Senior Sales Manager, Data Center & AI Energy Applications

A123 Systems LLC is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Senior Sales Manager to join our team, responsible for identifying, nurturing, and converting new business leads into long-term partnerships, while ensuring a consistent and sustainable growth pipeline.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and strategic in approach new sales, leveraging a strong industry network and deep technology expertise. This role is dedicated exclusively to new business generation and managing new sales opportunities, with the goal to securing short-term and long-term growth through new business accounts.

This role is not intended to be filled as a Customer Account Manager position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic New Business Opportunity (NBO) funnel to support corporate growth objectives.

• Prospect, identify and qualify new customers, maintain a healthy and high-probability business pipeline.

• Execute corporate business strategies and new product launches to drive growth objectives.

• Pursue and introduce market research results to A123 leadership team, represent and build A123 brand awareness by attending networking events, industry and technology shows.

• Establish customer relationships between customer decision maker and A123 sales leadership.

• Function as the key point of contact for all commercial matters from lead generation to close new businesses in line with customer and company targets and policies.

• Own and drive negotiation strategy from lead generation to new business closure.

• Collaborate with relevant business units across the global organization to develop customized proposals that address the commercial and technical needs of each customer.

• In time response to customer inquiries with maintaining high-quality communication regarding warranty, service, and other critical expectations. Coordinate with internal teams to ensure appropriate support is provided as needed.

• Adhere to corporate business directions and sales process, report sales initiatives, status, progress and business forecast per NBO. Prepare weekly, monthly sales analysis reports as directed by sales leadership.

• Collaborate and support other sales team members to accomplish corporate goals and cross customer satisfaction. Support sales activities outside described territory during times team members are unavailable.

• Contribute to improve the NBO process by analyzing business outcomes and customer feedback to refine approach and prospect messaging.

• Performs special assignments as directed by the Director Sales, Executive Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master degree or equivalent work experience in business, marketing, engineering.

• Minimum 7 years in progressive senior sales manager roles.

• Proven experience (3+ years) in generating, managing and closing new business in relevant battery storage industries and Data Center segment.

• Industry network and relationships to Data Center tiers, industry and decision maker.

• Experience identifying and developing optimized sales and distribution models supporting energy management products or services, experience in Li-Ion technology and systems preferred.

• Excellent interpersonal, analytic and communication skills.

• Experience to prepare and make presentations to executive leadership.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).

• Proven experience with CRM software.

• Domestic & international travel expected.

• Self-driven and positive attitude, highly organized in prioritizing and executing tasks in time.

• Strong work ethic and ability to build long-lasting and successful relationships with clients.