Application Consultant at Rockwell… · Caracas

Application Consultant
Location: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
You will lead the front-end of proposal opportunities within an assigned market of the Lifecycle Services business. This includes managing the quoting, customer and sales contacts required to obtain planned level of incoming business. You will combine elements of Sales, Marketing and Engineering. Besides the generation of quotations and customer visits, you will be also responsible for being the liaison and technical expert to support appropriate market channels. This channel support includes providing application expertise of solutions for their specific industries. You will expect to manage the expectations of others, although there are no direct reports to it. We make associations between these expectations and activities in sales, proposals, engineering, project management, customers, and team management. The goal is to obtain shared goals for their specific industry business. We expect this position to provide booking levels determined by planned level requirements for their specific industries.
You will report to the Regional Business Manager Lifecycle Services, Andean Region.
Main Responsabilities:
• Functional
o Willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge and promote the features and benefits of new products and solutions and use this information in developing new customer opportunities for our business.
o Assist appropriate channels for business in contacting customers at appropriate management levels in the pursuit of systems and solutions business and maintaining present customers and customer base.
o Collaborates with sales, proposals, engineering, and project management to establish a value proposition and competitive positioning. They also develop pricing strategies to maximize revenue and gross margin dollars while minimizing risk. We base this on scope identification of system requirements in RFQ documents.
o Establish mitigation strategies by performing risk analysis working with Contracts & Negotiations. Define and delimit scope within documentation to assure its proper statement.
• Leadership
o Present solutions to customers at multiple levels.
o Responsible for following all company DOA procedures. An understanding of the proposal process, and the skills associated with proposal management, procedures and generation (i.e. iPE procedures, writing, costing, margin, Terms and Conditions).
• Interpersonal
o Communication with project teams to ensure that they have all of the information required to implement projects.
o Interface and provide direct input with other RA product groups such that the corporate marketing goals are united.
o Use creative approaches to deliver value to both customers and the company. Understand the RA product landscape, and new technologies, and educate resources on new business solutions for our customers.
• Business
o Make appropriate decisions based on current information and ensure adherence to existing company policy relating to delegation authority.
o Develop, jointly with Marketing Management, strategies that align with specific vertical sales activities.
o Supports efforts within region
o Searches for ways to deliver additional value and better support to customers
The Essentials – You Will Have:
• Bachelor of Science, degree in Business, Engineering or technology related
• English in a good communicative level, both spoken and written; Portuguese or Spanish (depending on native country).
The Preferred – You Might Also Have
• About (5) years of consultancy, proposal development, engineering delivery or project management experience
• Prior experience in industrial automation
• Experience in Oil & Gas industry
• Experience with MRP and Project Management systems
• Experience establishing communication and engagement with prospects.
• Understand and use project management methodology.
• Understand Change Management principles.
• Hands-on facilitation of large end-to-end value streams.
• Capability of Experience balancing multiple sales opportunities.
• Leads cross-functional projects.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams and multicultural teams.
• Work with Global & Regional Teams and local partners to implement improvements (tools, best practices, compliance, and procedures).
• Comply with Global policies, standards, procedures, and protocols.
What We Offer
Our benefits package includes …
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
Company volunteer and donation matching program – We match your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development... and other local benefits!
Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy expects employees to work at a Rockwell location at least on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.
We believe that employee diversity is an important element of our common future. We provide opportunities for talent growth with the entire organization. We support equality by celebrating the individuality of every person, regardless of their origin and identity. We appreciate the unique cultural pattern and variety of experiences in each of us. We invite all who want to join and change the world of Our organization.
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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.