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Festo inspires people and organizations around the world with innovative solutions for industrial automation. We are an independent family business and offer more than 20,000 employees the opportunity to take bold steps, realize their ideas, and take on responsibility. As a team, we grow by tackling challenges together and we welcome everyone who wants to move the world with us.

Electric Automation Business Development Specialist (PHX)

AdCode:  13391
City:  Home Office
Custom Field 3:  Permanent
Custom Field 4:  Full Time
Custom Field 2:  Sales & Customer Service
Company:  Festo Corporation

Summary of job contents

Drive 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.  Electronic 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

•   Drive the sales of electronic products through Festo Sales Engineers, Industry Segment Managers and selected distribution.  These will be considered your “internal customers“

•   Maintain good working knowledge of new products and their applications.

•   Works closely with US Product Management, Industry Segment Managers, District Sales Managers and the E- Drives application engineers

•   Additional 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

 

Specialist Knowledge:

 

Technical knowledge

X

Knowledge of products

X

Knowledge of customers

X

Knowledge of market/industry segments

X

Knowledge of Festo as a company

X

Business knowledge

X

Management knowledge

n/a

 

 

 

Skills:

 

Language Skills:

English Language

Computer Skills:

 

Computer Literate

 

 

Knowledge & Experience

 

Education

BS-EE or equivalent (See below)

Experience:

3-5 years of field experience sizing/selecting and commissioning servo and stepper systems in an industrial environment.

 

Computer literate

In Festo:

 

 

 

Special experience in a particular industry

segment:

automotive, semiconductor, photovoltaic, food and beverage and end-line packaging

Special experience in a particular function:

 

Management experience:

n/a

 

Basic Competencies

Very important

Important

Less important

Performance orientation

X

 

 

Problem solving

X

 

 

Openness and Flexibility

 

X

 

Toughness

 

X

 

Personal planning and Organisation

X

 

 

Communication

X

 

 

Team working

X

 

 

Tolerance

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Function-specific Competencies

Very important

 

Important

Less important

Strategic orientation

 

 

X

Critical and Entrepreneurial Thinking

 

 

X

Conflict Management

 

 

X

Innovation and Creativity

 

 

X

Negotiation Skills

 

 

X

Role model and Leadership motivation

 

 

 

X

Leading, Planning and Organizing

 

 

X

Delegation

 

 

X

The salary range for this position is $115,000-$135,000.

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