Location:
Abidjan, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Job ID:
R0130258
Date Posted:
2026-05-27
Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY S.A.E.
Profession (Job Category):
Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
The opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Service Sales Specialist to join our team. In this role, you’ll work closely with the Service Sales Manager to generate opportunities, secure profitable sales, and deliver exceptional customer value. Your focus will be on Installed Base (IB) penetration and promoting the full-Service Product portfolio in collaboration with other service units. You will be building long-term customer relationships, respond quickly to their needs, and help shape innovative solutions. If you’re motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to thrive in a dynamic environment, this is your chance to make a difference.
How you’ll make an impact
Preparing proposals, quotations, and competitive bids with accurate technical and commercial considerations.
Driving proactive and reactive sales for High Voltage and Transformer service portfolios.
Evaluating client requirements, assess commercial terms, and propose techno-commercial solutions.
Managing tendering process, pricing strategies, and risk reviews in coordination with Service Sales Manager.
Maintaining project pipeline, forecasts, and documentation using Hitachi Energy tools.
Building and maintaining strong customer relationships, respond promptly to issues, and act as voice of the customer internally.
Identifying new market opportunities and develop strategic sales plans.
Supporting marketing activities, product launches, and customer meetings.
Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations, HSE, and quality standards.
Demonstrating leadership, teamwork, and disciplined approach to deliver accurate results.
You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in Service sales, Estimation & Bids Proposals and strong customer relationship skills.
Proven understanding of Hitachi Energy systems and products
Experience working within the Energy sector
Strong commercial, technical, and negotiation skills.
Ability to work independently, with a strategic and result-oriented mindset.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Willingness to travel across assigned countries as needed.
Proficiency in both spoken & written English and French is required.
Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.
Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business is centered around 5 growth sectors: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and IT. Globally, we have nearly 300,000 employees who are working to improve people’s quality of life and our customers’ social, environmental, and economic values to create a sustainable future. The challenges we face as a society are unprecedented, but so are the opportunities. Together, let’s start powering good.
