Technical Sales Representative - Houston (Shipping Channel)

VEGA Americas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop, iPad, and iPhone

Eligible for our Auto Program

Job summary

VEGA Americas, Inc. is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to grow market share in the Southeast Houston area, covering the Shipping Channel.

You will build lasting relationships with customers, understanding their needs and presenting VEGA’s level, density, weight, and pressure solutions. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business and 1+ year in industrial automation or instrumentation, with a focus on delivering reliable, on-time delivery and platinum service by

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related.
• 1+ year(s) of experience in industrial automation or instrumentation
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Prospect for new business in defined territory through networking, scheduling appointments, conducting lunch and learns and other sales generating activities.
• Develop annual forecast for assigned territory and execute sales plan to effectively meet or exceed goals for market share growth, topline revenue, and new customers.
• Act as a Trusted Advisor for new and existing VEGA clients to ensure they receive platinum service.
• Develop close working relationships with key customer personnel and VEGA sales and technical personnel to ensure a team-selling approach and enhanced sales position.

Skills

Sales

Relationship building

Technical sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related

Job description

Technical Sales Representative - Houston (Shipping Channel)

Technical Sales Representative - Houston (Shipping Channel)

Do you like cultivating lasting relationships? How about a sales position responsible for increasing thelevel of market share within a designated territory? This isn’t a high-pressure position – just quality products and aprocess that works. We simply want sales representatives who can meet customers’ on-time delivery expectations with sales orders originating from ourmanufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.

If this sounds interesting to you, then you want to know more about VEGA.

VEGA Americas, Inc. is a fast-growing organization looking for aTechnical Sales Representative to focus on building and maintaining lasting customer relationships covering the Southeast Houston market around the Shipping Channel, being a trusted advisor, and providing the best products and solutions. As production processes become more complex, our customers rely on measurement technology that is understandable and intuitive. VEGA has developed innovative measurement technology that leads the way in Worldwide trends toward “intelligent factories.”

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Prospect for new business in defined territory through networking, scheduling appointments, conducting lunch and learns and other sales generating activities.
• Develop annual forecast for assigned territory and execute sales plan to effectively meet or exceed goals for market share growth, topline revenue, and new customers.
• Act as a Trusted Advisor for new and existing VEGA clients to ensure they receive platinum service.
• Develop close working relationships with key customer personnel and VEGA sales and technical personnel to ensure a team-selling approach and enhanced sales position.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related;
• AND 1+ year(s) of experience inindustrial automation or instrumentation
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Technical Sales Reps receive:

• Laptop, iPad, and iPhone
• Eligible for our Auto Program

VEGA Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation to measure level, density, weight, and pressure. Our products have been making industrial processes safer and more efficient for over 60 years.

As an employee, you’ll find VEGA Americas commits itself to the highest quality standards and respect for the individual needs of employees, customers, vendors, and shareholders. Don’t take it from us alone, VEGA has been awarded a Cincinnati Enquirer’s Top Workplace Award for 10 years running!

Our Mission: With innovative technologies and services, we develop solutions that inspire. Through our sense of simplicity and our focus on people, we are looking to the future with curiosity. Locally grounded and globally connected, together we give values a home.

VEGA Americas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy that we will not discriminate against any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE AA Minority/Female/Vet/Disability

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