Application Manager

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. 

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner

Hours 

• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Remote-Great Lakes Region-Chicago/Chicagoland

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $105,940 - $140,375.8. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as an Application Manager! 

The Sales Organization is responsible for selling S&C products, services and solutions across a broad customer base from customer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities, commercial & industrial (C&I) customers, government agencies, distributors, contractors, consultants, and original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The sales organization’s objectives include generating revenue, expanding market share and driving business growth.  

The Application Manager is responsible for providing pre-sales support and expertise for the application and specification of S&C products on customer systems.  The Application Manager will build a detailed understanding of the customer's challenges and goals to help in identifying standard product solutions that position SYC favorably in support of the order entry goals of a defined geographic region.  Through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, the Application Manager supports technical activities during the early stages of the sales cycle.  Activities include application support, delivering technical presentations, representing the Company at Industry events, and providing to technical inquiries that contribute to the conversion of opportunities into sales. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a pre-sales technical resource for the regional sales team, offering advanced knowledge of S&C products and services and responding to technical inquiries promptly and accurately. 
• Partner with the regional sales team to continuously seek out information about customer challenges and pain points in support of addressing customer needs and converting opportunities into sales. 
• Respond to technical inquiries for standard products, conveying accurate information that supports the customer's needs. 
• Recommend and advise on the viability of sales opportunities leveraging knowledge of S&C's standard product range. 
• Ask effective questions to clarify customer challenges, goals and outcomes and match S&C standard products and solutions with customer specifications, identifying all exceptions, clarifications and deviations for requests for information (RFI's) and requests for quotes (RFQs)
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering and other departments to provide timely and meaningful responses to customer queries on S&C's standard product range. 
• Attend customer meetings as a technical resource, creating and presenting presentations, insights and solutions and addressing questions to progress opportunities forward. 
• Prepare straightforward proposals and technical information for tender submissions. 
• Guide product trial proposals, scoping trial agreements, tracking trial data and presenting the results back to the customer in support of system-side deployment and sales conversion.
• Support new product introduction with the regional sales team and develop plans for the successful rollout of new products to customers within the region. 
• Brief and provide ongoing technical support to Power System Solutions (PSS) concerning applications and customer requirements upon completion of the sales to inform the project management process for the installation and commissioning phase. 
• Represent S&C at the industry events (tradeshows, expos, conferences, lunch and learns, presentations and forums etc. and support promotional activities through submitting and presenting papers and demonstrating products at the S&C booth or Customer Experience Center (CEC). 
• Conduct factory tours and participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) to guarantee total customer satisfaction. 
• Deliver product overview and insight pitches to customers and internal stakeholders on new products and applications in support of generating new opportunities and business. 
• Conduct and report on customer and market analysis data obtained throughout the applications support process and submit product development ideas and new solutions and applications through applicable channels. 
• Entertain customers during and outside of business hours, as appropriate, to establish customer relationships necessary to sell S&C's products and services effectively. 
• Travel regularly (flying and driving up to 80%) in support of sales and applications activities, customer engagement, industry events and provide off-hours business support. 
• Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

• Valid driver's license in good standing and clean driving record.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical degree.
• Typically five years of experience in the electrical power industry or equivalent experience. 
• Strong knowledge of electrical power systems and demonstrated success in sales and application within the electrical power systems industry. 
• Knowledge of medium voltage products, familiarity with industry-recognized electrical codes & standards and ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring schematics and specifications. 
• Solid business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to translate technical information into solution, insights and proposals.  
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to break down and diagnose problems, analyze diverse information, seek input from others, and identify and present solutions to the customers' problem. 
• Excellent communication skills, (written, verbal, listening and presentation) effective in opening channels of communication, listening to customers' needs, and cultivating a healthy, productive and ongoing dialogue. 
• Technically sound and concise in communication how solutions meet the needs of each unique customer, and able to successfully present to a variety of audiences, both small face-to face interactions through large conferences and formal presentations. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience. 
• Strong organizational, planning and project management skills, coordinating internal and external resources and juggling several projects and tasks according to priority. 
• Strong industry knowledge of market trends and competitive landscape, with an ability to assess and consider these factors when supporting sales activities. 
• The ability to travel as required 

Preferred:

• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the applicable states of the assigned region. 
• Demonstrated experience in CRM systems (Salesforce desirable) maintaining and leveraging data for reporting purposes 
• Proficient computer skills including experience using Oracle and Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) 

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at [email protected]. 

No fixed deadline

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In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.

With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership. 

S&C’s deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture. 

S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits:  Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits:  Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

In the (Sales Operations, Sales Enablement) department, we help S&C's customers drive real-world improvements to grid reliability and resiliency. From the initial stages of learning about the latest innovations to post-purchase needs, we are responsible for providing customers with information to confidently make decision and effectively operate their systems. We work closely with our sales team, supporting them in the various ways they engage with our customers.