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This Position reports to:

Sales Support Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the assigned Sales organization (division and market) 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 knowledge by preparing technical descriptions of the products and technology, determining costs, and preparing final documentation.

The work model for the role is #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Automation business in Energy industries division based in Bangalore, India.

You will be mainly accountable for:

- Bid Management & Compliance: Ensure adherence to bid process compliance and deliver high-quality bid documentation within defined timelines.
- Technical Solutioning & Support: Develop optimal technical solutions tailored to customer needs, and support the Sales team with cost-effective, technically appropriate proposals.
- Customer Engagement & Presentations: Conduct technical presentations and demonstrations for internal teams and customers, addressing complex product-related queries.
- Market & Competitor Analysis: Analyze customer requirements and competitor offerings using market insights to enhance proposal quality and win rates.
- Performance & Sales Growth: Increase sales targets, including order volumes, profitability, and customer satisfaction (NPS).
- Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Share best practices, support risk review processes, and contribute to continuous improvement through lessons learned and lost proposal analysis. Analyzes lost proposals, identifies the potential cause, and recommends future actions in cooperation with the Sales/ business unit to improve results.

Qualifications for the role

- Minimum of 5+ years in bidding/tendering for turnkey automation projects (DCS, PLC, Safety PLC, Power Management Systems) demonstrating advanced skills in cybersecurity for energy industries, preferably Oil & Gas, Chemical, and Refining sectors.
- Prior design engineering experience in control systems, safety systems, power management systems, and field instrumentation for both offshore and onshore industries.
- Thorough knowledge of industry standards, market requirements, pricing approaches, and potential business ventures.
- Deep knowledge of industry standards, market demands, pricing strategies, and business opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex automation bids/projects effectively, both locally and internationally.
- Bachelor's degree (BE/B.Tech) in Electronics, Control, or Instrumentation.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, a methodical and quality-driven mindset, a cooperative attitude, and a commitment to value creation and innovation.

Benefits

- Professional and personal challenges in a positive and innovative environment.
- Being part of a company at the cutting edge with new technology, interaction with customers and various and challenging work.
- Flexible working time with balance between office work and travelling.
- Motivated and highly competent colleagues who are willing to share their knowledge with you. Career opportunities within a global company.

More about us

The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation and water. With its integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize. The Division also supports the development, integration and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. The Division’s goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), the Division brings over 50 years of domain knowledge delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reducing risk, operational cost and capital cost, while minimizing waste for customers, from project start-up and throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

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