Description
**Job Family:** Electrification & Automation
**Req ID:** 523933
**Utility Sales & Marketing Development Program (SMDP)**
**Location:** Wendell, NC
**Undergraduate: ** Graduate (within the past 18-months)
**Duration:** 24+ months
**Start Date:** January 2027
**What is the Sales Marketing Development Program (SMDP)? **
Located in Wendell, NC, the Utility Sales & Marketing Development Program (SMDP) is a full-time opportunity lasting 24 months or longer. It is designed to build the technical, commercial, financial, strategic account management, and leadership capabilities needed for a career in Utility sales. Participants learn Siemens products, technologies, processes, and values through formal instruction, hands-on experience, mentorship, and collaboration. This dynamic and engaging program blends instruction with hands-on learning to lay the foundation for a successful career in technical sales at a global industry leader.
**Work location and program structure **
This is an onsite program in Wendell, NC. Participants are expected to remain in Wendell for the duration of the program.
**Phase One (12-months)**
Phase One builds a foundation in Siemens products, systems, processes, and essential sales techniques. This phase will consist of four business rotations: transmission, generation, distribution and business development.
**Phase Two (12-months)**
Upon successful completion of phase one, program participants may be relocated to another regional sales office based on business needs. During phase two, program participants will transition into a high-impact Strategic Residency where they will be embedded within Inside or Outside Sales placement, assuming active business responsibilities while executing a sophisticated, advanced-level training curriculum. This phase is designed to cultivate “Succession Readiness” by bridging foundational knowledge with high-yield operational execution.
**You’ll make an impact by: **
+ Building knowledge of Siemens’ organization, product offerings, systems, tools, and internal processes.
+ Collaborating with Utility business leaders, sales teams, customers, distributors, product management, and subject matter experts.
+ Preparing sales quotations, strategic account plans, pricing strategies, and models for internal teams, distributors, and customers.
+ Analyzing industry and market dynamics, including go-to-market strategies and channel partnerships.
+ Applying consultative selling, negotiation, networking, and proven sales methodologies in a collaborative environment.
+ Developing networking skills with peers and leadership while applying proven sales methodologies.
+ Engaging in a collaborative, team-based environment alongside fellow business leaders, trainees and peers.
**You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications: **
We’re seeking high capacity, highly driven, self-motivated individuals who thrive on solving complex problems and continuously push themselves to discover the most effective and efficient solutions. At Siemens, we offer a platform for those eager to make a meaningful impact—on their own careers, their teams, the company, and our customers—while shaping the future through innovation and collaboration
**Basic Qualifications **
+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Marketing, or a related field
+ Interest in the electrical industry and aptitude for technical concepts
+ Ability to communicate with customers and internal stakeholders and to manage time and priorities
**Requirements**
+ Must be willing and able to work in Wendell, NC. There is no relocation or housing stipend for this program
+ Willingness to travel and relocate as required by the program
+ Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company or school sponsorship. This program does not support students on a Visa such as F1, J1, M1 and H1B as well as OPT/CPT
**Preferred Qualifications **
+ Professional Selling Certificate or similar credential
+ Internship experience in sales or a technical role
+ Customer-facing experience in sales, business, construction, engineering, or a technical field
+ Experience building professional relationships across teams or with customers
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$72,000 $74,000
**Organization:** Smart Infrastructure
**Job Type:** Full-time
**Category:** Internal Services
