Sales Support Specialist (m/f/d)

For our Business Unit Transformers we are looking for a Sales Support Specialist whose main responsibilities will be to support the local Sales organization/customers in determining the most technically appropriate and cost-effective. solutions and in the preparation of demanding offers.

How you'll make an impact

• Provide technical support during the technical meeting, product presentations and negotiations and offer product/ solution/service related training.
• Prepare/support preparation of technical/commercial offers based on customer specification requirements, Local Business Unit/feeder factory indications and Sales organization directives. Participate in the kick off meeting organized by the project team.
• Define cost for the proposed solution and communicates to Sales organization.
• Provide information to the risk review process in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy and sometimes participates in the risk review assessment.
• Analyze customer needs and competitor offers through general market information and information provided by the Performs lost proposal analysis, identify potential cause, and recommend future actions in cooperation with Sales/Local Business Unit to obtain better future results.

• 3-5 years of working experience as Sales in a similar industry in an international environment
• Technical background (Engineering degree is preferred)
• Previous experience working with electric substation equipment; client-facing experience presenting transformers solutions is considered a plus
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; experience in managing complex customers is considered a plus
• Good knowledge of the English and Italian, both written and oral