Product Designer

Job Title: Pre-Sales Engineer

Location: Navi Mumbai, Vashi

Department: BMS (Building Management System)

Reports To: Regional Sales Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and technically proficient Pre-Sales Engineer to join our team. In this role, the individual will be responsible for providing technical expertise and support to our sales teams, ensuring that customers receive accurate, tailored solutions that meet their needs. The individual will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive sales growth, manage quotations, and ensure smooth execution of customer orders. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, sales aptitude, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities:

 Technical Expertise: Leverage technical knowledge to support sales teams and provide accurate, technical solutions to meet customer needs.

 Commercial Awareness: Apply commercial understanding to enhance the precision of deals and customer proposals.

 Customer Solutions: Understand customer requirements and present customised technical solutions that align with their business goals.

 Collaboration: Work closely with sales teams to build strong customer relationships and drive revenue growth.

 Communication: Exhibit excellent communication skills, creating compelling sales presentations and effectively collaborating with customers, vendors, and internal teams.

 Solution Development: Develop solution architecture, detailed equipment lists, and presentation materials to meet customer requirements.

 Customer Support: Assist customers with technical issues related to equipment setup and resolve any post-sales concerns.

 Negotiation: Facilitate negotiations with potential customers, aligning technical and commercial aspects for successful deals.

 Quotation Management: Prepare accurate quotations based on customer requirements and ensure timely delivery through Regional Sales Managers.

 Vendor Coordination: Negotiate with vendors to secure backup quotes and select appropriate vendors based on technical product needs.

 Performance Tracking: Track issued quotations to monitor win rates, processing time, and the proportion of clean orders received.

 Internal Support and Coordination: Provide technical sizing, product selection, and support to Regional Sales Managers, ensuring timely and accurate quotations.

 Sales Support: Assist Regional Sales Managers and Dealers in technical discussions with customers to facilitate deal closure.

 Order Processing: Review purchase orders, ensure compliance with submitted offers, and coordinate with customers for amendments when necessary.

 Execution Handover: Once orders are finalized, pass on clean orders along with all required documentation to the Sales Operations Manager (SOM) for execution.

 Team Collaboration: Partner with the Regional Sales Manager to meet and exceed assigned regional sales targets.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

 Strong technical skills and comfort in leading technical discussions.

 Sales aptitude with a keen interest in interacting with customers.

 Proactive approach with a strong customer focus and problem-solving skills.

 Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new products and technologies.

 Excellent interpersonal and teamwork abilities.

 Knowledge of the PLC/Controller BMS industry preferred, though experience in HVAC is also acceptable.

 Familiarity with commercial terms and conditions and their application in sales processes.

 Proficiency in MS Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

 Engineering Degree (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical)

 Strong communication and presentation skills.

 Familiarity with basic PLC and DDC design and software applications.

 Experience: 3-5 years of relevant in BMS or HVAC/ELV industry

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a team that drives innovation and customer

satisfaction. We are looking for highly motivated individual with a passion for both technical

and sales functions.

• Maintaining day to day books of Accounts and General Ledger Accounting
• Maintaining Bank Reconciliation Statements and Reconciliation of all Debtors & Creditors.
• Managing Payment of TDS & Filing of E-TDS Returns Quarterly, Payment & Filing of any other Statutory Payments (PF, Profession Tax etc.)
• Maintaining cash transactions & petty cash book, day to day cash & bank transactions, online payments (Staff Salary & other expenses)
• Managing vendor accounts, preparation of cheques, online payments
• Handling Debtors collection & follow-up
• Ensuring Finalization of Balance-sheet & P&L Account

What you need to have:

Primary/Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a portfolio of  customers once the implementation phase is completed
• Develop and build strong relationships with key customer stakeholders 
• Understand customers’ needs and priorities to optimize the use of the platform
• Identify new opportunities: up-sell, cross-sell, additional training
• Effectively communicate application features and product information for new releases and facilitate their adoption
• Be the voice of the customer and provide internal feedback on how we can better serve our customers
• Collaborate closely with various cross-functional teams (Product Management, R&D, Marketing and Sales) to drive better results
• Resolve billing and Support inquiries in a timely and productive manner
• Coordinate small customer projects

Required Qualifications: 

• Well-organized and excellent time management abilities
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with customers especially at the Executive level
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills and attention to detail
• Minimum 4-5 years experience 

Travel Requirements:

Sales

• Developing, improving existing sales and business plans.
• Lead generation-Planning and execution.
• Develop sales proposals, Quotations & pricings.
• Identify and address existing challenges and problem areas.
• Researching and evaluating existent business structure by applying various business analysis tools, formulating end-to end sales solutions and streamlining operations.
• Developing new business relationships generate and negotiate new income for Sitara.
• Screening potential business deals by analysing market strategies.
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.

Government Liaising

• In this role of liaison, you should have cultivated contacts outside the vertical chain of command to collect information useful for our organization.
• Liaising with government offices to taking over sales for the company.
• Interact with other industry peers, liaise with local bodies & government authorities to develop the new business.
• Acts as a liaison between the legislative entities and the organization, responsible for any related queries and frame a network with them.

Client Management

• Constantly interacting with prospects and maintaining cordial business relationship with key clients.
• Developing an in-depth understanding of client requirements and translating the same in a tangible manner to the development team.
• Constant audit of developmental activities and client requirements, integrating contract requirements with business operations.
• Planning and ensuring deliveries are made by the proposed deadline.
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.
• Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets.

Business Development

• Analyse market trends and accordingly develop sales plans
• Identify, negotiate and Onboard channel partner.
• Build revenue and sales business plan for each assigned channel partner to measure success and the channel partner
• Leverages the organization’s relationship with existing institutional accounts by developing and executing proactive, creative, and ongoing contact initiatives.

Team Management

• Should have Team Management and building skills to take charge of the sales team
• Developing reporting team into valuable sales people
• Continuously monitor existing sales team & ensure delivery of targets.
• Setting individual sales targets with the sales team.
• Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team.
• Coordinating with team on lead generation.
• Developing your sales team through motivation, counseling and product knowledge education.

Primary Skill: Java Script

Secondary: HTML5,JS Library- React.js,React JS,User Experience Design

HTML, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, Object Oriented JS, Angular JS, Ecma Script (ES6),React JS/Angular/TypeScript

Basic understanding of HTTP protocol, Web Application Design/Architecture

OOPS concept, JSON, AJAX

Knowledge of REST API

Basic understanding of Git

Basic understanding of client-server communication

Ready to take up challenges at work

Learning ability

Team spirit

Basic understanding of single page web application

Analytical Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Logical and Problem Solving