Sales Director

Posted:
5/31/2026, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Abidjan, Abidjan, Ivory Coast ⋅ Greater Accra Region, Ghana ⋅ Abidjan, Ivory Coast ⋅ Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

Workplace Type:
Remote

Job Description Summary

Customer facing staff responsible for winning business Owns/influences commercial business operating guidelines and has ownership/influence over budgets. Guided by functional policy. There is autonomy within the role to enter into/execute Commercial arrangements. High levels of Commercial judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Within MEA region responsible for selling product(s), services, parts, solutions, or projects
  • Developing commercial expertise across one or more countries, product lines, markets, sales processes, or customer groups.
  • Influences policy and ensures delivery across large and/or diverse sales territories.
  •  Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
  • Leads others to find creative solutions to address complex projects, product lines, markets, sales processes, or customers
  • Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
  • Has ability to attract and retain talent. Often manages medium to large teams. May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
  • Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view.
  • Influences peers amongst Vernova businesses to act as one team, negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.
  • Lead with a lean mindset and with a major focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost

Required Qualifications

  • Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
  • Minimum 10+ years of proven track record and experience in the Sales and Commercial activities.
  • Proven experience in Energy industry, power generation product experience in managerial role
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of the energy market within MEA countries , working with government agencies and customers to position GEV products
  • Ability to work in a matrix environment

Desired Characteristics

  • Excellent communicative and interpersonal skills
  • Executive level communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
  • Established project management skills.
  • People management skills
  • Strong financial acumen

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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