Sales Support Specialist - Houston

ABB•Houston, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Sales Support Specialist will have the opportunity to support the Electrification IBC (Industries, Building, Channel) Sales organization and customers during the proposal process. Each day, you will serve as a key technical resource in the assigned area. You will also showcase your expertise by preparing technical descriptions of the products and technology, determining costs, and preparing final documentation. This is a remote position with preference for candidates to be located in the Houston metro area. This role is contributing to the Electrification Division in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college (OR a high school diploma / GED) and 2+ years of experience selling in the electrical industry.
Experience working with contractors & channel partners
Experience with the following: contract negotiations, application, take-off, proposal development skills, presentation skills.
Customer-focused mindset with proven ability to respond quickly to customer needs
Knowledge of customer financial drivers / needs
Understanding of CRM system, SFDC preferred
Six Sigma or equivalent Quality training
Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Responsibilities

Offering technical advice and solutions on inquiries from customers/channels/Sales Specialists about ABB products/systems/applications.
Performing analytic and diagnostic studies to determine the optimal technical solution to meet customer needs and address complex inquiries.
Developing and maintaining new sales opportunities and resolving specific customer problems; and ensuring achievement of targets on orders, Net Price Variance (NPV), and Net Promoter Score (NPS).
Ensuring the achievement of budget goals, including volume targets and profitable growth, across all assigned product groups and in the respective countries.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.