Sales Support Specialist - Configuration & Quotation (m/f/d) Electrification

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This is a position with grade

Endstufe EG13

This position reports to

Leiter Technischer Support Schaltanlagenbau

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you are an expert in planning and designing energy distribution systems for industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and residential construction. You create competitive project proposals and process incoming customer orders for production. Additionally, you serve as the direct point of contact for our customers in switchgear construction, providing guidance on all product-related questions and their applications. This position requires your attention to detail and ability to communicate effectively with various business partners to ensure a successful project completion. • Timely and accurate preparation of complex project designs and proposals according to technical specifications • Managing all steps of the proposal phase, including follow-ups and price negotiations with customers • Reviewing and ensuring that proposals and orders meet customer requirements • Processing and coordinating incoming orders of configured switchgear systems with production • Advising customers on electrical standards, VDE regulations, and the applications of electrical equipment • Building and strengthening positive customer relationships to enhance system partnerships and expand business development • Providing market insights and customer needs to product management and marketing for product improvements

Qualifications for the role

• Completed vocational training in electrical engineering, ideally with further qualification as a master craftsman or technician
• At least 4-5 years of professional experience in switchgear construction or an electrical engineering field
• Experience and knowledge in configuration and planning software such as StriePlan, EPlan, e-configure, Simaris
• Good proficiency in Office 365 and ideally SAP
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks and workflows simultaneously while meeting deadlines
• Cooperative and solution-oriented working style with strong communication skills in both verbal and written form
• Fluent in German, both spoken and written
• Advanced basic knowledge of English for confident communication in both written and spoken form

What's in it for you?

• From Employee Assistance Program to global Parental leave, we got you covered!
• Get exposed to cutting-edge technology in Electrification and have a visible impact on the future
• Enjoy a supportive and solution driven team environment

Benefits

More about us

The Technical Support Team serves as a competence center for the switchgear construction sector in ABB Germany’s sales division, covering the brands ABB, Striebel & John, and Busch-Jäger. For our customers and sales teams, we are the preferred point of contact when it comes to planning and implementing energy distribution systems and switchgear in the field of low-voltage technology. At our production site in Sasbach, we act as the link between sales, customers, and manufacturing, serving as the point of contact for various target groups throughout the customer journey—from tendering to delivery. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory ABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area. Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including mobility services such as bicycle leasing, policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members. Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference. ABB AG Recruiter responsible for the job: Julia Fink