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ABB Inc Data Center Account Manager in Seattle, Washington
Data Center Account ManagerAt ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story. This is a position with grade 11 This position reports to Account Manager Your role and responsibilities The Data Center Account Manager (DCAM) will implement the global solutions strategy to drive increased sales, market share and customer satisfaction in the assigned sub-segment. The DCAM will collaborate with the Electrification local marketing and sales teams and global marketing and sales organizations across all ABB Businesses and EL Business Lines. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, implement, and manage the account strategy that is focused on share of wallet growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Utilizes a 'solutions' approach to account management, applies this strategy to industries with a significant potential to address a wider ABB portfolio from multiple businesses through closer alignment. This role is open to remote applicants across the US, with a preference for candidates located in the Western US (#LI-Remote). Willingness to travel within the United States (and occasionally overseas) around 50% of time. ABB's Data Center Solutions business is a market leader in electrification and automation of critical data center infrastructure. With considerable market expansion potential in the United States, the Data Center Solutions business is looking for experienced technical capital equipment sales professionals in order to develop this market further. You will be mainly accountable for: - Generating new business, increasing ABB market share and exceeding the target sales figures with profitable growth for the ABB Group Data Center portfolio in the assigned sub-segment. - Understanding the key business drivers, including significant and emerging business risks (e.g., sustainability/digital/cybersecurity) of the relevant global customer's business and business environment, translating them into the corresponding impacts and opportunities for ABB. - Participating in the development of sales strategies for the account through providing current business and long-term plans for the customer. - Collaborating with Product Managers, hold training seminars and other events to promote ABB Solutions in the assigned sub-segment through internal sales, channel partners, consultants, contractors, OEM and end-users. Qualifications for the role 4-year university degree in an engineering discipline. Others considered based on experience. 5+ years experience working with relevant consultants and contractors, distributors, industry users at a senior level in the data center, critical power, power quality or closely related industry. Experienced in consultative technical sales with >12month sales cycle. Willing to travel within the United States and some overseas 50% of time. Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US. More about us ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor con