Industrial Automation Sales Engineer & BizDev

Verto People Ltd; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Verto People Ltd. is seeking a Sales Manager / Technical Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager to drive industrial automation solutions across strategic accounts.

You will lead direct customer engagement, manage opportunities through meetings, RFQs, testing and awards, and work with product management to align roadmaps. The role requires engineering background and 5+ years in industrial sales of automation components (VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, motors or servos).

Qualifications

• Engineering background required.
• Minimum 5 years in industrial sales roles.
• Experience selling automation components (VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, motors or servos).
• Willingness to travel ~50% (out-of-state and international).

Responsibilities

• Identify new customer segments and target accounts for industrial automation products.
• Develop new business opportunities through direct customer engagement, cold calling and relationship building.
• Act as the lead point of contact for assigned customers across commercial and technical matters.
• Maintain knowledge of customer product roadmaps to identify new sales opportunities.
• Build and maintain customer relationships from daily operational contacts through to executive level.
• Provide budget, forecast and pipeline metrics for assigned accounts.

Skills

Technical sales

Account development

Relationship building

CRM reporting

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Verto People Ltd. is seeking a Sales Manager / Technical Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager to drive industrial automation solutions across strategic accounts.

You will lead direct customer engagement, manage opportunities through meetings, RFQs, testing and awards, and work with product management to align roadmaps. The role requires engineering background and 5+ years in industrial sales of automation components (VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, motors or servos).