Electric Automation Business Development Specialist (PHX) (Home Office, US)
Sales & Business Development
United States · Remote
Summary of job contents
Drive the development of electronic product sales in a defined geography. Provide pre-sales product and Application support. Provide basic “feature benefit” and application sales training to sales engineers and selected customers for electronic products. Electronic Products defined as: Servo and stepping motor drives and controls, mechanical ball screw and belt drive actuators, PLC’s HMI’s, CPX valve manifolds.
b. Key accountabilities
• Primarily responsible for pre-sales support of all motion controllers, electric drives products (servo & stepper drives, actuators, and PLC‘s Knowledge of typical applications is required
• Drive the sales of electronic products through Festo Sales Engineers, Industry Segment Managers and selected distribution. These will be considered your “internal customers“
• Maintain good working knowledge of new products and their applications.
• Works closely with US Product Management, Industry Segment Managers, District Sales Managers and the E- Drives application engineers
• Additional work hours in excess of normal business hours may be necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities.
• Travel may be required via any means of transportation determined by Company for business reasons such as, training, customer sites/visits or a company business event.
c. Knowledge/skills/experience
Specialist Knowledge: |
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Technical knowledge | X |
Knowledge of products | X |
Knowledge of customers | X |
Knowledge of market/industry segments | X |
Knowledge of Festo as a company | X |
Business knowledge | X |
Management knowledge | n/a |
Skills: |
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Language Skills: | English Language |
Computer Skills: |
Computer Literate |
Knowledge & Experience |
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Education | BS-EE or equivalent (See below) |
Experience: | 3-5 years of field experience sizing/selecting and commissioning servo and stepper systems in an industrial environment.
Computer literate |
In Festo: |
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| Special experience in a particular industry segment: | automotive, semiconductor, photovoltaic, food and beverage and end-line packaging |
Special experience in a particular function: |
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Management experience: | n/a |
Basic Competencies | Very important | Important | Less important |
Performance orientation | X |
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Problem solving | X |
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Openness and Flexibility |
| X |
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Toughness |
| X |
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Personal planning and Organisation | X |
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Communication | X |
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Team working | X |
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Tolerance |
| X |
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Function-specific Competencies | Very important |
Important | Less important |
Strategic orientation |
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| X |
Critical and Entrepreneurial Thinking |
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| X |
Conflict Management |
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| X |
Innovation and Creativity |
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| X |
Negotiation Skills |
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| X |
Role model and Leadership motivation |
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Leading, Planning and Organizing |
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| X |
Delegation |
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| X |
The salary range for this position is $115,000-$135,000.