VP, Process Crane Sales Regional Americas

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POSITION SUMMARY

Lead the Process Cranes commercial sales strategy and execution across the Americas, owning pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and profitable growth, while orchestrating cross-functional alignment among Sales, Product/Engineering, Manufacturing, and Pricing/Commercial governance. Collaborate with the CTO, Engineered Modernizations, and Nuclear BU to secure business for the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Sales Leadership & Strategy

• Own the AME Process Cranes sales plan, translating annual objectives into quarterly and monthly priorities, and drive improvements in order intake, product mix, and win rate.

• Participate in or lead S&OP discussions on order intake, capacity outlook, and delivery slots.

• Align with the BU operating model to secure product positioning, pricing guidance, sales support, and end-to-end flow from offer through delivery.

Pipeline Management, Forecast, and Cadence

• Run recurring regional sales update reviews (e.g., Latin America, Brazil, and U.S. sales calls) and hold teams to CRM-based reviews: hot projects, key accounts, competitor dynamics, service coordination, and planned customer activities.

• Require Sales to present and update CRM reports weekly; maintain discipline on opportunities and next steps.

Market Intelligence & Demand Generation

• Operationalize Industrial Info Resources (IIR) market-intel workflows for the region: configure saved searches/alerts, triage daily project signals, distribute qualified leads to sales, and close the loop on follow-up and measurement.

• Drive continuous improvement in lead qualification, hold salespeople accountable for leads that drive crane consumption and sales performance, and track outcomes.

Executive Sponsorship & Strategic Deals

• Act as executive sponsor for marquee pursuits (e.g., Paper Auto store customer development), including C-suite engagements and key bid/no-bid decisions.

Support major customer meetings and site reviews to remove roadblocks and advance closure of engineered-to-order opportunities.

Pricing, Commercial Policy & Delegation of Authority (DOA) Governance

• Champion adherence to regional Pricing Policy (frontline margin rates, CMII decisions, internal rates, surcharges, tariff management, etc.) and ensure offers comply with DOA; provide VP-level approvals for margins/terms as required.

Cross-Functional Orchestration

• Coordinate with Offer/Order Engineering and Manufacturing on slot reservations, minimum lead times, and capacity readiness; communicate demand signals from hot offers and pending awards.

• Align with product/engineering leadership in ETO to ensure solution fit, pricing guidance for the situation, and industry-specific competitiveness.

Team Leadership

• Direct and develop regional sales leaders/managers, ensuring coaching, territory planning, and competency development.

• Conduct sales meetings as needed for product and service development and training.

• Partner with HR on hiring and onboarding.

Policy, Compliance & Safety Culture

• Embed company commercial policies, contractual rigor, and safety culture into sales practices; escalate risks and ensure clean order entry and documentation standards.

Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain transparent reporting on orders, forecasts, funnel health, and conversion drivers; use S&OP scorecards and share outputs to drive supply planning actions.

• Support the Demand Planning team in meeting forecast expectations for the upcoming quarters of the fiscal year.

Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Proven ability to build and manage an enterprise pipeline, forecast accurately, and run disciplined CRM-based sales cadences.

• Executive communication and customer-facing negotiation skills. Sales meeting coordination and leadership.

• Ability to serve as an executive sponsor on strategic bids and work closely with our Legal team to win fair contracts.

• Cross-functional orchestration with Offer/Order Engineering and factories to align demand with capacity and lead times.

• Knowledge of clean POs (including acceptable deliveries).

• Mutual NDA review and expeditious responses and negotiations in the event of single-sided NDA formats.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical/Structural/Electrical) and a minimum of 10 years of advanced-level B2B sales experience, plus an advanced degree. With 12-15+ years in engineered capital equipment sales (industrial/process cranes or adjacent heavy material-handling)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to travel internationally, locally, and outside the service area for operational requirements and training as needed, 30% Travel.

 

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