Overview
Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.
At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.
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Responsibilities
- Own and drive the national sales approach for Utilities, Power Generation & Distribution, and Desalination accounts in Saudi Arabia, in alignment with the Industry Sales strategy.
- Develop and execute account plans for key utility operators, IWPPs, developeroperators, and strategic EPC partners.
- Build and maintain strong executivelevel relationships with plant management, HSE leadership, and operational teams to support longterm programs and repeat business.
- Support highvalue opportunities, commercial negotiations, and escalations while maintaining disciplined deal qualification and valuebased selling.
- Coordinate closely with regional sales teams and channel partners to ensure consistent execution and customer coverage.
- Influence national, operatorlevel, and projectlevel standards, specifications, and approval lists for gas detection, respiratory protection, and emergency response solutions.
- Engage utility headquarters, engineering, safety, and procurement stakeholders to embed MSA solutions into lifecycle, O&M, and longterm supply programs.
- Partner with Marketing, Technical, and Application teams to support technical evaluations, trials, demonstrations, and specification writing.
- Monitor regulatory, safety, and operational trends in the utilities and water sectors, translating them into actionable commercial opportunities
- Provide accurate and timely pipeline management, forecasting, and business reporting using SFDC.
- Maintain disciplined CRM usage to ensure data quality, forecast accuracy, and performance transparency.
- Align regularly with the Industry Sales Leader and crossfunctional stakeholders on priorities, risks, and growth initiatives.
- Share utilitiesspecific market insights and best practices to support capability development across the sales organization.
- Travel will be at least 75% in the designated territory.
Qualifications
Experience Required:
- 4+ years of sales experience / key account management
- Strong understanding of current industry technical standards and practices
- Proven business development and account management track record
- Experience in developing business with End Users and regional partners
- Experience in building, maintaining and growing customer networks
- Experience in developing and executing successful sales and go to market strategies
- Experience in building, maintaining and growing customer networks
- Experience in developing and executing successful sales and go to market strategies
- Safety Industry Experience (Portable Gas Detection / SCBA / Respiratory / HEHF/ Fall Protection)
- Project Sales Expertise
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Ability to communicate on all levels
- Ability to work independently and systematically
- Ability to meet deadlines through good time management and allocation of priorities
Education Required:
- Bachelor's degree in related field
Experience Preferred:
- Industry knowledge
- Holding business relationships with key stakeholders in the industry
Education Preferred:
- Master degree in related field
