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This position reports to:
Sales Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead marketing and sales activities related to products, systems, and services within the defined industry segments, for the assigned area. Each day, you will ensure that the division and related sales units substantially improve their sales, margins, market share, and customer satisfaction in the selected market segments. You will also showcase your expertise by developing and implementing a market-based strategy including direct, third party, and project sales and enhancing cross-division and cross-region business-led collaborations for the specific market segment.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
This role is contributing to the Motion business area in Bogota, Colombia.
You will be mainly accountable for:
Building relationships with key external influencers/key customers and leverages ABB’s strengths to capture new business opportunities.
Driving and ensuring knowledge sharing and cross-division and cross-country collaborations.
Activating operation intelligence, benchmarking, and analysis to identify industry segment trends, practices, product gaps, competitor strategy, etc.
Qualifications for the role
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
You are immersed in the Oil & Gas (Hydrocarbons) industry and highly skilled in developing commercial opportunities and managing strategic customer relationships within this market.
You have 6+ years of experience in technical sales, preferably working with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and industrial electrical solutions.
Possess an enhanced knowledge of Variable Frequency Drives (mandatory). Knowledge of electric motors and substations is desirable.
You are passionate about customer relationship management and business growth, with strong influencing, communication, teamwork, resilience, and adaptability skills.
You are at ease communicating in English at an advanced level.
You are willing and available to travel up to 60% of the time within Colombia.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
Skills Required
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in technical sales, preferably with VFDs and industrial electrical solutions
- Enhanced knowledge of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Knowledge of electric motors and substations
- Experience in the Oil & Gas (Hydrocarbons) industry and ability to develop commercial opportunities and manage strategic customer relationships
- Advanced level English communication skills
- Willingness and availability to travel up to 60% within Colombia
- Strong influencing, communication, teamwork, resilience, and adaptability skills
ABB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ABB and has not been reviewed or approved by ABB.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and disability and life insurance included. Immediate eligibility in some roles reinforces the sense of dependable core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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What We Do
ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com
