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The West Regional Sales Operations Leader plays a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious order, growth and diversification objectives. This position requires the ability to lead a Regional sales support team and work in partnership with the local Districts. You will be responsible to set team goals and expectations, establish a vision for your Organization, enable & optimize success of each team member and define clear KPI's to improve effectiveness & productivity of the Sales Support Organization.

You must be comfortable multitasking and interacting directly with Sales Leaders, functional team members & ABB Customers. You will be expected to build solid relationships inside and outside of the Commercial Organization to ensure execution, e.g., Operations, Customer Service, and Sales Managers. A certain level of technical knowledge of electrical products and services will be expected. An ability to learn tools, systems & processes quickly and think creatively will be necessary to add value to customers and to your team. This position operates in a dynamic environment where it is imperative to be able to organize, prioritize and have confidence in responding.
While this is a remote position, successful candidates will be located in the South Territory: CA, AZ, NV, OR, WA, HI, AK, ID, MT, WY, CO, ND, SD, NM, MN, WI, IL, IA.
This role is contributing to the Electrification Division in the United States.
You will be mainly accountable for:

• Sales Team Leadership - Build, coach, and develop a highperforming sales support team with clear KPIs, balanced workloads, and continuous skill growth.

• Operational Excellence - Own and optimize endtoend sales processes, removing bottlenecks, reducing cycle times, and driving productivity across inside and outside sales.

• Digital Sales Enablement - Identify and implement digital tools (CRM, CPQ, analytics) that automate tasks, enhance responsiveness, and enable datadriven decision making.

• CrossFunctional Partnership - Collaborate with Regional Sales VPs and District Managers to support operational rhythms, accelerate business growth, and strengthen organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college (preferred) or equivalent experienceand 10+ years of sales and/or commercial Organization, sales support, and/or post-sales order execution experience in the electrical industry.

• Managerial experience leading team members preferred.

• General knowledge of power transmission & distribution products/systems preferred.

• Previous experience with business-to-business customer support preferred.

• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

• Possess an enhanced knowledge of SFDC, SAP, Empower and relevant systems

• You are passionate about solving customer problems, and resolving issues

• Ability to travel up to 20% as needed based on employee recommendations

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

ABB is a global technology leader driving sustainable and efficient solutions in electrification and automation. With a strong commitment to innovation, ABB is accelerating industrial transformation worldwide. The United States is a key market for ABB, where it has significantly expanded its operations through strategic acquisitions and investments. Employing thousands across the nation, ABB's U.S. footprint is marked by a history of technological breakthroughs and industry firsts.

ABB's Electrical Protection, Distribution & Control products include medium and low voltage switchgear, grid hardware, protection and control relays, switchboards, power and lighting panelboards, busway, medium and low voltage circuit breakers, motor and lighting controls, load centers, metering, energy monitoring & control, DIN rail products, dry type transformers and more.

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What's in it for you:

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

• Vision benefit

• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums

• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid

• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $119,000 and $190,400 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

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