Posted Position Title - Sales Manager

Job Number	1840034
Business	GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment	Oil & Gas
About Us	GE looks for innovation everywhere. For 130 years, GE has been at the forefront of innovation, but finding solutions to the world's biggest problems has never been more important than right now. Join us today and become an essential part of the solution! Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with GE Oil & Gas!
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Sales
Function Segment	Sales Management
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Georgia
Relocation Expenses	Yes
Role Summary/Purpose	GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. The Sales Manager will develop practical and innovative ways to identify and meet goals. In this role you will be responsible for work that is less defined in scope, utilize your understanding and experience to execute business objectives, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
Essential Responsibilities	In addition, you will: Provide leadership for sales to assigned customers through the formulation and execution for strategies and plans that capitalize on the customer’s strengths as supplemented by GE’s products and services Build customer relationships with the assigned customer for sales Support the assigned customer in sales activities and provide assistance to the customer in identifying new opportunities Coordinate activities and provide leadership to establish individual sales strategies obtaining appropriate approvals for pricing, and delivery Negotiate contracts Maintain knowledge of market trends, competitive actions, product needs, and customer base Work with Marketing to develop project specific sales strategies for assigned customers Make recommendations for continued growth
Qualifications/Requirements	Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (Or a High School Diploma / GED and a minimum of 4 years of experience in a Sales, Support, or a Marketing field) Minimum of 3 years of experience in Sales, Customer and Product Support, or Services
Additional Eligibility Qualifications	GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics	Strong oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal and leadership skills In-depth knowledge of the industrial applications for product lines and markets Integrative team working style Why join one great company when you can join many? We’re passionate about making life better with new ideas and technologies. Experience personal growth and competency development as part of the GE team. GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 43,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry—from extraction to transportation to end use. Our unrelenting commitment to the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity defines us: it’s The Way We Work. We develop smart solutions for our customers across the oil and gas value chain delivering the innovation, customized service solutions, training programs and technology that helps them to maximize their efficiency, productivity and equipment reliability. We partner with our customers to develop their next generation workforce; help them to fully benefit from the megatrends of natural gas, the growth of subsea and hard-to-reach reserves and the revolution in asset health management.Learn more about GE Oil and Gas Today! To stay connected with exciting news and the latest job opportunities from GE AMSTC, Aviation, Energy Management, Oil & Gas, Power & Water and Transportation, follow us on twitter: @geconnections