Area Sales Professional

Siemens Process Industries and Drives business is the world?s leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers.  Our extensive product range includes industrial automation and control systems, manufacturing execution systems, safety systems, industrial instrumentation and communication solutions and intelligent motor control solutions. 

Siemens currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Area Sales Professional to join our Process Industries and Drives team in any of our Eastern seaboard offices.  

Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, this role will be challenging and rewarding.  Your primary function is to identify, develop and influence key projects, roll-out of new service offerings and value propositioning, whilst also being responsible for effectively handling customer enquiries. You will also be responsible for fostering relationships with Key Accounts in order to increase customer loyalty and business gross profit.

Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

? Performing all required sales activities for the assigned territory and accounts including;

  - Evaluating customer requirements and developing a solution to meet those requirements

  - Preparing and submitting offers to customers

  - Negotiating offers with customers

? Be the customer advocate within the Siemens organisation, taking responsibility for all customer activities ensuring a timely and positive outcome

? Perform sales administration tasks such as forecasting and reporting, pipeline management, CRM management etc.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with a Certificate/Diploma in a technical and/or commercial discipline, experience in a selling role and be able to demonstrate a successful track record. You will also have a technical understanding of power conversion systems for grid stability and energy storage, so relevant Industry exposure is preferred. Ideally across renewables, utilities and industrial customers.

You must be able to communicate effectively and be able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and within customer organisations. 

In return, we offer a rewarding team environment, a commitment to your ongoing learning and development, and an attractive salary package.

For further details on this exciting opportunity please contact Austen Williams on 03 9721 2351 for a confidential discussion.