Sales Specialist

Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for meeting/exceeding assigned sales goals and objectives by developing and maintaining strong, productive working relationships with customers, and by successfully quoting, negotiating, closing and managing large commercial construction projects, incorporating the complete ABB ELSP, ELSB, and ELDS product portfolios.
The work model for the role is: Remote (50-100 miles radius), preferred locations in San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA.
This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Building in California.
You will be mainly accountable for:

• Develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships with channel partners (distributors, VAR’s, OEM’s), and influencers including engineers/consultants.

• Develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships with electrical and general contractors at all levels of their organizations.

• Perform project take-off's and develop cost effective proposals from project plans and specifications for electrical distribution and control equipment and services.

• Develop and maintain customer account plans & pipeline detailing identity of key customers, stakeholders, estimated total annual ABB volume, project hit-rate, strength of relationship, development needs, etc.

• Develop and utilize strong network of cross-functional internal resources (manufacturing, operations, spec engineers, field services, etc.) to maximize productivity and hit-rate.

Our team dynamics:
You will join a dynamic & high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Engineering degree is preferred)

• Minimum 2 years sales experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical industry and ABB products

• Strong project management skills

• CLP Graduate preferred (internal applicants only)

• Must be able to drive automobile to visit customers

• You hold current drivers license valid in California

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age,  race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

Benefits

Our benefits? Competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind.

• Sales Incentive Program

• Vehicle Reimbursement Program

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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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 $79,800 and $127,680 annually and is bonus eligible.

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