Vertical Sales Account Manager Water&Utility - Saudi Arabia/Riyadh📣 Job Ad
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 | Contract Type | Full-time |
 | Workplace type | Remote |
 | Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Siemens Digital Industries is seeking a dynamic Vertical Sales Account Manager with a focus on the Water & Utility sector. This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is integral to driving revenue growth and achieving sales targets by cultivating strong customer relationships and identifying market opportunities within this vital industry. As the primary relationship owner, you will ensure Siemens offerings deliver sustainable value, managing both new customer acquisition and the expansion of existing customer relationships to contribute to creating a better future.
Key Responsibilities
- Define mid to long-term goals for strategically expanding and nurturing new and existing accounts, aligning with the overall business strategy.
- Classify accounts into tiers based on strategic importance and define engagement models for each segment, utilizing high-touch and digital-led strategies.
- Develop individual strategies and plans for each account, aligning with the customer’s buyer journey to achieve defined goals.
- Prioritize prospects and accounts to ensure resources are allocated in proportion to their tactical or strategic importance.
- Identify necessary go-to-market channels, campaigns, and market strategies to fulfill account plan objectives.
- Schedule and plan customer interactions to foster relationships, drive engagement, and ensure alignment with sales objectives, including collaboration with C-level executives to understand customer ecosystems.
- Conduct periodical reviews to track progress and realign strategies, utilizing market intelligence, CRM insights, and performance data.
- Identify emerging opportunities and market trends, adjusting tactical execution accordingly.
- Take full ownership of the opportunity pipeline for assigned accounts, managing each stage from creation to closure.
- Leverage analytics to assess pipeline size, composition, and health, ensuring a clear understanding of required actions.
- Execute marketing-led campaigns within assigned customers, leveraging available assets and resources.
- Develop targeted campaigns based on specific customer needs, if required.
- Proactively develop relationships with assigned new customers, focusing on identifying and engaging high-potential opportunities.
- Evaluate customer requirements, identifying the best potential solution fit and proposed ROI to determine the most appropriate go-to-market channel.
- Explore customer needs beyond technical requirements by identifying financial constraints and opportunities for new business models.
- Position financing options early to strengthen the value proposition and drive engagement.
- Analyze customer financial status, perform opportunity risk assessment, and agree with the Sales Manager on necessary sales investment based on potential revenue.
- Drive opportunities forward by engaging with decision-makers (including C-level) and key stakeholder groups, providing business insights to demonstrate the need for change.
- Apply stakeholder strategies to manage cross-functional dynamics, addressing diverse priorities, mitigating roadblocks, and ensuring alignment on goals.
- Define the necessary team, including Sales Specialists and Technical Sales roles, to provide expertise and support in advancing the deal.
- Translate value statements into opportunity-specific value propositions, addressing current and emerging customer needs and demonstrating measurable impact on customers’ business performance.
- Effectively communicate these propositions through direct communications, digital platforms, and in-person presentations.
- Identify and apply the appropriate pricing model, including any agreed-upon discounts or terms.
- Seek additional pricing support or special terms, as necessary, to secure the opportunity and meet strategic goals.
- Proactively incorporate financial services and new business models into the deal strategy, highlighting their implications.
- Leverage these solutions to drive mid and long-term account objectives, strengthen deal viability, and enhance operational efficiency and value.
- Build an influential network and community of advocates inside the account to drive upsell/cross-sell opportunities.
- Continuously monitor and evaluate risks associated with active sales opportunities, including changes in customer needs, market conditions, and competitive activity.
- Ensure ongoing alignment and readiness to address any issues that could impact the success of the opportunity.
- Manage negotiations and deal closings effectively.
- Orchestrate internal teams and sales resources to align expertise and efforts dynamically, focusing on strategic priorities to ensure consistent delivery of value to customers and effective account engagement.
- Provide accurate forecasts and planning information.
- Maintain accurate and complete customer records, activities, and pipeline reports within Salesforce and other CRM tools.
- Participate in Win/Loss reviews to identify lessons learned and adopt recommendations.
- Compile relevant insights from reports for Sales Management and Sales Meetings.
- Publish success stories on value realized by key customers.
- Keep sales skills and industry know-how up to date.
Qualifications and Requirements
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in the water industry.
- Experience being responsible and accountable for water and waste industry targets.
- Proven success in complex solution selling.
- Ability to strategize, build pipelines, orchestrate internal teams, and negotiate commercial terms.
- Ability to identify modernization potential, CapEx/Opex considerations, and lifecycle readiness.
- Strong communication and customer engagement skills.
- Ability to build relationships and influence multi-level stakeholders.
- Proactive, strategic thinking mindset.
Required Skills
- Deep understanding of automation and digitalization technologies for the water and wastewater vertical.
- Knowledge of industry norms, ecosystem, and KPIs, especially for Water/Desalination roles.
- Highly specialized technical expertise to support vertical opportunities.
- Strong sales traits with a customer-centric mindset.
- Balance of technical background and commercial acumen.
- Proficiency in sales process management, including identifying opportunities, discovery, proposal, negotiation, and closure.
- Expertise in maintaining customer intimacy and industry network.
- Skilled in forecasting, pipeline management, and account planning.
- Ability to provide industry-specific insights to guide portfolio positioning and customer value articulation.
- Experience orchestrating direct and indirect channel ecosystems to drive revenue growth in the water vertical market.
- Proficiency in CRM tools, specifically Salesforce.
- Experience with Win/Loss analysis and reporting.
- Strong understanding of market opportunity identification, new customer acquisition, and existing customer relationship expansion.
- Aptitude for prospecting and discovery, and opportunity pipeline management.
- Experience in executing marketing campaigns, solution fit and ROI analysis, and understanding financial constraints and business models.
- Skilled in positioning financing options, opportunity risk assessment, and decision-maker engagement.
- Proficiency in stakeholder management, value proposition translation, and pricing model application.
- Experience in financial services integration and identifying upsell/cross-sell opportunities.
- Capability in risk monitoring, negotiation, and deal closing.
- Competence in sales administration and reporting.
- Up-to-date industry knowledge and understanding of digitalization and automation trends.
Work Environment and Additional Information
This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Travel between Al Khobar and Riyadh is expected. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of relevant experience. Siemens is committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a diverse workplace, encouraging applications from a diverse talent pool. Flexibility and reasonable adjustment requirements can be discussed. Only complete applications will be considered.
Requirements
- Requires 2-5 Years experience
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