Sales Director, Ford Energy

About the role

Ford Energy is looking for a high-caliber, visionary Director of Sales to lead our expansion into the grid-scale and large-scale commercial energy sectors. You will be responsible for the end-to-end sales strategy, from initial market entry to the execution of multi-gigawatt-hour Master Supply Agreements (MSAs.) This is a hunter-leader role. You will be expected to leverage your existing deep-rooted relationships with major utilities, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), major integrators, and the growing AI data center hyper-scaler customer base. You will represent Ford Energy as a trusted American manufacturer of choice, providing technical expertise and commercial sophistication to the world's most demanding energy consumers. Building on a rapidly growing customer pipeline, the role is an exciting opportunity to combine your expertise with the brand aand industrial power of an iconic American company to lead the customer engagements to contract. You will report to the Director of Commercial Sales for Ford Energy.

Responsibilities

• Drive Revenue Growth: Execute the end-to-end sales strategy for Ford Energy’s DC-block commercial systems, ensuring a robust pipeline that meets or exceeds corporate revenue targets and manufacturing capacity.
• Pipeline Management: Manage the full sales lifecycle from lead generation to contract execution, utilizing CRM tools to provide accurate forecasting and market demand signals to leadership.
• Go-to-Market Implementation: Adapt and execute go-to-market plans for specific regions and customer segments, ensuring Ford Energy is positioned as the premier domestic BESS provider.
• Strategic Relationship Management: Act as the primary commercial lead for a portfolio of major utilities, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and AI data center hyper-scalers.
• Customer Advocacy: Deeply understand customer "pain points," including uptime requirements, power density needs, and ESG goals, to tailor Ford Energy solutions to their specific mission-critical needs.
• Full Lifecycle Ownership: Oversee the customer journey from initial engagement through commissioning, ensuring a seamless hand-off to the Service and Operations teams for long-term partnership health.
• Lead Complex Negotiations: Drive the negotiation of high-value commercial arrangements, including Master Supply Agreements (MSAs) and Long-Term Service Agreements (LTSAs).
• Commercial Architecture: Work with Legal, Finance, and Treasury to structure deals that balance aggressive market entry with Ford’s rigorous risk management and financial standards.
• Project Coordination: Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement,