Market Manager - Grid Integration - France

Grid and Power Quality and Solutions and Service (GPQSS) partners with customers to deliver scalable solutions for grid connection and power quality. Our solutions tackle the challenges of integration with today's evolving renewable energy sources and transmission and distribution networks to ensure power quality, reliability and availability.

Mission Statement

• Define and implement the marketing strategy in the assigned area.

• Proactively lead, develop and coach the Marketing department.

• Manage the marketing action plan to achieve both the key qualitative and quantitative targets in a profitable way.

• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.

Main Accountabilities

1. Strategy:  

Responsible for creating, planning and implementing the marketing (and communications) strategies for the assigned area in accordance with global marketing and sales strategy and budget. Produces action plans accordingly.

2. Targets

Defines key Marketing targets in line with Grid Integration strategy and ensures these are achieved.

3. Business intelligence

Identifies all existing and new strategic segments and business opportunities based on analysis, defining strategy/business plans for each, and coordinating the relevant teams.

4. Marketing activities

Responsible for the product marketing, industry, segment marketing and strategic and tactical marketing plans to support the relevant organization. Initiates, implements, and reports market analysis and marketing activities. Ensures the market is monitored by developing and maintaining efficient marketing tools and implementing coordinated marketing analyses and activities.

5. Competitive intelligence:

Collaborates internally and oversees preparation of competitor analyses ranging from full profit and loss account (P&L) and main financial data to company profile and net sales analysis.

6. Risk management      

Responsible for minimizing the risks regarding the agreements/prices across customers.

7. People leadership and development: Drives and ensures know-how sharing and cross-collaboration.

Your Background:

• Extensive background in engineering, with a focus on high voltage (HV) substations.

• In-depth knowledge of transformers and their application within power systems.

• System and solution-oriented approach to complex engineering problems.

• Experience with grid automation technologies and solutions.

• Proficiency in power quality analysis and improvement.

Commercial Acumen:

• Strong commercial instincts, capable of identifying and leveraging business opportunities.

• Proven track record in business development and strategic market expansion.

• Deep understanding of the local market dynamics, including key players and regulatory landscape.

Language Proficiency:

Fluent in both French & English