues.Your responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product / systems / services offering, and aligning to provide a solution
• Selling products / system to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned Business Units / Product Groups
• Performing regular status reviews and proposing recovery plans in cases of potential order shortfalls
• Identifying and driving the development of new market opportunities in the designated market and ensuring know-how sharing and cross-collaboration
• Managing administrative procedures in sales processes and supporting collection and project management activities when needed
• Monitoring customer and market trend and communicating with global or regional team to get required support to develop business

Your background

• National Diploma / University Degree (Engineering background preferable)
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in sales or engineering related field to demonstrate capability to achieve business results
• Experience of business development with sales records for new customers/markets is preferred
• Market and products specific knowledge of motor products compulsory
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

More about usThe IEC LV Motors Division is a global market leader focused on helping industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation increase energy efficiency. The division offers a full range of energy efficient low voltage motors, including SynRM (synchronous reluctance) motors to help customers reduce power bills and cut emissions. With rugged designs, a global footprint and application expertise, IEC LV motor solutions have a well-earned reputation of improving reliability and productivity in the most demanding applications We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning Work model: on site #LI-onsite

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