Business Leader, Software & Control

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Reporting to the Regional Manager for Software Controls, the Business Leader is a highly critical and visible role, which has become available due to an internal move. Your territory will cover the 7 states of Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska and Montana - travelling up to 50%. You will ideally be based in Seattle or Portland and work remotely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation and execution of an annual marketing plan along with peers.
• Ensure regional selling resources maintain the appropriate competencies across assigned products and services.
• Provide information to support effective management of the business to all levels.
• Co-operate with the sales force in promoting the product offering for which they are responsible.
• Plan and implement commercial programs related to product responsibility.
• Define and articulate product differentiators and values versus competition.
• Analyze competitive product lines, have knowledge of competitor's strategy, further define competitive differentiators.
• Participate in trade shows, seminars and/or similar marketing activities, ensuring technical resources can support.
• Lead launch of new products to the sales force and channel.
• Ensure market access (System Integrators and Distributors) can articulate value and identify opportunities for new products and technologies within assigned product business.
• Provide product gap and development feedback to appropriate business unit.
• Collaborate and share insights with peers.
• Understand business models, organization and go to market strategy.
• Knowledge of the industry strategies, and outcome-based selling.
• You will keep sales and customer relationship management data up to date in tools (i.e. SFA)

The Essentials - you will have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel 50% of time
• Valid driving license
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the …