Regional Sales Manager - Subsea Systems Job at GE Energy

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Job Title: Regional Sales Manager - Subsea Systems Job at GE Energy
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number: 1597551
Business Segment: Energy - Oil & Gas
Function: Sales
Function Segment: Sales Management

Role:
As Regional Sales Manager for the Nigeria+ Subsea business, the successful candidate manages commercial positioning and operations. The role involves detailed work both between customers, and concessionaires/NOC to ensure optimum business growth and margins following GE risk processes. This is a critical leadership role in the business and will offer significant ability to grow our business locally in Nigeria and regionally in a challenging environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Understand competitive position of product and service offerings
• Co-ordination between all necessary GE entities on bid strategy and master scheduling with GE/Other vendors
• Expand customer base and scout for new opportunities with new customers and expand product scope to capture business growth with new or existing customers.
• Develop effective commercial and sales team within the core GE businesses and champion local talent by implementing a solid technical support and mentoring program.
• Act as voice of the customer to the business, drive effective response to customer feedback and drive the business to achieve best in peer group service and response levels
• Develop links and relationships with local, county, and country government, supply chain, customers, local supply base, industry etc.
• Support regional growth by working with the regional team & customers
• Significant input to the GE core operating processes (GPB, S1, S2 etc.)
• Participate in risk reviews, bid processes, order and project handover. Drive achievement of annual and quarterly operating targets
• Act with local leadership team to drive site and country profitability

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's engineering degree from an accredited university or relevant business experience
• 8+ years in a similar role in the Oil & Gas industry
• Experience in building up a team and its management to very high performance
• Familiarity with commercial models, including cost models and pricing strategies
• Basic understanding of manufacturing systems and active site operations
• Strong communicator, able to successfully manage multiple priorities for demanding internal and external stakeholders
• Deep experience with contract management and contractual terms including risk reviews and mitigation
• High energy, self-starter and that navigate significant ambiguity with clarity and skill

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:

• Regional experience in a similar role, ideally in West Africa
• Knowledge of the GE product range, especially the Drilling & Production range

Job Segments: Contract Manager, Engineer, Engineering, Legal, Management, Manager, Operations, Regional Manager, Sales, Sales Management, Supply, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Manager, Technical Support, Technology

Application Closing Date
12th October, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should:

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