Senior Manager - Business Development - Hyderabad
Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation (A unit of Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd.)
Key Responsibilities / Deliverables
- Responsible for
Business Development
Telangana & Andhra Region
and achieve the targeted business from the focussed customers list.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with
Electrical Consultants, HVAC Consultants, Project Management Consultants (PMCs), Utility Customers (CPWD, PWD)
for enquiry generation, product approvals, and preference creation.
- Ability to understand, work , enumerate stakeholders in new growing subsegments like Data centres, Semiconductors, Solar, Hospitality, Healthcare, Electric Vehicle manufacturers.
- Drive approvals, specification management activities by reviewing and influencing technical specifications, BOQs, and tender documents to ensure inclusion of
Lauritz Knudsen as approved brand & favourable specifications
in upcoming projects across buildings, infrastructure, utility, Industrial segments.
- Regularly visit and engage customers across major Tamil Nadu cities including
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vizag
to identify project opportunities and strengthen consultant relationships.
- Conduct technical seminars, consultant meets, roadshows, product demonstrations, webinars, and knowledge-sharing sessions to promote Lauritz Knudsen's electrical distribution, automation, energy management, power quality solutions, new energy landscape solutions and digital solutions portfolio.
- Ability to interpret and work with Project Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), perform fault level calculations, and recommend suitable switchgear solutions based on system requirements.
- Strong understanding of customer applications, with the capability to recommend and size Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Soft Starters for optimum performance and reliability.
- Work closely with Sales, Segment, Product management Teams, and Key Account Managers for prescription of specifications, prescribed opportunities into business and improve project conversion rates.
- Monitor competitor activities, specifications, project pipelines, and market trends while creating effective strategies for increasing product preference and share of wallet.
- Maintain Approvals, Prescription management, project tracking, consultant engagement plans, opportunity funnel management, and CRM updates using SFDC/SAP platforms.
Key Competencies
- Strong understanding of LV Electrical Distribution Products, Switchgear, Protection Systems, Busbar Systems, Energy Management, Automation, and Digital Solutions .
- Good knowledge of the consultant-driven sales process, prescription selling, specification management, and project business.
- Strong network among
Electrical Consultants, HVAC Consultants, PMCs, Government Departments
in Hyderabad & Vizag.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and create preference for products during project planning and design stages.
- Strong techno-commercial understanding of products, applications, customer requirements, and competitive offerings.
- Ability to work independently, Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Proficiency in CRM tools such as SFDC/SAP and Microsoft Office applications.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in
Prescription Sales, Consultant Sales, Project Sales, Business Development, or Specification Management
within the Electrical Industry.
- Experience handling consultants, PMCs, utility customers, healthcare projects, commercial buildings, infrastructure projects, and government accounts.
- Familiarity with product categories such as LV Switchgear, MCCBs, ACBs, Metering, Protection Relays, Busbar Trunking Systems, Final Distribution, Wiring Devices, and Energy Efficiency Solutions.
- Knowledge of Telangana & AP market dynamics and key influencers will be an added advantage.
10-15 Years
in Prescription Sales, Consultant Sales, Project Sales, Business Development, or related roles in the Electrical Industry.
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