Senior Global Pursuit Leader

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Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You are part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

Location: Kallang

About the Role (Mission)

TheThe Senior Global Pursuit Leader has overall responsibility for assigned pursuits and the executive relationship with the client. The Pursuit Leader sets the strategic objectives and winning strategy for strategic pursuits and must leverage GMP team and processes to increase win probability and eventually win the pursuit. It is the responsibility of the Pursuit Leader to build and collaborate the team to win the pursuit both at global and regional levels - regional leadership team and sales teams covering customers at various locations to develop sales strategy, customer mapping, decision making process, timelines and mobilize internal resources to win strategic sales pursuits.

What will you do?

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients/potential clients, particularly at the executive C-suite level

• Utilize business and financial knowledge to create value propositions

• Build commercial strategy for the long-term pursuit, coordinate deal crafting and positioning

• Execute highly-developed, proven competitive sales tactics to win business

• Involved in early phases of prospects with the coordinated sales team, qualify opportunities and fine-tune investment price to win

• Get internal sponsorship and anticipate escalation to win the project

• Work closely with the Sales Leaders and Client Sales Executive, join customer meetings as required to ensure all elements of the order are addressed and documented

• Develops a detailed pursuit milestone plan and manages it daily to ensure all tasks and activities are on track for completion by their assigned due dates

• Works with the regional tendering teams to generate technical and commercial proposals in support of assigned opportunities including scope development, costing, pricing and terms, conditions negotiation/resolution, execution plans and creative solutions

• Interface with clients, suppliers/partners, affiliates, and other Schneider Electric functional personnel, as needed to ensure the delivery of a thorough, professional proposal to the client

• Arranges all projects reviews and ensures meeting materials are ready for review, and that all meeting attendees are on notice to attend these reviews as scheduled

• Manage all Technical and Commercial Clarifications with team, ensuring all information are well documented

• Provide regular updates to management on pursuit status and lead contract negotiation with the customer and legal

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Economics. MBA preferred.

• Minimum 15 years of proven success in system sales

• Past experience in closing deals of $5-50 Million in contract value

• Ability to establish CXO level relationships and relate to C-suite executives in a consultative way, serving as a trusted partner

• Experience working with an internal team throughout the sales process - Travel up to 30%

• Significant experience and proven ability in one or more of the following fields:

  • Proven experience driving major sales pursuits within a sales organization at a major services organization and/or strategic sales, relationship, and account management experience at a major services organization, preferably on a global basis

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Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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