Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is a world leader in Onshore Wind technology with an installed base of approximately 54,000 turbines around the world, we offer a high-tech product portfolio of turbines for a broad range of site conditions.

Since the launch of the first wind power project in 1995, GE Vernova has installed over 1.5 GW of onshore wind capacity in Japan. GE Vernova wind turbines are currently used in some of the largest wind farms operating and under construction in Japan e.g. Abukuma South wind farm in Fukushima prefecture, making it one of the largest wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) suppliers in the country.

The Sales Manager will be responsible for assessing business opportunities in Japan, with a special focus on new product introductions. This role involves contributing new ideas to increase the competitiveness of GE Vernova’s products and services, coordinating with various departments, and leading the commercial strategy for key accounts.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Business Opportunity Assessment:

• Generate and assess commercial opportunities within the assigned segment area, which can based on geography or customer type e.g. Utility or Private developers.

• Maximize customer value and sales through high-added-value solutions within an appropriate level of risk.

New Product Introduction (NPI):

• Support GE Vernova Wind Onshore business to gather market requirements and promote new products.

Customer Relationship Management:

• Manage all commercial aspects of customer relationships from Sales to Operations, including leading relationships with designated key accounts.

Solution Development:

• Take new perspectives on existing solutions and use technical experience for data analysis to support recommendations.

• Identify new partners to increase the competitiveness of GE Vernova’s products and services.

Strategy and Policy Development:

• Develop specialized knowledge of the latest commercial developments in the renewable energy industry.

• Contribute towards strategy and policy development and ensure business metric delivery within the area of responsibility.

Global Energy Solutions:

• Interact with other GE Vernova businesses to structure global energy solutions for customers.

Executive Relationships:

• Interface and communicate effectively with renewables C-suite executives to develop long-term relationships.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college.

• Fluent in Japanese and English in speaking and writing

• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills; integrative team working style

• Good communication skills and confidence with customer presentations

• ​Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.

• Established project management skills.

• Self-starter with high energy, willingness to cold-call and network, and an ability to energize others.

• Strong curiosity and desire to learn both technical and commercial expertise and to actively apply it to sales activities.

• Has an open attitude and mindset toward involving other stakeholders and working as a team to win projects.

 Work Environment:

• Primarily office-based, willing to travel around 30% of the time within Japan.

• Significant experience in onshore Wind sales, sales in the energy sector or technical sales.

About GE Vernova

Building on over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova is now an independent and publicly traded company (NYSE: GEV).

Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.

GE Vernova is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation technologies. More than 25% of the world’s electricity is produced using General Electric power generation equipment. Within this portfolio, GE Renewables brings together one of the broadest product and service portfolios of the renewable energy industry.

About Onshore Wind

GE Vernova is a world leader in Onshore Wind technology with an installed base of approximately 54,000 turbines around the world, we offer a high-tech product portfolio of turbines for a broad range of site conditions.

Since the launch of the first wind power project in 1995, GE Vernova has installed over 1.5 GW of onshore wind capacity in Japan. GE Vernova wind turbines are currently used in some of the largest wind farms operating and under construction in Japan e.g. Abukuma South wind farm in Fukushima prefecture, making it one of the largest wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) suppliers in the country.

GE Vernova in Japan

Japan is a key country for GE Vernova, where we have been present for over 130 years. Today, we employ around 450 people and support approximately 50% of Japan’s heavy-duty gas turbine power generation capacity and 25% of its onshore wind capacity, contributing to a stable power supply through gas turbines, steam turbines, nuclear power, and wind turbines.

All of GE Vernova’s core business segments are represented in Japan, including Power, Wind, and Electrification. Our role and commitment are closely aligned with Japan’s decarbonization journey, the 7th Strategic Energy Plan, and the “3Es + S” vision of Energy Security, Economic Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability, and Safety.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No