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Business Development Manager

$133.6k - $200.4k

Schneider Electric

Join us as a Senior Sustainability Sales Representative and help organizations achieve their efficiency and environmental goals. This is a high-impact role where you'll build strategic relationships, drive revenue, and deliver solutions that make a measurable difference.

What will you do?
  • Develop and manage strategic customer accounts by identifying sustainability initiatives that align with their business priorities
  • Drive a healthy sales pipeline through consultative engagement and targeted outreach to key decision-makers
  • Create and present tailored commercial offers for sustainability services that solve real customer challenges
  • Collaborate with partners and internal teams to deliver comprehensive solutions across our full product and service portfolio
What are the key skills we are looking for?
  • Account Management - intermediate level; nurturing long-term relationships that drive recurring revenue and customer loyalty
  • Customer Relationship Management - intermediate level; leveraging CRM tools to track engagement and optimize account strategies
  • Consultative Selling - developing level; uncovering customer needs and positioning tailored sustainability solutions
  • Negotiation - intermediate level; closing complex deals while balancing customer value and business profitability
  • Financial Acumen - developing level; understanding customer budgets and articulating ROI for sustainability investments
  • Product Knowledge - intermediate level; confidently presenting solutions that improve efficiency and sustainability performance
  • Sales Funnel Management - intermediate level; moving opportunities through stages with discipline and strategic follow-up
  • Industry Knowledge - intermediate level; staying current on market trends and sustainability regulations impacting customers
What qualifications will make you successful?
  • Strategic thinker who connects sustainability initiatives to tangible business value and customer outcomes
  • Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to engage executives and operational teams alike
  • Self-starter who thrives with autonomy and confidently navigates complex sales environments
  • Team player who collaborates across functions to deliver seamless customer experiences
What's in it for me?
  • Meaningful work that drives both business growth and positive environmental impact
  • Opportunity to partner with leading organizations on their sustainability transformation journeys
  • Collaborative culture with ongoing training, mentorship, and clear paths for career advancement
  • Flexible work environment that empowers you to manage your territory and schedule effectively
Bring your sales expertise to a mission that matters - apply today!


At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 133,600 - USD 200,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

If you believe this job posting is not compliant with applicable state pay transparency laws in the U.S., please notify the Company as soon as possible upon discovery by completing this form Job Posting Compliance Form.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.


At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here


Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
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