TERRITORY MANAGER - Wyoming, Montana, Northern Colorado

Timken Company; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Territory Manager to cover Wyoming and Montana from a remote location within the assigned territory. The role leverages strong commercial and technical skills to advance Timken products and services across OEMs, distributors, and end users.

You will negotiate with customers, develop pricing strategies, and manage key accounts while partnering with engineering to deliver effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields strongly preferred; business degree will be considered.
• At least 7 years of experience building long-term customer relationships in technical sales of mechanical power transmission machinery.
• Experience with mechanical equipment and industrial processes is highly desirable.
• In lieu of a degree, a high school diploma/GED with 10 years of relevant customer relationships in technical sales.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales process for assigned accounts or territory.
• Optimize call plan to maximize value and outperform competitors.
• Deliver high-impact customer presentations on Timken capabilities and value proposition.
• Collaborate with Customer Engineering on system analyses and bearing selection for non-standard parts.
• Use CRM to develop customer-based sales plans, pipelines, and pricing strategies.
• Gather market knowledge for monthly demand planning.
• Lead regional knowledge sharing and mentorship of junior staff.
• Develop and deliver technical and commercial training for internal and external audiences.

Skills

Customer relationships

Technical sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields

High school diploma/GED with 10 years of experience

Tools

CRM

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 – Wyoming, Montana

Purpose

The position of Territory Manager is located remotely in the assigned territory (Wyoming, Montana, Northern Colorado), preferably in or around the Cheyenne, WY area.

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.

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 7 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.