Commercial Business Development Manager, EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE)

Position Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Commercial Business Development lead to drive revenue growth for EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE)—a cutting-edge, software-defined industrial automation solution. This role will focus on expanding market awareness, influencing key decision-makers, and driving adoption among system integrators, OEMs, and industrial end-users with the ultimate kpi of increasing sales growth in EAE.

Key responsibilities include:

• Direct sales through customer engagement - promote, prescribe, and close deals for EAE.
• Identifying and initiating relationships with accounts that align with EAE’s capabilities.
• Collaborating with broader sales and technical teams to drive and secure large-scale opportunities.

The Ideal candidate

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven professional with deep expertise in industrial automation, digital transformation, and Industry 4.0. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business development, technical sales, and solution consulting, with a proven ability to influence key decision-makers and drive the adoption new technology.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a matrix organization. The successful candidate will be recognized as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to both internal teams and external customers and partners as they implement EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE). Having an in-depth knowledge of how Industrial segments and their associated applications work is key to this role. (WWW (water & waste water), MMM (mining, mineral, metal), Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Chemicals, Infrastructure, Cloud & Services Provider is advantageous).

Key Responsibilities

• Sales & Revenue Growth - Direct Selling
  • Drive commercial success through consultative and prescriptive selling techniques.
  • Identify, qualify, and nurture high-potential business opportunities, including pilot projects, proof-of-concept (PoC) implementations, and full-scale rollout of EAE.
  • Collaborate with channel partners, system integrators, and EPC firms to develop joint go-to-market strategies.
  • Negotiate contracts, pricing structures, and long-term agreements to maximize revenue potential.

• Market Development & Strategy Execution
  • Develop and execute a go-to-market strategy that positions EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE) as a disruptive open automation platform.
  • Align business development initiatives with global trends in industrial automation, Industry 4.0, and software-driven control systems.
  • Analyze customer pain points, competitor offerings, and emerging market trends to refine the value proposition and influence OEM’s, System Integrators and End Users to adopt EAE.

• Stakeholder Engagement, Influence & Prescription
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with engineering, operations, IT, and executive decision-makers to promote EAE adoption at the customer.
  • Engage with C-level executives, plant managers, automation engineers, and IT-OT leaders to drive digital transformation initiatives.
  • Collaborate internally with lines of business, offer managers and other stakeholders to ensure the growth of EAE.
  • Build a network of early adopters, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and reference customers to advocate for EAE within the industry.
  • Support System Integrators and consultants to integrate EAE into their project specifications.
  • Be the voice of the customer internally and to the LOB to influence roadmaps and provide market insights that will help grow EAE faster.
  • Segment Focus: Collaborate with segment teams to identify and penetrate strategic sub-segments and applications for EAE.

• Cross-functional Collaboration & Leadership
  • Work closely with EAE COE (Center of excellence), product management, marketing, and customer success teams to align solutions with market needs.
  • Provide direct customer feedback to product development teams to enhance EAE’s features, usability, and scalability.
  • Coordinate with pre-sales specialists, solution specialists, and application specialists to develop and present tailored automation solutions to the customer using EAE.
  • Be the subject matter expert on EAE to the customer.

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’ degree in Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in consultative, technical solution sales - Essential to this role
• A deep understanding of Industrial Automation and applications - Essential to this role
  • Experience with industrial control systems (ICS), PLC/SCADA, DCS, edge computing.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value propositions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Travel

• This role will require approximately 30-50% of travel.

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