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Director, Sales, North America (Energy) (#remote, NC, US, _)
TE Connectivity · United States · back to the listing
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Sales Representative
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What this role officially is
commercial sales representative — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Commercial sales representatives represent a company in selling and providing information on goods and services to businesses and organisations.
Also known as: field sales representative, technical and commercial sales executive, field sales executive, sales and marketing consultant, business development representative, technical and commercial sales representative
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What the listing never says
- 30 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
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- No location or timezone policy stated, so a candidate cannot tell where they may work from. Scope clarity
The listing, marked up
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Overview
The Director NAM Region leads TE’s North American organization, driving order growth, sales performance, profitability, and customer experience across critical industrial verticals. You will have the opportunity to set the strategic direction for national account engagement, develop and execute annual business plans, and cultivate collaboration across TE’s broader sales and services ecosystem.
As a senior leader, you will own and nurture key corporate-level customer relationships—leveraging these partnerships to influence national programs, strengthen value propositions, and guide enterprise-level decision-making. Working closely with vertical leaders and managers, the Director ensures best-in-class customer support, alignment of sales strategy with engineering services, and delivery of high‑quality operational execution.
Job Requirements
• Lead the regional sales teams driving orders, sales, profit, and year‑over‑year growth.
• Develop and execute the annual strategic plan and budget for key customer partnerships
• Establish and maintain high‑level customer relationships to support strategic initiatives
• Collaborate deeply across TE’s sales verticals to align customer strategy and ensure seamless support across teams.
• Partner with Engineering Services to ensure consistency, alignment, and execution of customer requirements.
• Provide leadership to capture customer needs and translate them into compelling value propositions.
• Oversee program‑level quotation responses and drive closure of service agreements and commercial terms.
• Coordinate operational execution to ensure high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Manage performance, talent development, and conflict resolution within the National Accounts Services team.
• Promote a culture of innovation, customer-first thinking, and continuous improvement.
What your background should look like
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years1 of experience in sales, marketing, and operations with 3+ years of in direct sales leadership in a comparable size/scope role.
• Relevant industry experience (Renewable energy, Data centers, Solar etc)
• Experience assessing, selecting, developing, motivating, and energizing a diverse team in sales planning, negotiation, and customer pursuit.
• Demonstrated success selling to developers, owner-operators, IPPs, utilities, and OEMs.
• Strong negotiation, strategic planning, and relationship management skills.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects with long sales cycles.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to foresee market trends and customer needs translating them into actionable strategies that drive growth and innovation.
• Skilled in navigating and leading through change, in response to evolving market conditions and customer demands.
• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and technologies
• Ability to travel 50%
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to foresee market trends and customer needs translating them into actionable strategies that drive growth and innovation.
• Skilled in navigating and leading through change, in response to evolving market conditions and customer demands.
• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and technologies.
Competencies
SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat,Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $215,000– 240,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
BENEFITS
• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
EOE, Including Disability/Vets
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD2
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.
Originally posted on Himalayas
Job Overview
The Director NAM Region leads TE’s North American organization, driving order growth, sales performance, profitability, and customer experience across critical industrial verticals. You will have the opportunity to set the strategic direction for national account engagement, develop and execute annual business plans, and cultivate collaboration across TE’s broader sales and services ecosystem.
As a senior leader, you will own and nurture key corporate-level customer relationships—leveraging these partnerships to influence national programs, strengthen value propositions, and guide enterprise-level decision-making. Working closely with vertical leaders and managers, the Director ensures best-in-class customer support, alignment of sales strategy with engineering services, and delivery of high‑quality operational execution.
Job Requirements
• Lead the regional sales teams driving orders, sales, profit, and year‑over‑year growth.
• Develop and execute the annual strategic plan and budget for key customer partnerships
• Establish and maintain high‑level customer relationships to support strategic initiatives
• Collaborate deeply across TE’s sales verticals to align customer strategy and ensure seamless support across teams.
• Partner with Engineering Services to ensure consistency, alignment, and execution of customer requirements.
• Provide leadership to capture customer needs and translate them into compelling value propositions.
• Oversee program‑level quotation responses and drive closure of service agreements and commercial terms.
• Coordinate operational execution to ensure high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Manage performance, talent development, and conflict resolution within the National Accounts Services team.
• Promote a culture of innovation, customer-first thinking, and continuous improvement.
What your background should look like
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years1 of experience in sales, marketing, and operations with 3+ years of in direct sales leadership in a comparable size/scope role.
• Relevant industry experience (Renewable energy, Data centers, Solar etc)
• Experience assessing, selecting, developing, motivating, and energizing a diverse team in sales planning, negotiation, and customer pursuit.
• Demonstrated success selling to developers, owner-operators, IPPs, utilities, and OEMs.
• Strong negotiation, strategic planning, and relationship management skills.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects with long sales cycles.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to foresee market trends and customer needs translating them into actionable strategies that drive growth and innovation.
• Skilled in navigating and leading through change, in response to evolving market conditions and customer demands.
• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and technologies
• Ability to travel 50%
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to foresee market trends and customer needs translating them into actionable strategies that drive growth and innovation.
• Skilled in navigating and leading through change, in response to evolving market conditions and customer demands.
• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and technologies.
Competencies
SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat,Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $215,000– 240,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
BENEFITS
• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
EOE, Including Disability/Vets
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD2
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.
Originally posted on Himalayas