Director Of Sales - Furnaces

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful?

Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

ANDRITZ Metals USA

ANDRITZ Metals USA designs and builds equipment for the processing of carbon steel, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metal including pickling lines, coating lines, levelers, cut to length lines, slitting lines as well as continuous or batch furnaces for reheating slabs, blooms, billets, and structural shapes. We specialize in supplying knives for metal processing equipment including shear blades, slitting knives and slitting spacers.

We also provide mill and coil processing equipment rebuild and retrofit. Additionally, we provide service parts and roll and knife regrind services for rolling mills and strip processors and provide a wide range of mechanical and electrical components for ANDRITZ equipment, as well as for many other brands in the industry.

The Role

Under the direction of VP Capital Sales , the Director of Sales

• Furnaces is responsible for the company achieving its sales and growth goals in its primary region of North America (with potential for product support internationally). The Director of Sales

• Furnaces is responsible for industrial furnace sales in the carbon and non-ferrous industries. The role is responsible for all business development, inquiry solicitation, and new order acquisition.
  
  Product segments include steel reheat, aluminum melting, and heat treatment furnaces. Will develop and maintain an expert understanding of Andritz products, customer needs, and advanced sales skills to allow the individual to make thorough and informed recommendations to the customer on Andritz products. Also, the individual will provide guidance to the management team on growth opportunities.

Requirements

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Key Result Items

Achieve and exceed the annual sales plan for the supported products

Maintain and grow existing top line sales with key accounts in the region

Perform direct selling by engaging with account decision makers

Generate new business opportunities by utilizing consultative selling techniques and skills to engage customers by actively seeking out new sales opportunities through acquisition and networking

Differentiate the Andritz product portfolio by promoting its unique focus on advanced technologies and application engineering.

Follow up all product sales projects, coordinate and participate in technical and commercial negotiations and contract review

Conduct market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs

Grow the business top line; expand market share

Support the measurement and reporting of customer satisfaction

Negotiate pricing, delivery conditions, and execution of sales contracts

Work with other members of the Sales Team to create, develop, and maintain relationships with key accounts

Manage high level customer negotiations, contract reviews, quotation reviews, and internal approvals associated with large capital orders ranging loosely from $2Musd to $100Musd.

Travel expectation is 25% and may include both domestic and international travel.

Technology

CRM; MS Office; SAP preferred

Knowledge

Industrial furnaces and industrial applications

Thorough understanding of sales and negotiating techniques

Industrial commercial contract review and general understanding

#1AndritzWay Core Behaviors

Customer Focus

Ownership for Performance

Shared Commitment

Openness

Job Specific Competencies

Goal Orientation

Solving Complex Problems

Persuasiveness

Ability to read drawings, technical specifications.

Project management

Communication

Education and Experience

Complex sale of industrial engineered products (involvement of multiple customer departments)

Ability to develop and maintain customer relationships in product area

Demonstrated experience in balancing the achievement of sales volume targets and maintenance of acceptable profit margins.

Comfortable speaking in front of groups of people in business and industrial settings.

Demonstrated ability to internally communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization

Collaboration with traditional corporate structured divisions such as engineering, maintenance, purchasing, and quality departments, as well as other Andritz locations globally.

Skilled business traveler

Prior industrial furnace or relevant industrial combustion or process experience

Prior metals Industry experience a plus

BS in technical field preferred

10 years experience in outside industrial sales

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 13626

Nearest Major Market: Pittsburgh