Sales support specialist

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive technical sales support activities for Automation, DCS, and Safety solutions across the Energy Sector, including Offshore, FPSO, Offshore Wind, Subsea, Onshore Pipelines & Terminals, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Refineries, and Power & Water industries. Each day, you will collaborate with Sales teams, customers, and internal stakeholders to develop competitive technical and commercial proposals and deliver.

The work model for the role is # LI - Hybrid.

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

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Partner with Sales teams and customers to develop technically sound, cost-effective, and fit-for-purpose Automation, DCS, and Safety solutions that support order booking and business growth.

• Lead and support the preparation of technical and commercial proposals, ensuring compliance with ABB bid processes, customer requirements, and internal governance guidelines.

• Engage in customer discussions, technical presentations, workshops, and negotiations, providing expert product, solution, and service support.

• Define solution costs, coordinate with procurement and suppliers, and ensure competitive pricing for bids and proposals.

• Deliver high-quality bid documentation within defined timelines and actively participate in bid kick-off and review processes.

• Conduct competitor and market analysis to understand customer needs, strengthen proposal positioning, and improve win rates.

• Perform win/loss analysis, identify key success factors and gaps, and recommend actions to enhance future bidding outcomes.

• Act as a technical SME and advisor for the team, providing guidance on complex technical matters, reviewing bids, approving DCS and Safety proposals, and ensuring smooth project handover to operations.

You will join a talented team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• 15+ years of experience in bidding, tendering, and proposal management for ICSS, DCS, Safety, and Cybersecurity solutions within Energy industries such as Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, and Refining.

• Strong design engineering background in control systems and safety systems for offshore and onshore applications and Knowledge of ABB automation platforms such as 800xA and/or Symphony.

• Proven experience managing complex local and international automation projects and delivering customer-focused technical solutions and Ability to interpret and analyze P&IDs and PFDs.

• Good understanding of industry standards, market requirements, commercial considerations, and costing methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers and global cross-functional teams in multicultural environments.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with a structured, quality-focused, and team-oriented approach.

• Fluent English communication skills are essential; additional foreign language proficiency is an advantage.

• BE/B.Tech in Electronics, Control Systems, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline.

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 expertise delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reduce 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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