National Sales Manager - CCUS - Man : Job Details

US-Houston-Brookshire, 1758 Twinwood Parkway, Houston, Texas, United States of America Req #458

Friday, February 28, 2025

MAN Energy Solutions enables its customers to achieve sustainable value creation in the transition towards a carbon neutral future. Addressing tomorrow's challenges within the marine, energy and industrial sectors, we improve efficiency and performance at a systemic level. Leading the way in advanced engineering for more than 250 years, we provide a unique portfolio of technologies. Headquartered in Germany, MAN Energy Solutions employs some 14,000 people at over 120 sites globally. Our after-sales brand, MAN PrimeServ, offers a vast network of service centres to our customers all over the world.

Summary: Responsible for sales and business development activities associated with new MAN-ES equipment in the CCS market in an assigned territory and/or accounts. Within this territory or assigned accounts, he or she will promote the company and identify all opportunities for new equipment sales, reviewing and evaluating customer specifications and advising customers on technical solutions.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with key strategic customers. Initiate contact with assigned and new potential accounts, cultivate good business relationships with key decision makers and ascertain leads.
• Develop new and existing client base through early engagement and positioning, consultative selling prior to request for quotation (RFQ) development.
• Prepare, lead and negotiate/finalize commercial negotiations and contracts with customers.
• Target CCS Applications for Oil and Gas, Chemical, Petrochemical, Renewable Energy, and other industrial clients.
• Communicate project, product and market intelligence with European headquarters and Houston.
• Evaluate the market continuously and assess competitive position based on market knowledge.
• Report on competitive situations and maintain regular customer contact.
• Participate in the development of required promotional content and materials.
• Understand customers' needs and requirements relative to products and services to ensure customers have a thorough understanding of the products and services through training and presentations.
• Manage customer relationships and communicate customer feedback.
• Participate in trade shows, conferences and select industry organizations.
• Assist in the collection of Accounts Receivable as needed.
• Help field service personnel with client communications during installation, commissioning and potential warranty claims.
• Develop sales proposals for presentation to customers.
• Develop factory relationships.
• Attend project bid review and kickoff meetings.
• Work with project managers during project execution in resolving scope of supply conflicts.
• Provide product knowledge education.
• Assist application engineering in obtaining quotes from sub suppliers, obtaining clarifications from customer and finalization of proposal for submittal to the customer.
• Exhibit a team-oriented, systematic and conscientious way of working.
• Demonstrate interdepartmental thinking and acting.
• Exhibit the ability to work in a team, possess good analytical skills, and utilize a systematic and methodical approach.
• Work independently and demonstrate willingness to travel worldwide on occasion.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety procedures, technical specifications, and legal contracts.
• Design and create presentations for customers.
• Speak and write in English is required. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of MAN-ES.
• Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, areas, circumference and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Required Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent scientific discipline.

Required Experience:

• Minimum five years of experience in marketing, sales, application engineering, project engineering, and/or project management associated with complex engineer-to-order equipment. Previous experience with large rotating equipment such as turbo-compressors, blowers, steam turbines, and gas turbines is strongly preferred. The candidate must be able to interact and work effectively with different cultures and nationalities.

Required 3rd Party Certifications/Qualifications: None.

Other Skills:

• Familiarity with applicable industry standards (API, ASME, IEC, etc.) that are typically specified by clients for our equipment.
• Second language German or Spanish preferred.

MAN Energy Solutions USA, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.