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This position reports to:
Solutions Sales Leader - APAC__
Your Role and Responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and maintain an effective Energy Industries sales strategy within the Southeast Asia (SEA) regional market scope, to improve ABB’s market presence and realize growth aspirations. Each day, you will define, plan, lead, and ensure the execution of sales strategies to meet both qualitative and quantitative sales targets for products, systems, and services, ensuring sustainable order growth, revenue, profitability, market share, sales productivity, and customer satisfaction. You will also showcase your leadership skills by directing, developing, and coaching the Sales organization (sales managers and specialists within scope) to meet sales targets through effective team management.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid.
This role contributes to the Energy Industries Business Area in the SEA Region. Main stakeholders include EPCs, asset owners, developers, and government entities.
You will be mainly accountable for:
Anticipating and identifying shortfalls in performance and taking appropriate remedial actions strategically.
Identifying and evaluating new opportunities with existing and potential customers, determining plans for implementation, and allocating required resources.
Planning and executing customer surveys and acting on the survey results to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
Participating in the negotiation of key contracts and managing high-value tendering processes.
Managing and mentoring an effective sales team, promoting collaboration, and ensuring accountability to fulfill strategic objectives.
Qualifications for the Role:
You are highly skilled in structured sales processes, Salesforce CRM, and have deep knowledge of the Energy Industries market.
Ability to demonstrate 10–15 years of experience in Energy Industries, with a minimum of 5 years in senior front-end sales leadership for automation, control, and digital solutions.
Demonstrated experience in team leadership and people development, with effective ability to build and manage efficient teams.
Possess advanced knowledge of ICSS, PMS, SCADA, Telecommunication, and Digital Solutions.
You are committed to strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, leadership, and team management.
Leadership Qualities: Skilled decision-making ability, emotional intelligence, readiness to manage both expected and unexpected situations, professionalism, and the capability to inspire and motivate teams toward reaching goals.
Degree in Engineering or Business; MBA.
You are comfortable communicating in English and additional ASEAN languages.
You hold a valid work permit/VISA for the ASEAN region (where required).
More About Us
The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation, and water. With integrated solutions that automate, digitalize, and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize.
We also support the development, integration, and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. Our goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI), we bring over 50 years of domain knowledge to deliver solutions that improve energy, process, and production efficiency, reduce risk, and minimize operational and capital costs throughout the entire plant lifecycle.
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
- 10–15 years of experience in Energy Industries
- At least 5 years of senior front-end sales leadership experience for automation, control, and digital solutions
- Structured sales process expertise
- Salesforce CRM proficiency
- Deep knowledge of the Energy Industries market
- Experience leading and developing sales teams
- Advanced knowledge of ICSS, PMS, SCADA, telecommunications, and digital solutions
- Strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, leadership, and team-management skills
- Degree in Engineering or Business
- MBA
- Fluency in English
- Ability to communicate in additional ASEAN languages
- Valid work permit or visa for the relevant ASEAN region
ABB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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
