Electric Automation Business Development Specialist (Southern CA/AZ)

S ummary of job contents D riv e the development of electronic product sales in a defined geography. Provide pre-sales product and Application support. Provide basic “feature benefit” and application sales training to sales engineers and selected customers for electronic products. El ectronic Products defined as: Servo and stepping motor drives and controls, mechanical ball screw and belt drive actuators, PLC’s HMI’s, CPX valve manifolds.

b . Key accountabilities

• Primarily responsible for pre-sales support of all motion controllers, electric drives products (servo & stepper drives, actuators, and PLC‘s Knowledge of typical applications is required
• D riv e the sales of electronic products through Festo Sales Engineers, Industry Segment Managers and selected distribution. These will be considered your “internal customers“
• M aintain good working knowledge of new products and their applications.
• Wor ks closely with US Product Management, Industry Segment Managers, District Sales Managers and the E- Drives application engineers
• Add itio nal work hours in excess of normal business hours may be necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities.
• Travel may be required via any means of transportation determined by Company for business reasons such as, training, customer sites/visits or a company business event. c . Knowledge/skills/experience S pecialist Knowledge: Technical knowledge X K nowledge of products X K nowledge of customers X K nowledge of market/industry segments X K nowledge of Festo as a company X B u si ness knowledge X M anagement knowledge n/a Ski lls: Language Skills: E nglish Language Co mpu t er Skills: Co mpu t er Literate Knowledge & Experience E du c ation BS -EE or equivalent (See below) E xperience: 3 -5 years of field experience sizing/selecting and commissioning servo and stepper systems in an industrial environment. Co mpu t er literate In Festo: S p ecial experience in a particular industry s egment: automotive, semiconductor, photovoltaic, food and beverage and end-line packaging S p ecial experience in a particular function: M anagement experience: n/a Basic Competencies Very important I m p ortant L ess important Performance orientation X Problem solving X Op e nness and Flexibility X Toughness X Personal planning and Organisation X Co mmu nication X Team working X Tolerance X F unction-specific Competencies Very important I m p ortant L ess important Str ategic orientation X Critic al and Entrepreneurial Thinking X Co nflict Management X Innovation and Creativity X Negotiation Skills X R ol e model and Leadership motivation X Leading, Planning and Organizing X D elegation X The salary range for this position is $115,000-$135,000.