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Sales Manager, Power Generation Market, Latin America

Caterpillar
Full-time
On-site
Houston, Texas, United States
Sales & Marketing

Career Area:

Sales

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About the Role

Manages day-to-day operations of a sales team that works with select clients or client groups to achieve business goals and ensure effective resolution of all issues raised by the client. Experience in the energy sector — particularly in power generation or oil & gas — is highly valued.
 

What you will do:

  • Deliver business plan sales and market share targets for the company products in the Power Generation market.
  • Supervising and coordinating the daily activities of staff engaged in promoting and selling Solar's products and solutions; ensuring that customers receive a high level of service before and after business closing.
  • Managing and directing a sales force to achieve sales and profit goals; determining discount rates.
  • Leading the selling opportunities identification, customer satisfaction improvement and business relationship enhancement.
     

What you have:

  • Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
  • Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. 
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Business Development: Knowledge of business development tools, techniques and approaches; ability to explore and develop potential areas of business growth for the organization.
  • Sales Forecasting: Knowledge of sales forecasting tools, skills and techniques; ability to estimate sales trends in the market.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree Engineering or equivalent experience desired.
  • Bilingual Skill Requirement: Fluent usage of English and Spanish are required for this role.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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