Senior Sales Executive - Solar/Power Electronics

Job Description

- Meets and exceeds sales target: generation of order income and revenue from new and existing large and

medium customers as defined in the sales plan.

- Develops and maintains a customer focused list (together with Area Sales Manager) by proposing focused customers and business opportunities based on marketing leads, own opportunities, certificate expiry lists, market knowledge, etc.

- Identifies solutions for customer needs, if necessary with the involvement of Subject Master Experts.

- Generates new leads (e.g. on fairs) and converts assigned sales leads generated by e.g. marketing or

other channels.

- Executes customer visits and or visits of industry events.

- Acquires new customers.

- Maintains / grows customer loyalty and ring-fences critical business through regular customer interaction

and visits.

- Maintains positive relationships with existing customers to up-sell the service portfolio.

- Recovers lost customers.

- Documents all activities in the relevant TR IT tools (e.g. Salesforce.com).

- Responsible for the on-time delivery, quality and follow-up of the quotation according to the customer

needs.

- Follows up on quotations with customer (can be delegated to sales support).

- Conducts the final negotiation of quotation and contracts with the customer in collaboration with relevant

stakeholders / P&L responsible persons and in line with TR requirements.

- Supports in the cash collection of unpaid / overdue invoices for the customers for which (s)he is responsible.

- Contact for cross-BF (Business Function) / cross-BS (Business Stream) inquiries from other Sales

colleagues.

- Monitors market and competitors.

- Conducts sales analytics in area of responsibility.

- Participates in regular sales reviews with the disciplinary Supervisor.

- Supports the Area Sales Manager in defining the yearly sales plan.

Job Requirement

-        University degree in Business Administration or equivalent work experiences.

-        Good command of spoken and written English

-        At least 3-5 years of experience in related area

-        “Consultative Sales”: 3-5 years of professional experience in Sales or related area.

-        Ideally first experience in Testing Inspection, Certification (TIC) or related field,

-        Experience in one or more areas within scope of Solar, Machinery, Components, Power electronics is preferable.

General Requirements:

User knowledge in MS Office, Salesforce.com: Proven track record in sales.

Consultative Sales:

• Pronounced technical comprehension in the field / related area.

• Pronounced ability for self-motivation.

• Ability to meet deadlines without supervision.

• Excellent selling and negotiation skills.

• Superb interpersonal skills.

• Time management and prioritization skills.

• Business orientation, result orientation, services orientation, effective communication and relationship management.