Manager of Commercial Operations

Engineering United States


Description


Who We Are:  

IPS opened its doors in 2007 to become the industry's leading service provider, offering single-source electromechanical and power management solutions to enhance the reliability of critical infrastructure. Today, IPS has the industry's largest network of remanufacturing locations, distribution centers, and field service offices across North America and the United Kingdom, serving over 30,000 customer locations across a wide range of end uses, including power generation, utilities, water and wastewater, petrochemicals, air separation, oil and gas, metals, mining, paper, aggregates, cement, hospitals, universities, commercial buildings, and data centers.

IPS offers excellent career growth opportunities and is expanding its talented workforce to meet rising demand. By joining IPS, you'll learn from industry experts and discover your potential while being part of a team committed to our shared values: Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Customer Focus, and Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations:

The Manager of Commercial Operations for Hydro Services will be responsible for leading the equipment proposal effort for assigned opportunities while utilizing the managing controls to deliver on time, high-quality competitive proposals. This role will also entail the understanding of a customer’s requirements, managing the contract formation process, schedule, and third-party interfaces. You will also be required to interface with engineering, sales, supply chain, legal, and other teams to facilitate the creation of the final customer contract. As a Manager of Commercial Operations for IPS, you will demonstrate a genuine and effective commitment for providing an Unmatched Customer Experience. 

  • Understand contractual commercial terms and work with customers, supplies, and subcontractors to ensure offers balance with both IPS’ and customer’s needs 
  • Maintain all sales opportunities in CRM database with sales team
  • Receive, review, and understand customer RFQ’s for GTCC and hydrogen generation and storage projects
  • Ensure each proposal has a winning bid strategy 
  • Maintain weekly coordination with sales organization and assume responsibility for transfer and dissemination of pertinent deal data among the required internal functions
  • Manage and maintain organized prior quote data for effective target pricing and quick turnaround times

Qualifications and Competencies:  

  • A minimum of 7 years related experience and/or training preferred  
  • B.S. Degree in Engineering or related field from a four- year college or university preferred
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
  • Ability to travel up to 20% to visit potential customers, internal meetings, conferences etc. 
  • Strong proficiency using MS Office software or CRM is required
  • Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables 
  • Strong customer service focus, with a sense of urgency when dealing with issues and critical tasks
  • Effective and strong project leadership skills 

Benefits:  

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401k Employer Match
  • Bonus Incentives 
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program 
  • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
  • And more!

 

IPS is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation. As a federal contractor, our company is committed to maintaining a safe and drug-free workplace. Candidates for this position are required to complete a pre-employment drug screen successfully. The drug screening process will include testing for substances that may impair one's ability to perform the job safely and effectively.

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