Sales Manager

Auburn Gear• US,

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

Auburn Gear is a leading designer and manufacturer specializing in planetary gears. Our products serve various applications in markets such as agriculture, construction, forestry, and marine. We pride ourselves on delivering reliable, high-quality solutions to meet the unique needs of our customers. Auburn Gear employees enjoy meaningful work rewarded by competitive compensation and growth opportunities. They support their families and build long term careers they are proud of.

Requirements

A BS degree is required with an engineering degree being desirable
A strong technical product application capability is necessary
5 years’ experience selling or support of selling a technical product is required
Have a working knowledge of hydraulic and/or electric drive systems
Candidates must be able to travel 30-50% of the time throughout assigned territory.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all communication and correspondence with customers/prospects
Take complete ownership of territory as related to sales function
Provide timely application support to customers
Internally will expedite own programs, prioritize projects to best utilize resources available, and keep organization abreast of customers/distributor activities
Give input in developing new products and markets
Identify market trends, forecast demand and prepare the annual sales budget
Maintain active sales funnel with action items and execution plan
Develop robust relationships with customers via travel and virtual tools
Initiate and follow projects through APQP process
Achieve year over year revenue growth in territory
Obtain and develop new customers
Develop new applications for existing customers
Demonstrate as a product authority and specialist to customers and distributors
Work well with other functional areas of Auburn Gear and own peers in department