What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spare Parts Sales Manager position at Voith Group?
About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Voith Hydro is hiring for :
Spare Parts Sales Manager
York, PA (US) or Oakville, ON (Canada)
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Reasons you’ll love working here :
Flexibility with work / life balance including a Hybrid schedule
Competitive compensation and benefits package
401K with generous company match
Climate-neutral footprint worldwide
Tuition reimbursement
Summary –
The Spare Parts Sales Engineer drives the regional growth of spare parts business, responsible for spares sales, execution and service, developing measures to achieve the defined goal of Sales and EBIT. The Spare Parts Sales Engineer provides the overall product leadership from the proposal phase through complete execution, promotes the supply of spare parts for hydroelectric power plants equipment supplied by Voith and 3rd parties, including, but not limited to turbine, generator, balance of plant electrical & mechanical and automation. This role includes leading the regional spare parts strategy, facilitating decision making process throughout the opportunity lifecycle, interpretation of the contract documents, providing the interface between the company and customer, as well as all functions as needed to successfully achieve our regional goals.
Responsibilities –
Developing, monitoring, and managing the regional spare parts portfolio.
Promote and deploy the spare parts program within the region, being responsible for the regional portfolio of Spare Parts, and its related targets.
Manage the applicable transactions using our ERP system, ensuring delivery of parts on time, on budget and with the expected quality.
Develop and maintain good working relations with customers, suppliers, and vendors.
Responsible for making logical decisions to resolve customers’ problems.
Accountability on the overall success of the spare parts business in north America.
Leading the regional spare parts team to ensure proper execution of the spare parts orders from proposal stage to delivery of parts.
This role will be the face to the customer for spares, which will require frequent travel to powerplants and in-depth know how of hydro power industry, power unit equipment and ability to recommend spares for emergency breakdown, regular maintenance or major overhauls
Qualifications –
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field with equivalent experience.
Master’s or a PhD degree is an asset.
Minimum of a five years’ experience in hydro power or similar industry (previous experience with spare parts management, sales and proposal preparation work is an asset).
Entrepreneurial skills to further develop and implement the Spare Parts program in the region.
Organizational skills combined with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Highly developed report writing, and technical skills are essential.
Must be able to consistently prioritize and complete multiple tasks in the time allotted with minimal supervision.
Frequent (40%) travel required within the North America territory to visit Customer sites and follow up with suppliers with exposure to industrial environments.
Experience on interpretation of O & M manuals, reading technical drawings and supporting customer on the evaluation of inventory for uninterrupted operation. Experience and ability to inspect the power unit / equipment would be an asset.
Voith US Inc. is an EEO / AA / VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.
