Position Summary/Objectives of Incumbent:

Drive revenue growth across Vertiv's power and thermal product and solutions portfolio within the Western Australia region by influencing decision-makers at every stage of the customer journey. This role goes beyond traditional selling and requires the ability to shape project specifications, guide purchasing decisions, and position Vertiv as the preferred partner long before opportunities go to tender. Build trusted advisory relationships with end-users, consultants, contractors, and service partners to create demand, shift perceptions, and establish Vertiv's authority in the market.

Consistently deliver against sales targets by combining commercial acumen with the ability to influence outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Ensure all sales activities align with company policies and operating principles while expanding market presence and brand recognition. Represent the company with professionalism and integrity, maintaining a strong and positive image at all times.

Key responsibilities:

New Business Development

- Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities across Vertiv's power and thermal product and solutions portfolio.
- Target both new and existing customers to expand Vertiv's presence across the WA region, but greater focus on new customers/relationships & end of life replacements.
- Drive early engagement in customer projects to influence specifications and purchasing decisions.
- Own and deliver against annual revenue targets, contributing directly to market share growth.
- Build and manage a high-quality sales pipeline with consistent, accurate forecasting.
- Maintain up-to-date opportunity records and pipeline data within the CRM platform.
- Partner with solution architects and pre-sales engineers to develop tailored, customer-centric offerings across both power and thermal product lines.
- Drive the sales cycle from lead/opportunity qualification to deal closure, ensuring customer needs are met with tailored solutions.
- Position Vertiv's full portfolio to clearly differentiate against competitors. The role spans both power and thermal products, requiring the ability to identify and position the right solution across the full range to maximise customer outcomes.
- Build strong, long-term relationships with key stakeholders, including end-users, consultants, contractors, and service partners, to influence specifications and drive early engagement in customer projects across Western Australia.
- Host and attend presentations, lunch-and-learns, and workshops with consultant and contractor communities.
- Act as a trusted advisor by understanding customer challenges and aligning solutions to their needs.
- Monitor market trends, industry shifts, and competitor activity across Western Australia.
- Use customer insights and market intelligence to refine go-to-market strategies and enhance Vertiv’s competitive positioning.
- Share relevant market feedback with internal teams to inform product and go-to-market decisions.
- Execute sales initiatives in alignment with broader business objectives.
- Provide monthly updates on progress, pipeline health, risks, and recommended adjustments.
- Continuously improve sales processes and engagement approaches to maximise conversion rates and customer satisfaction.





Revenue & Sales Performance Solution Selling & Collaboration

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

Market Intelligence & Positioning

Strategy Execution & Reporting

Travel Requirements

- Regular travel across Western Australia is required, with the majority of time spent in the field meeting customers, consultants, and contractors.
- Travel to regional and remote locations, including areas such as Port Hedland and the Pilbara, may be required depending on pipeline activity and project requirements.
- Candidates should be comfortable with both regular metropolitan travel and periodic fly-in/fly-out visits to regional sites.

Continuous Improvement & Customer Experience

- Leverage Vertiv's Operating System (continuous improvement framework) to identify and implement process enhancements.
- Continuously seek ways to enhance the customer experience at every stage of the sales journey. This is inclusive of sales processes, engagement approaches, and customer interactions to maximize satisfaction and conversion rates.
- Comply with all WHS, environmental, and quality obligations, including when visiting customer sites.
- Actively promote a safe working setting and report hazards, incidents, or near-misses promptly.

Work Health & Safety, Environment & Quality Participate in required safety training and initiatives.

Employees reporting to Incumbent

None

Main contacts within Company Vertical leaders and sales teams

Senior Director – Sales, ANZ

Territory Account Manager for Consultant and Contractor

Application Engineers

Product management team

Large bid teams

Solutions specialists

Project Managers

Sales Operations

ANZ Leadership Team

Service BDMs

Service Supervisors

Main contacts outside the Company End customers, Consultants, Contractors, Industry leaders Specialist Knowledge:

- Technical qualifications preferably in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or HVAC systems.
- Knowledge of the critical infrastructure market, particularly data centres, commercial buildings, mining, defence and industrial environments within the WA region is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience influencing specifications and purchasing decisions through engagement with consultants, contractors, and end users.
- Familiarity with competitive tender processes and multi-stakeholder deal navigation.
- Understanding of both power and thermal solutions within critical infrastructure environments is highly desirable.

Practical Experience:

- A minimum of 5 years' business development experience in IT, data centre, critical infrastructure, or industrial sectors, with a demonstrable track record of winning new business (not solely account management).
- Experience engaging consultants, contractors, and end users to influence project specifications and purchasing decisions.
- Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and long lead times.
- Experience selling across multiple product categories (e.g., power and thermal/cooling solutions) is an advantage.





Education/Qualification: A formal industry-recognised trade qualification or degree in a related field (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or HVAC) is preferred. Equivalent industry experience in critical infrastructure, power systems, or thermal management will be considered. Personal Attributes:

- Demonstrated ability to present confidently to senior technical and commercial audiences
- Proactive hunter mindset with a strong drive to identify and close new business
- Outstanding communication and listening skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining focus on customer outcomes.
- Adaptable and quick to learn, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with shifting demands
- Highly organised team player with strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to pipeline and CRM management.
- Achievement of annual revenue targets.
- Pipeline growth and forecast accuracy.
- New customer acquisition and market share expansion.
- Quality of stakeholder relationships across the consultant, contractor, and end-user community.

Success Measures:

- Achievement of annual revenue targets.
- Pipeline growth and forecast accuracy.
- New customer acquisition and market share expansion.
- Quality of stakeholder relationships across the consultant, contractor, and end-user community.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

- High-Performance Culture
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- Innovation
- Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries.

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