Territory Manager – Toledo, OH

The Timken Company; Toledo (OH); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial solutions provider is seeking a Territory Manager in Toledo, OH to manage a ~$8.5M territory. The role involves building long-term customer relationships, delivering technical presentations, and leveraging industry knowledge to enhance sales. A Bachelor's degree in engineering is preferred, along with 4+ years of relevant experience in technical sales. Competitive benefits included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical sales of mechanical power transmission machinery.
• Experience with mechanical equipment and industrial processes is strongly desired.
• Ability to manage customer technical and commercial relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a ~$8.5M territory.
• Deliver high-impact customer presentations.
• Develop and manage customer-based sales plans.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Technical sales

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields

High school diploma/GED with 10 years of experience

Job description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world’s infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what’s next.A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world- improving the efficiency of today’s industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what’s possible in their world of motion.Territory Manager (Toledo, OH)Location The position of Territory Manager is located remotely in the assigned territory of Northwest Ohio and primarily be covering the Toledo/Lima area.Purpose This position leverages strong commercial and technical skills and industry experience to recognize customer needs and apply Timken capabilities and technology across the full portfolio of Timken products and services. This position will be responsible for successfully navigating complex channels to market (OEM, Distribution and End User direct relationships) by utilizing strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Manage and grow ~$8.5M Territory comprising of Distribution & OEM (40% OEM, 60% Distribution).
• Understands and leverages the Timken value proposition, which includes providing value through engineering solutions, to maximize price and sales to grow and protect business.
• Communicates the value of Timken products while eliminating price as an objection when delivering new products or projects.
• Demonstrates leadership skills by influencing, driving for results, and resource commitment.
• Provides customer expertise including leading customer negotiations, developing pricing strategies, and managing a portfolio of business accounts.
• Ownership of the technical and commercial relationship with customers within the assigned territory by providing consistent and expert technical support, across the Timken portfolio of products and service.

Responsibilities

• Manages sales process for assigned customer accounts or territory.
• Optimizes and successfully manages call plan to ensure calls are high value and efficiently outperform our competition.
• Delivers high-impact customer presentations that focus on Timken capabilities, solutions, and value proposition.
• Works with Customer Engineering on complex system analyses, including bearing selection on non-standard part number or types.
• Utilizes CRM to develop customer-based sales plan including sales, won/lost business, plans to maximize pricing, new business attainment, and opportunity pipeline.
• Actively gathers and submits customer and market knowledge into monthly demand planning process.
• Takes active leadership role in the region to share knowledge, mentor junior associates, and participate in joint sales calls, where appropriate, especially to help solve problems and improve decision making.
• Develops and delivers effective technical and commercial training for internal and external audiences that range from individual contributors in a shop floor environment to executive level leaders in corporate offices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields strongly preferred; a bachelor’s degree in business or related fields will be considered.
• At least 4 years of experience working with customers and developing long-term customer relationships and partnerships in technical sales of mechanical power transmission machinery.
• Experience with mechanical equipment and industrial processes is strongly desired.
• In lieu of bachelor’s degree, a high school diploma/GED with at least 10 years of experience working with customers and developing long-term customer relationships and partnerships in technical sales of mechanical power transmission machinery.
• Position level will be dependent upon years of qualified, relevant experience and education.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2024.We have been recognized as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 5x by Newsweek and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® 14x by Ethisphere.Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation

• A culture of top performance

• A global, diverse environment

• Products that contribute to a sustainable world

• A conviction to improve communities around us

• Competitive salary and benefits

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