Sales Director North America
Sales Director
Selling to major industrial accounts and resellers
Candidates with Electrical/Electronic background preferred. May come from IT, Energy, Automotive industries
Gridtest Systems is a Cleantech start up working at the intersection of the Automotive and Clean energy industries. The successful adoption of Electric Vehicles (EV’s) requires a new energy infrastructure to be deployed to use electricity as a transport fuel. Our goal is to help accelerate the adoption of Electric Vehicles around the globe to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels for transportation. We are providing the technologies to make EV infrastructure safe and reliable for everyone to use; and help integrate EVs with SmartGrid infrastructure around the world.
Role:
This is primarily a sales role developing new business with leading technology equipment manufacturers, government research agencies, systems integrators and resellers. You will engage with Engineers, Directors and Executives at prospective customers and manage a complex sales process. You will carry a sales quota and use a CRM system to track opportunities, generate reports and business forecasts.
We are building a world class innovation team to create and launch unique products into a market which is set to grow to $13billion by 2016.
Requirements:
Must have proof of meeting sales quota in B2B technology sales roles
Dynamic, driven individual who can work on their own initiative to manage priorities, create plans and execute to deadlines.
Proven commercial business to business sales experience. Be able to build relationships with clients remotely.
3-5 years product development or new product introduction experience
High technical aptitude to understand and absorb new technologies
Bachelors degree in Science or Engineering.
Must have excellent communications and writing skills. Experience writing business proposals
MBA desirable in Business or Entrepreneurship
Must be US citizen or legal US resident. Currently we do not offer sponsorship for work visas.
