Sales Engineer - Cincinnati

Verto People Ltd; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Trades Workforce Solutions in Ohio seeks a Sales Engineer / Automation Sales Specialist to drive automation solutions for machine builders and manufacturers. The role entails remote work within Ohio with regular on-site visits to مشتری customers and a base salary of $117,000–$125,000 plus commission.

The successful candidate will prospect, develop accounts, and present practical automation solutions remotely and face-to-face, helping customers optimize processes and install control systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales within industrial automation or related engineering products.
• Proven ability to develop accounts and manage customer relationships across a region.
• Degree-qualified in engineering, technical, or business disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing and new customer relationships across Ohio.
• Engage with customers on automation solutions including sensors and machine vision.
• Sell to machine builders and manufacturing plants.
• Define customer challenges and support development of automation solutions.
• Plan 3 days of customer visits and 2 days in the office.
• Communicate with customers via web, LinkedIn, phone, and in-person meetings.
• Attend customer sites to evaluate machinery and present solutions.

Skills

Industrial automation

Technical sales

Account management

Customer relationships

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Sensors

Machine vision

IIoT solutions

Control panels

Job description

Overview

Sales Engineer / Automation Sales Specialist / Account Manager – Cincinnati, Ohio. Base salary $117,000 - $125,000 + commission. This role is remote within Ohio, selling to machine builders and manufacturing plants to identify process improvements and deliver technical automation solutions.

This position suits a commercially driven technical sales professional who enjoys prospecting, developing accounts, understanding customer challenges, and presenting practical solutions both remotely and face to face.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing and new customer relationships across Ohio.
• Engage with customers and prospects on industrial automation solutions, engineering products, sensors, machine vision, IIoT solutions, control panel products, etc.
• Sell to machine builders and manufacturing plants.
• Define customer challenges clearly and support the development of suitable automation solutions.
• Plan: 3 days of customer visits, 2 days in the office.
• Use technical product and application knowledge to solve industrial automation challenges.
• Communicate with customers through web conferences, LinkedIn, phone calls, and in-person meetings.
• Attend customer sites for larger projects to evaluate machinery, review applications and present solutions.

Requirements

• Experience as a Sales Engineer, Sales Manager, Sales Representative, Sales Executive, Business Development Engineer, Account Manager, Automation Sales Specialist, Outside sales, or similar roles.
• Technical sales experience, ideally within industrial automation, engineering products, sensors, machine vision or related technical products.
• Degree-qualified – Engineering, technical or business-related.
• Experience selling to machine builders, manufacturing plants or automation-led environments would be beneficial.
• Must be based in Ohio and willing to cover the region.

Benefits

• Base salary $117,000 - $125,000 + commission.
• Top-tier medical plan with no deductible.
• Voluntary dental and vision plans.
• Company-paid long-term disability and short-term disability insurance.
• Additional company-paid insurances.
• 401K program with 100% company match up to 6% of pay after six months.
• Eleven paid holidays per calendar year.
• 15 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
• Company-leased automobile with 100% maintenance.