Industrial Automation Sales Leader

CareerNerds, LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with company-mn

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development & Career Adv

Collaborative, global exposure

Job summary

Unknown company in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Sales Manager focused on Industrial & Automation to drive growth in key markets. You will engage new customers, manage assigned accounts, and collaborate with product teams on new automation technologies.

Travel (~50%) is expected as part of a frontline growth role. The role emphasizes building long-term account strategies, developing executive-level relationships, and achieving 5% YoY revenue growth while ensuring on-time delivery and accurate CRM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; BSEE strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years selling industrial automation components (VFD, PLC, HMI, motors, servo systems).
• Direct calling sales experience preferred over go-through reps.
• Strong ability to develop and execute long-term account strategies.
• Experience building high-level customer relationships and uncovering decision makers.
• Commercial understanding of the industrial automation portfolio.
• Strong initiative, results orientation, and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills across multiple levels.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Willingness to travel ~50% (domestic and international).

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage new top tier customer segments at commercial and engineering levels.
• Serve as primary contact for assigned accounts, including daily operations and executive discussions; expect ~50% cold calling.
• Maintain knowledge of customer product roadmaps to uncover opportunities.
• Partner with product management to promote new industrial automation technologies and applications.
• Secure sales revenue growth (minimum 5% YoY) while developing new opportunities.
• Ensure on-time delivery of customer solutions and meet business objectives.
• Provide accurate forecasts and CRM reporting to support planning.

Skills

Industrial automation sales

Account management

Relationship building

Cold calling

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

BSEE strongly preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Unknown company in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Sales Manager focused on Industrial & Automation to drive growth in key markets. You will engage new customers, manage assigned accounts, and collaborate with product teams on new automation technologies.

Travel (~50%) is expected as part of a frontline growth role. The role emphasizes building long-term account strategies, developing executive-level relationships, and achieving 5% YoY revenue growth while ensuring on-time delivery and accurate CRM