Sales Director - Intelligent Grid Systems - Southeast 2 - Birmingham, AL (Remote)

Job Overview

Intelligent Grid Solutions is the market facing organization across several Hubbell Brands within Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) including Aclara, Beckwith, EIG, RFL and Trinetics.  These product lines provide solutions that help our utility customers utilize technology and harness data to supply more efficient and reliable services that make modern life possible.   As an end-to-end, smart infrastructure solutions partner, we couple innovative technology with data-driven solutions to predict, plan and respond to system conditions across electric, gas and water distribution networks.  Our systems monitor critical operating parameters, provide critical protection and control functions, meter end user consumption through various sensing and metering devices, transmit the collected data via power line, radio frequency and/or cellular communication systems and process the data for various purposes including system operation, optimization, and billing. 

The Sales Director, Intelligent Grid Systems, is responsible for achieving overall sales goals and growing the installed base of Hubbell’s technology products and services designed to secure, operate, and optimize the electrical distribution grid within the assigned territory.  Utilizing both direct and indirect sales approaches, the Sales Director, Intelligent Grid Systems is responsible for leading the customer engagement across multiple product lines within the assigned territory and developing winning strategies to assess customer needs, develop market leading solutions, gather/communicate market intelligence, and win business with current and new customers.

This position is remote and the candidate must reside in the following states (MS, AL, TN)
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A Day In The Life

Marketing:

• Understand regional, state, and national dynamics within their region to promote Hubbell as a market leader in electrical grid automation
• Develop and maintain a network of contacts within utility management, project teams, channel partners, and industry stakeholders
• Identify and develop opportunities to grow business with new and existing customers
• Advocates to customer's stakeholders to drive and acquire funding mechanisms to expand market opportunities
• Leads the various segment sales resources in analyzing accounts within the assigned territory and developing actionable sales plans and long-term account engagement strategies to grow Hubbell's installed base of Intelligent Grid Systems
• Assess competitor offerings and develop differentiated market approaches
• Develops and leads implementation of long-term account-based marketing campaigns 
• Consolidate and convey marketing intelligence related to emerging customer needs and competitor products
• Contribute to product development ideas and specifications
• Works closely with Product Management and sales team to gather product Voice of the Customer
• Lead the commercialization process for new offerings in the market
• Conduct market research and special projects as required
• Ensures proper flow of market intelligence with particular emphasis on trends and technical differences

Sales Activities:

• Initiates, cultivates and develops VP and C-suite level relationships within assigned accounts to create long term partnerships across Hubbell Intelligent grid and other business lines
• Achieves current year sales targets and year-on-year growth plans by analyzing territory and customers to develop specific region plan
• Implement a regional customer engagement strategy to drive customer relationships across the Intelligent Grid Sales team
• Represents Hubbell's Intelligent Grid business lines in regional industry forums to become a recognized industry thought leader 
• Leads development, delivery, and closure of commercial efforts for large complex and integrated offerings in a highly collaborative fashion
• Keeps customer information, opportunity pipeline, and forecasts current in relevant internal CRM systems
• Controls sales expenses to meet budgets and maintains a proper ratio for their assigned territory

Sales Channel Management:

• Collaborates with Sales Channel Leadership to evaluate, establish and maintain a network of independent sales agents/distributors
• Leads transactional operating rhythm for sales channels within assigned region across Intelligent Grid product lines
• Assigns, directs, and supports the efforts of agents/distributors
• Supervise agents/distributors within assigned territory
• Keeps Sales, Customer Technical Service teams, and other Hubbell personnel informed of agent/distributors assignments
• Ensures implementation of current Hubbell policies and procedures for sales agents/distributors
• Applies systematic reviews to evaluate all agents/distributors under their jurisdiction for compliance with established procedures and identify training needs
• Keeps agent/distributor contracts on a current basis in conjunction with Sales Channel Leadership
• Integrates Hubbell strategies through their assigned agents/distributors to achieve objectives and goals
• Accepts the lead role in coordinating project and quotation activities between agencies (and Regions) to maximize sales opportunities
• Develops bookings and/or sales quota assignments for their agents/distributors
• Attends industry trade shows and coordinates customer meetings
   

What will help you thrive in this role?

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Educational and Experience Requirements:

• BS in Engineering, preference in Electrical Engineering.  MBA a plus.
• 15+ years of experience in power generation, transmission and distribution systems, or communications and software systems in engineering capacity, with specific experience in distribution automation, protection, controls and power quality systems;  Electrical utility experience strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in sales, commercial, or product management roles with particular emphasis in working across multiple product lines and structuring and securing large complex and long-cycle sales efforts within a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated success in innovating commercial approaches to increase market share in highly technical engineered equipment businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to operate within VP and C-suite circles achieving trusted advisor status resulting in long term partnerships .
• Experience working and supervising independent sales agents and distributors.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong commercial/contracting abilities with demonstrated success in negotiating and securing large complex transactions. 
• Familiarity with the current laws, regulations, and commercial aspects of importing and exporting, such as letters of credit, Incoterms, performance bonds, tariff codes, bid bonds, penalty clauses, currency hedging, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrix environment. 
• Knowledge of Hubbell and competitor products and services and their applications in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power, and power quality measurement.
• Knowledge of utility back-office integrations for AMI and distribution automation applications.
• Knowledge of the application of domestic and international electrical standards, such as UL, IEC, ANSI, IEEE and CE, and local laboratory certificate requirements.
• Ability to write and publish technical papers.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers (at all levels), regulatory agencies, or members of the business community with tact and diplomacy.  
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  
• Ability to effectively present information to customers, top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to travel up to 50% via air or land.
• Must reside in the following states (MS, AL,TN)
   

Competencies