What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Sales Engineer (Remote) position at VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP?
US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm said, “With what Virginia Transformer is doing, they are at the center of how we’re going to build out the backbone of our clean energy future.”
Virginia Transformer and Georgia Transformer Corp., is “the engineering firm that makes transformers.”
Join the largest US manufacturer of Power transformers, VTC – GTC have been leading to secure the reliability and resilience of our country’s electric grid for more than 50 years. We produce power transformers for all applications – to support our industry and power generation and distribution.
The demand for VTC- GTC transformers has surged due to the push to use Transformers made in USA. Our six state-of-the-art North American facilities are serving our country with the shortest delivery.
We need individuals who want to share in the pride we take in ensuring American manufacturing continues to flourish.
Role is 100% Remote and you must reside on either the West or East Coast.
Virginia – Georgia Transformer Corporation, a leading distribution and power transformer manufacturer, has an immediate opening for a seasoned Sales Engineer for the Utility Market, responsible for Western and Eastern Regions of the US.
This position is accountable for achieving all sales goals for the assigned market, including generation of new inquiries, securing new orders and maintaining sales margins in accordance with the overall policies and objectives of the Company.
Essential Functions
- Execute sales growth strategy for the utility market
- Increase sales, profitability, hit rate, and market share and customer satisfaction, meeting all company’s goals and objectives
- Identify and penetrate new growing / emerging market segments
- Develop and strengthen all key accounts
- Utilizing all available channel partners and other resources, develop and maintain a robust inquiry pipeline that provides a foundation for future quote and booking activity. Track and analyze pipeline regularly and adjust methods to maximize inquiry to quote conversion
- Work with application engineers to prepare and deliver timely, high-quality, accurate, effective quotation to all customers
- Achieve order booking goal by continuously monitoring outstanding quotes and taking necessary actions (visits, pricing, etc.) to enhance hit rate while meeting budgeted profit and plant loading targets.
- Work with sales rep network to ensure achievement of their sales goals – inquiry generation and follow-up, support customer visits, product training, quote closure and bid feedback. Measure sales rep performance and train or upgrade reps as necessary to maximize their performance.
- Work with project managers to ensure open communication and timely resolution of issues that support company’s commercial goals. Provide guidance to the utility project managers to maintain all projects stay on track, customers remained informed during the order execution to achieve high level of customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate negotiation activities of all major opportunities
- Provide and maintain timely, quality inputs to the quotation data system and customer management tools for the assigned market(s).
- Define and continuously maintain critical market intelligence from a market, customer and competitor view for the US utility market
- Work with the marketing team to create compelling sales collateral that highlights the value propositions/differentiators
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Engineering or equivalent technical field
- Minimum 3 years of technical sales experience, preferably in utility market
- Strong knowledge/experience with medium / high voltage electrical equipment, preferably with medium voltage distribution, power transformers, field service transformer testing and commissioning services
- Experience in working with channel partners (manufacturer’s representatives, EPCs/contractors and distributors)
- Strong written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated track-record of growing assigned market segments year-over-year
- Ability to make cold calls
- Ability to travel 40-50% of the time
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
Territory: Utility Market (Investor-Owned Utilities and Public Power Utilities)
Sales Engineer is expected to travel between 40-50% of the time. Candidate must reside in the Western region of the US to be considered.
Employment Type
Full-time
