Sales Leader Nigeria - Subsea Services & Drilling at GE Nigeria

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GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as wind and solar; biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the world’s most complex challenges related to water availability and quality. Numerous products are qualified under ecomagination, GE’s commitment to providing innovative solutions that maximize resources, drive efficiencies and help make the world work better. At GE, developing people is embedded in our culture and integral to our growth. Headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y., Power & Water is GE's largest industrial business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Sales Leader Nigeria - Subsea Services & Drilling

Location: Lagos
Job Segments: Sales Management, Energy, Gas, Oil, Sales

Job Description

• The Sales Leader (SL) plays a key role within the SSA GE Oil & Gas Sales organization and impacts on the regions gotomarket strategy.
• The SL will be responsible for growing the Subsea System orders and profitability across all Sub Sea Systems product lines and P&L’s. The SL will demonstrate leadership in managing new accounts penetration and will maintain and grow wallet share whilst supporting the Subsea product portfolio.
• This person reports to the Subsea Systems Regional Leader.

Essential Responsibilities

• Identify Subsea opportunities in Nigeria for all Subsea product lines: EPC, Offshore, Services
• Develop influential relationships with customers at all levels and develop strategies to win profitable business from those customers
• Overall responsibility for customer satisfaction
• Organize customer presentations, lead the capture strategy for Nigeria
• Integrate the technical support team and functions, including comm ops, finance, product support, and others in the implementation of customer strategies
• Develop customer strategies, campaign plans, and leadership in their execution
• Determine / create customer needs, solve business problems through consultative approach, develop marketing, sales and strategic business plans and be responsible for delivering revenue and margin commitments
• Responsible for the overall leadership and daytoday management of assigned accounts
• Provide accurate forecasting and updates on opportunities through the use of sales tools such as SFDC
• Ownership of receivables for assigned customers
• Work with Quality and P&L’s to drive customer satisfaction, reduction in CIR’s and improved NPS
• Maintain knowledge of market trends, customer requirements, competitor actions, and customer base
• Serve as primary customer interface
• Actively participate in GE Business Cycles, SII, GPB, NPI’s
• Identify new market opportunities and crossselling GE products.
• Able to generate credibility with key customers and to understand their needs and solve their problems in an accurate and timely fashion
• Networking and creating presence at industry events (both formal & social)

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or relevant business experience
• Proven experience in a sales or commercial role related capital equipment or associated services
• Previous Subsea Experience is a requirement
• Familiarity with commercial tools such as SalesForce.Com, pricing strategies/models
• Strong communicator, able to successfully manage multiple priorities for demanding internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability in account management.
• A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required (please indicate clearly on your resume)
• Must have valid authorization to work fulltime without any restriction in Nigeria

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Desired Characteristics:

• Knowledge of related products, services and markets
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Integrative team working style
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Indepth knowledge of the industrial applications for product lines and markets
• Integrative team working style

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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