Key Account Manager-Transportation Segment
About the role
Transportation Segment
Account Management & Customer Engagement
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with strategic customers, including transportation authorities, rail and metro operators, airport and port operators, logistics providers, and EPC contractors.
- Act as the primary point of contact for assigned key accounts, ensuring alignment between customer priorities and Schneider Electric solutions.
- Conduct regular business reviews, account planning sessions, and executive engagement activities.
- Develop account growth plans and identify opportunities across the customer's investment and infrastructure portfolio .
Sales & Business Development
- Identify and develop new business opportunities within existing and target accounts.
- Drive sales of Schneider Electric's solutions, software, services, and digital offerings related to transportation infrastructure, electrification, energy management, building systems, and digitalization.
- Lead commercial negotiations, contract renewals, framework agreements, and strategic partnerships.
- Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline to achieve assigned growth targets.
Executive & C-Level Engagement
- Establish trusted relationships with senior decision-makers , including CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CIOs, Infrastructure Directors, Operations Directors, and Asset Management leaders.
- Lead strategic discussions around smart mobility, operational efficiency, sustainability, electrification, decarbonization, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.
- Present business value propositions, ROI analyses, and transformation roadmaps to support investment decisions.
Segment Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Align account strategies with Schneider Electric's Transportation Segment priorities and business objectives.
- Collaborate with sales specialists, engineering, project execution teams, and marketing to deliver customer-centric solutions.
- Provide market intelligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback to support innovation and business growth.
- Support early engagement with consultants, system integrators, and EPCs to influence project specifications and solution adoption.
Performance & Reporting
- Achieve sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction targets.
- Monitor key account performance, pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and business opportunities.
- Ensure timely escalation and resolution of customer issues while maintaining a high level of customer experience.
- Maintain accurate opportunity and account information within CRM tools.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering , Business, Transportation Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in key account management, technical sales, or business development within transportation, infrastructure, mobility, energy, or related sectors.
- Proven track record of managing strategic accounts and complex sales cycles.
- Strong understanding of transportation infrastructure, rail and metro systems, airports, ports, tunnels, electrification, energy management, and digital solutions.
- Demonstrated experience engaging with C-level executives and senior stakeholders.
- Strong commercial, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Experience with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and account planning methodologies.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of the UAE and Gulf transportation and infrastructure market is highly desirable.
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