Sales Manager (ES25075)

Job # ES25075 Job Title Sales Manager Office Location Houston, TX preferred Business Function /Department Industrial Systems/Port Solutions Sales Territory, if applicable   General Role Description Develop and implement commercial and technical strategies for current and potential clients in the port solutions industry segment on a rolling 18-month cycle to deliver orders budget. Role Accountabilities -    Identify, establish contact, and develop relationships with a network of purchase influencers within current and potential client organizations to position the Company to bid for their new opportunities.  -    Identify technical client needs and engage internal resources to ensure integration of commercial offerings with client expectations -    Develop and implement sales and business plans and strategies at strategic accounts -    Create and lead the tactical plan for pursuing projects at approved accounts -    Build industry and client awareness of the Company's products and services via presentations at conferences, trade shows and at client meetings -    Develop and communicate opportunity forecasts and sales plans to Business Unit and Company management -    Provide guidance in the preparation, review, and final commercial proposal generation to client -    Prepare and deliver presentations at technical conferences and meetings with clients, at client sites, as assigned -    Utilize successful order closing strategies to secure orders -    Effectively position the Company's products and services as the solution to client needs -    Assess and report opportunity risks, as appropriate to the opportunity -    Provide pre-sales technical assistance to clients and partners, such as reviewing written proposals and specifications, and conducting product and service presentations -    Identify, resolve, and communicate resolution on customer issues, escalating unresolved issues to immediate manager -    Produce and maintain records of opportunities, proposals, contracts, projects, and business activities per corporate guidelines -    Provide timely updates on sales activity, performance, integration of corporate business project processes, market trends, project status, and client relationship issues to business unit and Company management -    Identify opportunities and provide recommendations to business unit for improvements in sales management processes -    Identify and recommend new and/or enhanced products or service feature needs by soliciting feedback from clients, monitoring industry trends, and tracking the competitive environment to drive business growth -    Feedback product and service concerns to appropriate management for continuous improvement -    Review sales literature for technical accuracy -    Provide technical guidance in the preparation, review, and final commercial proposal generation to clients -    Track competitor's offerings, assess client situations, and propose competitive options applicable to the client's individual needs -    Lead contract negotiations as assigned -    Travel to client locations, both locally and regionally, in support of sales opportunities General Employee Accountabilities -    Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager -    Give manager best advice -    Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified -    Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager -    Exemplify Company Core Values:  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment -    Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws -    Recommend viable improvements proactively -    Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes Minimum Qualifications -   Bachelor's degree or equivalent via education and/or work experience -   5 years’ technical sales, technical customer service, or application engineering experience in a commercial environment -   2 years’ experience in technical sales, technical client service, project support, or application engineering experience in a commercial environment -   Demonstrated experience in business-to-business sales in port solutions -   Demonstrated experience supporting clients in the port industry -   Demonstrated experience with industry procurement processes -   Demonstrated experience with client specifications review, proposal development -   Demonstrated success in achieving annual orders budget -   Demonstrated presentation skills -   Demonstrated negotiation skills -   Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts -   Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills -   Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility -   Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook -   Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 50%, with limited notice -   Ability to climb and work on cranes at heights up to approximately 175 feet Preferred Qualifications -   2 years' experience with drive, control, and automation systems in the crane systems industry segment -   Demonstrated success achieving annual orders budgets of $8M-$12M -   Demonstrated success closing solutions contracts in excess of $3M -   Successful existing relationships with purchase influencers at TMEIC client and potential client organizations -   Proficiency with a CRM tool -   Fluency in language(s) spoken in assigned geographic area Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website:  https://www.tmeic.com/.  To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting.  A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application.  Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted. 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