
Industrial Automation Sales Engineer (Remote, Salary + Commission)
- Hartford, CT
- $75,000-115,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
This is a full-time sales role, responsible for the full sales cycle including opportunity generation, qualification, coordination of resources required to sell, completion of company sales processes, contract negotiation, and project follow-up. This position reports to the Director of Automation Sales.JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build and manage a robust sales pipeline of qualified leads that are provided by customer inquiries, are generated through conducting research on targeted accounts and market segments and through your network.
- Partner with customers to develop long-term relationships, generate additional sales, and guide problem resolution discussions.
- Develop monthly and weekly sales plans that include prospecting activities and forecasts.
- Sell to multiple levels of decision makers within mid-to-large companies at both technical and business levels.
- Participate in consultative pre-sale meetings to capture the customer's needs and vision.
- Create technical and commercial proposals based on the customer's specifications.
- Conduct technical presentations and proposal clarification meetings.
- Partner with internal technical resources as needed to develop systems and solutions to meet customer needs.
- Manage all aspects of quoting process (estimating, design, presentation, acceptance, implementation).
- Update CRM on a regular basis to track leads, quotes, and orders. Maintain accurate customer information.
- Manage contract negotiation with customers.
- Partner with engineering and operations departments for project handover, implementation, estimation, and planning for the deployment at customers' sites.
- Support job implementation by attending planning meetings and reviewing designs.
- Maintain working knowledge of industry trends, customers' expectations, and the competition.
- Participate, as a technical resource, in workshops, trade shows, and other marketing events.
- Build and sustain customer relationships by responding quickly to emails, answering phone calls, and making customer visits in assigned area.
- Regular travel to visit with customers and prospects is expected.
- Bachelor’s degree or at least five years of experience selling industrial capital equipment, or as an engineer.
- Mechanical or Industrial Engineering background, preferred.
- Experience solving complex problems with automation.
- Strong understanding of the application of material handling and engineered products.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Works well under pressure.
- Superior analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent at working on multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
- Well organized.
- High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, previous experience using CRM software and experience using CAD is helpful.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Willingness to go the extra mile to complete the sale.
- Willingness to travel up to 50%
- Sales Dollars and GP
- Annual sales goal & GP Dollars will be established by Director, Automation Sales.