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Belden

Global network infrastructure and cable solutions

Solution Account Manager - Energy

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/2/2026
$100k - $170k/yr+ Additional incentives
Senior
Bachelor's
Remote in USA
RemoteRequires 25–50% domestic and international travel.

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of professional sales experience.
  • Experience in communications and networking projects is advantageous.
  • Experience working within a medium-to-large international organization.
  • Experience operating successfully in a matrix environment.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Marketing, Product Development, and Finance.
  • Experience with Lean tools is advantageous.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of sales fundamentals, including funnel management, account planning, proposition development, and negotiation.
  • Experience with a variant of a Value Selling process.
  • Working experience with the Miller Heiman Strategic Selling methodology is advantageous.
  • Technical, commercial, and operations affinity to operate credibly within allocated accounts and verticals.
  • Ability to deliver sustained sales results, including experience with large accounts, end-user solution selling, growing existing customer accounts, and developing new accounts.
  • Ability to communicate and influence verbally in person and remotely using phone, web, social media, and email tools.
  • Analytical problem-solving skills and ability to work in a metric-driven environment.
  • Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, pressured work environment.
  • Proactive, flexible, and pragmatic approach.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally 25–50% as required.
  • Computer literacy, including experience using customer relationship management (CRM) system tools.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure early access and dialogue in the buying journey to participate in problem verification and solution specification, establishing the company as a trusted customer advisor.
  • Establish the solution's value impact on business outcomes and express it credibly using the customer's terminology and key performance indicators.
  • Use a consultative approach to translate customer priorities into solution-based proposals, collaborating with the solution team to satisfy customer demands and build a partnership.
  • Develop cross-company solutions using any or all of the company's brands.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Energy market and selected target customers.
  • Maintain awareness of key players, technology and market trends, and competitor activity influencing the customer's buying journey; cover customer engagement through channels including the website, account-based marketing, colleagues, and partners.
  • Cultivate effective working relationships with critical business functions to support agility, issue resolution, sharing sales-process workload, effective proof of concepts, and coordination of activities.
  • Manage own performance activity using standard-work tools and processes, including Salesforce CRM, Strategic Selling, account plans, funnel management, QAP, and Aspire for Sales.
  • Identify opportunities, build and execute the selling strategy, move customers through the buying journey, forecast wins, meet targets, and manage the sales funnel professionally.
  • Build a plan defining the activities and timelines needed to achieve quota.
  • Identify opportunities to grow revenue with existing customers and use cross-selling to maximize customer satisfaction and share of wallet through account plans that expand engagement.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in communications and networking projects.
  • Experience with Lean tools.
  • Working experience with the Miller Heiman Strategic Selling methodology.

About the company

Belden provides network infrastructure solutions that connect and protect data across industrial and enterprise networks. Its offerings include cables, connectivity, network infrastructure software, and security features that enable reliable data transmission. Belden differentiates itself by combining deep cable expertise with an integrated, end-to-end portfolio built through acquisitions, rather than selling single products. Its goal is to enable safe, efficient, and scalable data transmission across factories, campuses, and data centers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Clayton, Missouri

Founded

1902

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue hit $750 million, up 12%, with record orders of $836 million.
  • September 2026 launches span IO-Link, HART, rugged switching, and fire-safe cabling across verticals.
  • Belden says RUCKUS integration is creating early value and expanding manufacturing, supply chain, and sales reach.

What critics are saying

  • Belden added $1.85 billion of RUCKUS debt in 2026, raising integration pressure immediately.
  • Q2 2026 benefited from $0.25 tariff recovery; new tariffs now threaten margin volatility.
  • Belden faces routine product, patent, and employment litigation; RUCKUS failure would wreck the full-stack thesis.

What makes Belden unique

  • July 2026 RUCKUS acquisition gives Belden end-to-end IT/OT networking from fiber to Wi-Fi 7.
  • September 2026 Pune manufacturing localizes ICX switches, strengthening cost, supply-chain, and India market access.
  • Belden’s January 2026 single-segment operating model speeds bundled industrial and enterprise solution delivery.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

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Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 17%

1 year growth

↑ 17%

2 year growth

↑ 17%
Yahoo Finance
Oct 1st, 2026
Belden and Edge2Web launch smart factory solution to cut manufacturing downtime

Belden and Edge2Web have launched a Smart Factory Insights solution to help manufacturers reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency. Powered by AWS IoT SiteWise, the platform combines Belden's industrial data infrastructure with Edge2Web's analytics capabilities. The solution connects over 300 industrial protocols and device types, enabling manufacturers to visualize key performance indicators without coding expertise. It features GenAI-powered summaries and alerts for faster decision-making, scaling from single-site to global operations. The platform integrates Belden Horizon Data Operations with Edge2Web Factory Insights to track metrics including overall equipment effectiveness, mean time between failures, and energy consumption. The collaboration represents Belden's shift from connectivity products to comprehensive solutions addressing manufacturing challenges.

Analytics Insight
Sep 24th, 2026
Belden to expand Ruckus Wireless local manufacturing capacity in India.

Belden to expand Ruckus Wireless local manufacturing capacity in India. Belden will expand local manufacturing capacity in India, starting production of Ruckus ICX Ethernet switches at its Pune facility, as the company strengthens domestic operations and explores future manufacturing opportunities. Published on: 24 Sep 2026, 10:30 am Updated on: 24 Sep 2026, 10:30 am US-based Belden Inc. will expand its local manufacturing capacity in India, with its Pune facility set to produce Ruckus ICX Ethernet switches used for Wi-Fi connectivity, networking equipment, and AI-powered automation. The move follows Belden's USD 1.8 billion acquisition of Ruckus Wireless and is aimed at strengthening local production in line with the government's 'Make in India' initiative. Pune facility to drive local production. The company will initially manufacture Ruckus ICX Ethernet switches at Belden's 300,000-square-foot facility in Pune. The increased capacity will meet domestic demand, while export opportunities will be evaluated in later phases. Bart Giordano, senior vice president and general manager at Ruckus Networks, said the company has not disclosed specific investment figures or capacity metrics for the expansion. "The first batch of locally manufactured switches is set to roll off the assembly line as we speak," Giordano said in a virtual interaction. The ICX Ethernet switching portfolio currently accounts for nearly 50% of Ruckus's total business. Expansion to include workforce, products. Ruckus Wireless had historically relied entirely on outsourced manufacturing. After integrating with Belden, the company is using Belden's existing Pune facility to establish local production. The company plans to make incremental investments and expand its local workforce as manufacturing scales up. Ethernet switches will form the first phase, while Ruckus will evaluate manufacturing other enterprise networking products at the Pune facility in the future. Strengthening India operations. The Pune manufacturing operation adds to Ruckus's existing presence across innovation, operations and customer delivery in India. Bengaluru hosts the company's largest global research and development and customer success site, along with Belden's customer innovation center. Ruckus also operates an R&D center in Chennai in collaboration with the IIT Madras Research Park for software development and networking innovation. Beyond enterprise IT, the combined portfolio will target industrial sectors such as advanced manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.

Business Standard
Sep 24th, 2026
Belden-Ruckus Wireless to expand local manufacturing capacity in India.

Belden-Ruckus Wireless to expand local manufacturing capacity in India. The company will initially manufacture Ruckus ICX Ethernet switches at Belden's 300,000-sq-ft Pune facility to meet domestic demand, with exports to be evaluated later. Bart Giordano, senior vice president and general manager, Ruckus Networks US-based Belden Inc will increase its local manufacturing capacity at its facility in Pune, India, to produce Ethernet switches used for Wi-Fi connectivity, network equipment, and AI-powered automation. The operational expansion follows Belden's $1.8 billion acquisition of Ruckus Wireless, marking a major step in local production to support the government's 'Make in India' initiative. Without disclosing specific investment figures or capacity metrics, Bart Giordano, senior vice president and general manager at Ruckus Networks, noted in an interaction that the increased capacity will cater directly to domestic market demand at present, with export opportunities being evaluated for subsequent phases of expansion. The move represents a strategic operational shift for Ruckus Wireless, which historically relied entirely on outsourced manufacturing. By integrating with Belden, Ruckus is leveraging Belden's existing 300,000-square-foot facility in Pune to manufacture products locally. Initial production focuses on the Ruckus ICX Ethernet switching portfolio, which currently generates nearly 50 per cent of Ruckus's total business. "The first batch of locally manufactured switches is set to roll off the assembly line as we speak," Giordano said in a virtual interaction. While current operations utilise Belden's existing facility infrastructure, the company plans to make incremental investments and expand its local workforce as manufacturing scales up. Ethernet switches mark the first phase of this rollout, with plans to evaluate bringing other enterprise networking products onto the Pune assembly line in the future. The addition of manufacturing in Pune builds an end-to-end presence for Ruckus in India across innovation, operations, and customer delivery. Bengaluru hosts the company's largest global site for research and development (R&D) and customer success, alongside Belden's customer innovation centre. Additionally, Ruckus operates an R&D centre in Chennai in collaboration with the IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) for software development and networking innovation. Beyond enterprise IT, the combined portfolio will target industrial sectors, including advanced manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics verticals.

Business Wire
Sep 19th, 2026
Belden Completes Acquisition of Precision Optical Technologies, Inc.

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Precision Optical Technologies, Inc. (“Precision Optical Technologies”). “We are ...

Yahoo Finance
Sep 17th, 2026
Belden revenue growth surges 11.2% but declining returns on invested capital raise concerns

Belden, a manufacturer of electronic components with roots tracing back to supplying enamel-coated copper wire for Allied forces in WWI, has underperformed the market since March 2026. The stock posted a 2.8% loss whilst trading around $112.51, falling short of the S&P 500's 12.9% gain during the same period. Despite weak price action, Belden shows promising signs. The company's annualised revenue growth of 11.2% over the past two years exceeds its five-year trend. Analysts project revenue will rise by 34.6% over the next twelve months, significantly outpacing its historical 6.8% annualised growth rate. However, Belden's return on invested capital has declined by an average of 4.5 percentage points annually in recent years, suggesting new investments have yet to generate expected returns. The stock currently trades at 12× forward price-to-earnings ratio.