Industrial Automation Solutions Consultant - Life Sciences

As part of the Strategic Customers team, the Industrial Automation Solutions Consultant partners with Strategic Account Sales Executives to drive growth across established and new accounts in the CPG segment prioritizing Life Sciences. This role is focused on customer-facing solution development and pre-sales leadership rather than long-term execution at a single customer site.

This person serves as the bridge from sales to solution strategy. They will be leading technical and architectural conversations, shaping repeatable solutions, and helping customers connect automation and power investments to operational, productivity, reliability, and business outcomes. The right candidate will be able to contribute quickly, bring credibility on day one, and operate at a very high bar across technical depth, commercial thinking, and customer presence.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Strategic Account Sales Executives to develop and advance opportunities across accounts in I/A heavy segments
• Lead customer-facing discovery, technical discussions, and solution design conversations focused on industrial automation and integrated power solutions
• Translate customer needs into scalable, repeatable Schneider Electric solutions across automation, digital, software, and power portfolios
• Bring strong industrial automation expertise in areas such as Schneider Electric / AVEVA SCADA solutions, competitor SCADA platforms, Drives, PLCs, and Automation Expert
• Apply power and energy solution knowledge to position more complete, higher-value customer solutions
• Connect technical solutions to business outcomes including productivity, resilience, efficiency, modernization, and return on investment
• Act as a trusted advisor with customers, engineering stakeholders, technical buyers, and key decision-makers
• Shape differentiated solution strategies using Schneider Electric’s portfolio across industrial automation, digital operations, energy, and power management
• Stay current on Life Science/CPG Industry trends, customer priorities, competitive solutions, and emerging technologies
• Support workshops, technical presentations, and consultative customer engagements that clarify needs and build solution confidence
• Contribute to the Strategic Customers Solutions Community by sharing knowledge, insights, and repeatable approaches
• Operate effectively in a matrixed environment, aligning sales, segment, and technical stakeholders around the best solution path
  
  

What will set a strong candidate apart

• Ability to step into industrial customer conversations with immediate credibility
• Ability to explain automation and power solutions in business terms, not just technical terms
• Strong presentation and workshop facilitation skills with customer audiences
• Ability to combine deep automation expertise with practical knowledge of broader Schneider capabilities
• Learning agility to expand into adjacent solution areas as customer opportunities evolve
  

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Preferred experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of relevant experience with Schneider Electric or competitive industrial automation and power solutions
• Strong consultative solution-selling experience in customer-facing environments
• Strong experience in industrial automation solutions required
• Expertise or strong working experience in AVEVA, Schneider Electric / AVEVA solutions, competitor SCADA platforms, Drives, PLCs, and Automation Expert
• Proficiency in power and energy solutions required
• Experience supporting customers in Life Sciences, CPG, or adjacent industrial environments strongly preferred
• Ability to lead technical presentations, discovery sessions, and solution workshops
• Ability to develop solutions that connect architecture, operations, and business value
• Experience working across a matrixed sales and technical organization
• Ability to travel across North America as needed
  
  

Candidate profile
The ideal candidate is an internal Schneider Electric leader or expert who combines:

• strong industrial automation foundation
• customer-facing credibility
• Schneider portfolio fluency
• power and energy proficiency
• business acumen
• speed to impact

This is a high-expectation role with significant visibility, strong growth opportunity, and the chance to shape industrial strategy across major accounts.

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For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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