Sub-regional Sales Director, Saudi Arabia

**Job Description Summary**: As part of the MENAT Commercial team the GA Sub-Regional Sales Leader will be responsible for the GA Orders and CCM% within the assigned Sub-region - Cover the complete GA portfolio: Substation Protection, Substation Automation, M&D, critical infrastructure Communications and Services - Prime GA interface for Sales and Commercial within the assigned sub-region - Lead the GA Sales Force within the sub-region, all GA PSS (Product Sales Specialist) reporting strong line to him - Drive the overall Sales Strategy in the region, Go to market and key account plan - Manage Pipeline, ensure visibility and volume of Opportunities in line with the Operating Plan - Drive strategy to close the large deals in the region - Interfaces with other GS PL and Region GS Sales within the Region **Roles and Responsibilities** - Deliver on major business goals for the portfolio, incl. financial metrics: orders, CCM%, market share objectives - Develop customer connections & intimacy to ensure business growth. Understand customer touch points & impacts from the beginning of the ITO process - Build strategy to win the large GA deals within the region, leverage the broader organization: KAM, Sales Leaders - Manage the channel strategy within the region in coordination with the MENAT Channel team - Coordinate among the various Grid Automation Regions for the cross-regional deals - Drive the Orders opportunity forecast, risks and opportunities - Lead the Pacing calls both with Region and PL when needed - Work collaboratively with Global Commercial, Regions leaders and PL on the development and execution of sales, channel and services strategies. - Monitor and follow-up Action Plans for strategic key accounts, GE2GE channels - Communicate and cascade the value proposition to the various Grid Automation and Account managers & ACS Sales within the Region. - Actively contribute to deployment and promotion of customer tools and interfaces such as the On-Line Store. - Provide Input to the Market Sizing exercise for the PL, analysis of gaps coming from Regions business requests and PL NPI Plan. Participate in Priorities definition with PL Product Management and R&D **Required Qualifications** - BSc degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college. - Expert knowledge of sales -min 10 years - in grid automation in the Middle East - Overview of Power System and Protection Applications for Transmission, Distribution and Industry segments. - Ability to work effectively across functions. Proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate & inspire others. - Financial acumen, knowledge of pricing, costing and product accounting. - Ability to understand and improve complex processes in a cross-functional environment. - Experience in carrying out market assessments and subsequently developing and implementing relevant commercial strategies that facilitate market penetration. - Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills, customer focused, enthusiastic. - Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills, capable of influencing and driving regional counterparts. Change agent, with strong credibility at all levels of the organization. - Strong communication skills. - Working knowledge in SalesForce/SPEAK environment - Willingness and ability to travel >40% of the time **Desired Characteristics** - MBA is Plus - Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills. **Additional Information**: **Relocation Assistance Provided**:No