Summary
GE Vernova is hiring an entry-level Sales Specialist Trainee for its Gas Insulated Substations team in Riyadh. The trainee will support opportunity monitoring, tender preparation, commercial documentation, customer meetings, market research, and project handovers across KSA and the wider MEA region. The 12-month role is intended for an engineering graduate with up to two years of experience and strong English; native Arabic is mandatory. Candidates must already have the legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction.
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Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is hiring Early Career Sales Specialist Trainee accountable for the Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) order intake, margin and cash for KSA within Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region.
This is an entry-level position designed for a high-potential engineering graduate to join our Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) Sales team. As a Sales Specialist Trainee, you will support the regional sales team in driving growth across transmission and industry segments. You will be mentored to develop your commercial strategy, customer relationship skills, and technical expertise, with the goal of eventually managing your own portfolio of opportunities.
Duration: 12- months
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Opportunity Support: Assist in early-stage project detection and monitor the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) stage of potential projects.
- Tendering Assistance: Support the senior sales team in preparing quotations, organizing tender documentation, and tracking progress.
- Commercial Documentation: Help build value propositions and assist in the compilation of product qualification/homologation documents and techno-commercial offers under the guidance of the Product Line (PL) tendering team.
- Customer Engagement: Accompany senior team members to customer meetings to learn the art of customer intimacy, relationship building, and contract clarification.
- Market Research: Conduct basic market assessment tasks and competitor analysis to help the team define Commercial Action Plans.
- Internal Collaboration: Assist in the hand-over process between Sales and Project Execution teams to ensure seamless project transition.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, Power Systems, or Communication Engineering from an accredited university or college or a related field.
- Fresh graduates with up to 2 years of experience.
- High proficiency in English, Arabic native language is mandatory.
- Ability to travel when necessary within KSA and MEA region.
- The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong academic record with a demonstrated interest in the Energy/Power sector.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills, self-motivated, and a high degree of curiosity.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural, matrix organization
- Strong presentation skills, self-discipline and proactive mindset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No