Wind Turbine Generator Sales Manager (m/f/d)

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Position Summary:

As a Remote Wind Turbine Generator Sales Manager, you will be responsible for achieving growth and hitting sales targets by designing and implementing a strategic sales plan that expands the company’s customer base and ensures its strong presence while keeping our company competitive and innovative. You will be responsible for maximizing our sales team potential, crafting sales plans, and justifying those plans to upper management, and directing and overseeing our sales policies, objectives, and initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Supports wind turbine sales activities for assigned market/geographic segments and customer accounts defined by the VP of Sales, North America.
• Identifies wind turbine sales opportunities with Developers, Independent Power Producers, Infrastructure Funds, and Utilities through market research, customer meetings, active prospecting, and participation in key industry events.
• Serves as one of the points of contact for receipt and development of detailed wind turbine sales proposals related to assigned market segment and customer accounts. This includes the coordination of NDA’s, technical compliance/suitability, RFP/RFI/RFQ responses, and final quotation preparation.
• Performs detailed cost of energy (COE) analysis and economic modeling against competing OEM price and performance.
• Coordinates sales proposals with the VP of Sales as well as Engineering, Wind & Site Engineering, Finance, Project Management, and O&M Services to maximize customer value.
• Supports VP of Sales on project reviews (Gate process), presentations, and contract negotiations for Turbine Supply and O&M Service agreements in coordination with Engineering, Project Management, Services, Legal, and Finance teams.
• Manages in a highly professional manner all customer communications throughout the sales process, including internal and external reporting.
• Represents the company at industry trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings.
• Travels to project sites and regular customer meetings required (approximately 30% of time).

Direct Reports: No direct reports

Requirements:

• BS degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline or a demonstrated electrical and mechanical/technical aptitude required, or related work experience; MBA is a plus.
• 3-5 years of experience in sales, technical sales, or sales support required. Previous wind industry experience is highly valued.
• Driving is an essential function of the job. Must possess a full valid driver’s license and be insurable under our auto insurance policy. This position will be subject to periodic driver’s abstract checks to confirm continued insurability.
• If you are passionate about renewable energy and have a proven track record of success in sales, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Nordex USA offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational ability, and positive leadership required.
• Ability to successfully interface with the customer at all levels, including executive, development, technical, construction management, and service departments.
• Ability to perform technical, economic, and financial modeling.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of project management, contract administration, profitability analysis, budgeting, and compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Fluency in Spanish/German a plus.

The pay for this role is exempt at $120k - $150k annually with up to a 50% bonus.  Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:

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