Vertical Market Manager - Process

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Job Summary

The Vertical Market Manager position is responsible for leading a team focused on industry management, end-user project sales, and business development within a specified vertical market, consisting of multiple industry segments. Vertical Market Managers develop strategic and tactical plans that align their team to revenue generating opportunities using Phoenix Contact’s capabilities in products, solutions, and services. In addition, close coordination is required with corporate headquarters in the United States and Germany to ensure growth plans are aligned to the company’s overall Vertical Market Management strategy. The VMM-Process primarily responsible for Oil & Gas, Power2X, and Chemical. Additional areas of responsibility include Pharmaceutical, Mining, and Pulp & Paper.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage dedicated Process Automation Partner channel.
• Oversee national sales and project activity at assigned end user and system integrator accounts within the industry.
• Lead the industry go-to-market strategy including:
• Industry segmentation – what segments/what industries.
• Direct team focus – set end user sales, opportunity and project win targets.
• Leverage existing channel and/or company sales and marketing resources.
• Create, monitor, and evaluate MBOs for assigned vertical market.
• Secure business contracts with support from legal and sign-off from Director of Sales VMM.
• Assess projects to determine financial and resource-based risk, and provide recommendation based on evaluation of ROI.
• Align Business Units (and RBUs) on product and solution requirement specifications to drive forward the US vertical market strategy.
• Continually make recommendations to Harrisburg Sales, Marketing, and Distribution in order to improve our capabilities to meet industry needs.
• Develop and share application expertise within vertical market.
• Coordinate strategy (including M&A activity and business cases) with headquarter VMM teams.
• Report on industry sales performance, industry technology trends, current state and future forecasts.
• Lead industry digitalization / IIoT strategy and value propositions.
• Lead team of business development managers, industry managers and project sales engineers to drive industry revenue growth.
• Actively participate in regional industry associations and related activities.
• Perform frequent and detailed performance reviews of all direct reports.
• Develop and establish compensation plans for team.
  
  

Must Be Able To..

• Travel via airplane (domestic and international)
• Have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate an automobile for up to six hours at a time
• Lift a minimum of 50 pounds (sample, demos, and literature)
• Travel overnight 35-50% as required
  
  
  

Perks & Benefits

Phoenix Contact offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, bonus plan and a generous time off package. There are also a wide variety of additional benefits available including 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave & 10 weeks fully paid paternity leave, auto allowance, life insurance, short & long-term disability, assistance, and more!

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters:

Phoenix Contact has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Phoenix Contact employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Phoenix Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Phoenix Contact, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Phoenix Contact mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Phoenix Contact employees, or to Phoenix Contact’s resume database will be considered Phoenix Contact property. Phoenix Contact will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Phoenix Contact will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees. Phoenix Contact will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Phoenix Contact contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted. Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Phoenix Contact's Director of Organization Development and Talent Acquisition or his or her designee. No other Phoenix Contact employee is authorized to bind Phoenix Contact to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Phoenix Contact, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.

Phoenix Contact is committed to the diversity of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.