Account Manager - Flexible Automation - East Region

Kion Group AG; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 76,500 - 112,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Kion Group AG is seeking an Account Manager for its Flexible Automation team in the East Region. The role involves leading complex sales cycles and building pipelines for innovative automation solutions, targeting industries focused on modernizing fulfillment and logistics.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of B2B sales experience in warehouse automation, strong negotiation skills, and a consultative sales approach. Flexibility in work location is offered within the Eastern US region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise B2B sales.
• Experience with warehouse automation and related technology.
• Strong executive presence and negotiation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow pipeline for Flexible Automation solutions.
• Lead complex customer sales cycles from discovery to close.
• Engage with stakeholders across customer organizations.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Warehouse automation knowledge

Consultative selling

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Ability to travel

Job description

## Account Manager - Flexible Automation - East RegionApplylocations: Grand Rapids, MI, United States: Atlanta, GA, United States: Henrietta, NY, United Statestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR-0087476Dematic is expanding its Flexible Automation commercial team to accelerate growth in scalable warehouse automation, robotics, and software-enabled solutions. This role will focus on helping customers modernize fulfillment, warehousing, and internal logistics through a mix of autonomous and semi-autonomous technologies, digital orchestration, and commercial models that can reduce upfront investment and create recurring operational value. This is a customer-facing commercial role for a seller who is comfortable leading complex enterprise sales conversations, building pipeline, shaping business cases, and working across a matrix of regional sales, solution design, software, engineering, and delivery partners. The role is anchored in Flexible Automation, while also working in partnership with the broader Dematic organization to bring customers the right end-to-end solution.# **We offer:****What We Offer:*** Career Development* Competitive Compensation and Benefit* Pay Transparency* Global OpportunitiesLearn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/*Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.* *This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.* *The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $76,500 - $112,500 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.**This role can be located remotely in the Eastern US Region, near a major airport.*# **Tasks and Qualifications:****What You Will Do In This Role:*** Build and grow pipeline for Flexible Automation solutions across new and existing customers.* Lead complex customer sales cycles from discovery through business case, solution alignment, commercial negotiation, and close.* Position Dematic’s Flexible Automation portfolio, including AMRs, AGVs, robotic cells, pallet shuttle solutions, AutoStore-style solutions, and software-enabled automation.* Help customers understand commercial models that include recurring software, service, or automation-as-a-service value.* Develop ROI-driven proposals tied to labor, throughput, storage density, scalability, uptime, and operational flexibility.* Partner closely with regional account teams, software leaders, solution design, engineering, and implementation teams to shape solutions. Ensuring flexible technologies integrate smoothly with Dematic’s traditional fixed automation infrastructure; and move deals forward. and move deals forward.* Engage operations, supply chain, logistics, IT, finance, and executive stakeholders across customer organizations.* Identify opportunities that start with Flexible Automation and expand into the broader Dematic portfolio where appropriate.**What We Are Looking For:*** 5+ years of success in enterprise B2B sales, strategic account selling, or business development.* Experience selling one or more of the following: warehouse automation, AMRs, AGVs, robotics, goods-to-person systems, WMS, WES, TMS, warehouse orchestration software, supply chain execution software, or related industrial technology.* Comfort with consultative and value-based selling in multi-stakeholder enterprise environments.* Experience building business cases and communicating ROI to both operational and financial buyers.* Ability to navigate both direct selling and team-selling motions.* Strong executive presence, communication, negotiation, and account planning capabilities.* Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites and industry events.* AMR and robotics OEM sales* Warehouse automation and intralogistics sales* Supply chain software sales* SaaS sales into operations, logistics, warehousing, or manufacturing environments* WMS, WES, OMS, TMS, or warehouse execution/orchestration sales* Partner/channel sales in automation ecosystems* Experience with subscription, recurring revenue, or equipment/service/software hybrid commercial models* Familiarity with warehouse operations and distribution-center workflows* Experience selling into accounts with complex buying committees and long sales cycles* Prior exposure to AMR fleet software, warehouse orchestration, or automation controls/software integration