Presales Industry Lead - Automotive And Transportation

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Position Overview – Presales Technical Account Manager - Automotive Supplier
•Engage with customer to gather business and technical requirements, determine business needs and architect appropriate solutions within the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
•Critical lead in the development of successful sales strategies aligned to Campaigns and Automotive Digital Threads for competitive displacement and broadening the overall Siemens portfolio usage within the customer
•Utilizing advanced knowledge of customer business needs, engineering and manufacturing processes, industry best practices and competitive differentiation to lead pursuitteams that will prepare and deliver compelling customer experiences in support of selling efforts.
•Critical contributor within Siemens sales process
•Maintain excellent knowledge of Automotive industry

Responsibilities
• This candidate will be responsible to establish and build a trusted advisor and credible business and technical consultant relationship with clients and sales executives
• Oversee and guide the client in the selection of appropriate solutions and suites of technology
• Gather and advise the customer in the definition of high level business and technical requirements
• Provide guidance on the technical capabilities and business value of their current and proposed Siemens solution portfolio
• Lead the development and delivery of presentations, demonstrations, proof of concepts, proposals and business and technology status reviews (e.g., Technical Review Boards, Management Review Boards)
• Regular interaction with customer leadership to become a trusted advisor
• Develop a strong high-level knowledge of the entire breadth of Siemens' digital enterprise product design and manufacturing portfolio
• Manage customer technical queries and coordinate the resources to respond
• Support account orchestrators and pre-sales resources in defining and executing on sales opportunities
• Lead the construction of meaningful collateral for client requests for information (RFI), proposals (RFP, RFQ, etc.), demonstrations and proof of concept exercises
• Excellent understanding of the Automotive industry preferably Suppliers
• Record and distribute results of client meetings and subsequent agreements
• Document and share best practices and customer success stories within the vertical, BU and across the Siemens organization

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
*Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the Unites States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.
• Must currently reside in the continental USA, this is a firm requirement.Strong preference for greater Detroit, MI area (Troy or Livonia).

• Excellent verbal group presentation and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills that positively influence teams with a common understanding of successful account management principles
• Must have at least 7+ years of technical experience in PLM space, which includes managing proof of concepts, defining the requirements and scope of PLM Solutions deployment, as well as being part of the selection process.
• Must have at least 5+ years of industry experience in Automotive and/or Automotive Suppliers.
• Must have at least 5+ years of work experience in a technical role within an Automotive or Automotive supplier company.
• BS/BA in an engineering or manufacturing-related discipline
• Self-starter, motivated and able to work with a minimum of direct supervision.
• Experience leading and managing teams of technical and business consultants from within, and outside of their formal organization
• Must be open to an average of 50% travel, almost exclusively domestic

Preferred Knowledge/ Skills, Education, and Experience
• Multiple years of experience in the Automotive Industry
• 5 + years of expertise in digital enterprise space.
• Proven success and experience in an Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering role in the Automotive and/or Automotive Supplier industry
• Proven record of ability to present technology solutions in front of groups while incorporating specific selling techniques.
•Executive Level engagement
•Strong knowledge of change and configuration management
Why us?
Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.

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The total cash compensation range for this position is $142,800 to $285,600 with 15% of this being comprised of an annual incentive target. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's work location as well as additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:www.benefitsquickstart.comIn addition, this position is eligible for time off in accordance with Company policies, including paid sick leave paid parental leave, PTO (for non-exempt employees) or non-accrued flexible vacation (for exempt employees).  

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