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We are a leading global supplier of electrical and electronic safety components and solutions and traction power systems for the railway industry and also provide solutions for renewable energy, DC grid, and other industrial systems. The name Sécheron Hasler Group is a worldwide synonym for Swiss Quality and represents a leading reference for state of the art products supplied to the market.\nWith more than 1’300 employees worldwide, we are wherever our customers are around the globe, supplying products approved in our customers’ countries or markets and deliver top-notch supply chain and customer services locally.\nGlobal Objectives:\nDevelop the business prospecting new clients and managing current accounts for existing and new products covering railway as well as renewable energy and industrial applications, ensuring sustainable business growth. The focus is expected to be in the Balkan region, the Czech Republic and other European countries.\nCollaborate closely with the sales team, product line managers, product development teams, marketing and other BU’s.\nPrepare and organize key business meetings with prospective clients to develop business opportunities.\nProvide market feedback to product development teams and after-sales support.\nIdentify market opportunities in railway, industrial and renewable energy applications, guide the development of new business segments and the product roadmap.\nDevelop, in strong cooperation with the product line managers and the sales team, business cases for individual products.\nPrepare product launch and market placement plans in close cooperation with marketing, sales and product line managers.\nProvide technical expertise, drive customer-oriented activities, implement company’s strategies, introduce Sécheron’s products on future platforms.\nAnalyze customer’s requests and needs, and ensure the clients get firm offers according to their needs, technical specifications, in a timely manner, for products, solutions and services.\nDevelop the after sales services.\nWork in strong collaboration with other departments.\nRequirements\nTechnical degree in Electrical / Electromechanical / Power Electronics Engineering or alternatively Mechanical Engineering.\nProven successful track record introducing power products to new international clients, thereby driving key people across the organization.\nMinimum 5 years of successful technical and sales experience in an electrical equipment environment.\nGood knowledge of at least one of the following industry sectors: high voltage, railway traction systems, power transmission & distribution, renewable energy and e-mobility.\nInterest and ability to understand DC and AC power systems and corresponding product needs.\nExcellent analytical, project management and problem-solving skills.\nOutstanding communication, presentation and negotiation skills.\nAbility to develop convincing communication strategies based on technical rationale.\nProven ability to think creatively, identify and resolve problems.\nExperienced to work under pressure and meet deadlines.\nExcellent English and German or Czech (written and oral), other languages are a plus.\nOpen to frequent travelling to the Balkan countries and other European countries.\nBenefits\nWe have flat hierarchies and encourage direct communication between departments and levels of management. 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