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Senior Service Sales Specialist

Hitachi

Zaventem, Rotterdam
Full-time
5-10 years experience
Hybrid

Key Skills

Service Sales
Transformer Lifecycle Services
Account Planning
Salesforce
Negotiation
Stakeholder Management
Pipeline Management
Tendering
Contract Closure
Market Insights
Technical Sales
Customer Relationship Management

Job Description

Location:

Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Job ID:

R0127392

Date Posted:

2026-06-11

Company Name:

Hitachi Energy Belgium N.V.

Profession (Job Category):

Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Senior Service Sales Specialist to strengthen our Transformer Services business across the Benelux region. In this role, you will drive service growth across a large installed base of power and distribution transformers.

You will collaborate closely with customers to enhance asset reliability, extend equipment lifetime, and ensure grid availability—positioning Hitachi Energy as a trusted long-term partner in the evolving energy landscape.

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Drive service revenue growth by promoting transformer lifecycle services, including maintenance, upgrades, refurbishments, and long-term service agreements

  • Identify and develop service opportunities across both OEM and selected non-OEM transformer installations

  • Manage the full sales cycle: from opportunity identification and solution development to tendering, negotiation, and contract closure

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including asset managers, maintenance teams, engineering teams, and procurement

  • Translate technical customer needs into clear, value-driven service offerings

  • Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting in Salesforce

  • Ensure smooth handover to execution teams and contribute to high customer satisfaction

  • Identify opportunities for portfolio expansion within existing accounts and new customers

  • Support the growth of new service offerings, including digital solutions, lifecycle extensions, and sustainability upgrades

  • Contribute to installed base mapping, account planning, and regional growth initiatives

  • Provide structured market insights to support portfolio development and go-to-market strategies

Your Background

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in service sales within transformers, high-voltage equipment, or power grid environments

  • Strong understanding of transformer and substation asset lifecycles

  • Demonstrated success in selling technical services and long-term service agreements

  • Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

  • Experience working across multiple countries or regions (Benelux experience is a plus)

  • Willingness to travel across the region

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact on our communities and society.

We offer:

  • A collaborative and inclusive work environment

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development

  • The chance to contribute to the energy transition and sustainability

  • 32 days vacation, company car, bonus, remote hybrid

Your Next Step

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become part of a global team shaping the future of energy.

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Core Responsibilities

Drive service revenue growth by promoting transformer lifecycle services and managing the full sales cycle across the Benelux region. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to enhance asset reliability and ensure grid availability.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 7 years of experience in service sales for high-voltage equipment. Must possess strong negotiation skills and a deep understanding of transformer and substation asset lifecycles.

Benefits

  • 32 Days Vacation
  • Company Car
  • Bonus
  • Remote Hybrid

About Hitachi

Industry: Utilities

Company size: 10,001+ employees

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system. With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we co-create and build long-term partnerships across the utility, industry, transportation, data centers, and infrastructure sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD.

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