Vice President Sales, C&I

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This position reports to:
USLATAM Region Managing Director

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Job Summary

The VP Sales, C&I is responsible for leading the Electrification Installation Products regional C&I sales organization by shaping key sales strategies, business models, product and brand positioning, and sales and marketing processes. This role oversees business planning, execution tools, and performance monitoring. The VP leads a team of experienced sales professionals to achieve and exceed order targets (balanced selling), margin and price‑quality objectives, cost goals, and customer satisfaction expectations. Success requires strong internal and external relationships and continued growth in the assigned segment and geographic areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national sales strategy for the EL Installation Products C&I segment, ensuring unified execution and a consistent one‑ABB customer experience.
• Own short‑ and long‑term performance outcomes, including orders, margin, growth, portfolio mix, and balanced selling across direct teams, iReps, and channel partners.
• Develop and manage high‑performing teams of approximately 120 employees and iReps, fostering a culture grounded in safety, integrity, inclusion, and continuous capability building.
• Drive market expansion through long‑term business development, competitive analysis, customer value alignment, and entry into new markets and customer segments.
• Establish performance systems including metrics, dashboards, forecasting, and proactive gap‑closing actions to ensure strong top‑ and bottom‑line results.
• Represent ABB with key partners and customers, strengthening relationships and ensuring iRep and channel networks operate to ABB standards and deliver maximum value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in sales, marketing, business, or a related field
• Minimum 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, or related functions
• Experience in Electrical Distribution (ED) Wholesale, Retail, and Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) channels
• Proven success leading a complex sales organization of $500M+
• Demonstrated customer‑centric mindset with the ability to create mutually beneficial solutions for customers and ABB
• Strong commercial process discipline, including forecasting, quota setting, territory allocation, incentive design, and people leadership
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities
• Experience managing iReps, including performance measurement against established KPIs and ensuring an effective representative network
• Knowledge of products and services within the Electrification business serving the C&I segment
• Ability to travel 50% or as needed.

More about us:

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas & Betts), helps manage the connection, protection and distribution of electrical power from source to socket. The Division's products are engineered to provide ease of installation and perform in demanding and harsh conditions, helping to ensure safety and continuous operation for utilities, businesses and people around the world. The Commercial Essentials product segment includes electrical junction boxes, commercial fittings, strut and cable tray metal framing systems for commercial and residential construction. The Premier Industrial product segment includes multiple product lines, such as Ty-Rap® cable ties, T&B Liquidtight Systems® protection products, PVC coated and nylon conduit systems, power connection and grounding systems, and cable protection systems of conduits and fittings for harsh and industrial applications. The Division also manufactures solutions for medium-voltage applications used in the utility market under its marquee brands including Elastimold™ reclosers and switchgear, capacitor switches, current limiting fuses, Homac™ distribution connectors, Hi-Tech Valiant™ full-range current limiting fuse for fire mitigation, faulted current indicators and distribution connectors, cable accessories and apparatus with products for overhead and underground distribution. Manufacturing includes made-to-stock and custom-made solutions.

What's in it for you:

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $207,400 and $331,840 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

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