Technical Sales Representative - San Fernando/Pasadena, CA

VEGA Americas•Pasadena, CA

2h•$65,000 - $90,000

About The Position

VEGA Americas, Inc. is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to build and maintain lasting customer relationships in the Greater San Fernando/Pasadena, California market. The representative serves as a trusted advisor, provides customers with products and solutions, and grows market share within an assigned territory. Sales orders are fulfilled from VEGA’s manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. VEGA develops measurement technology for increasingly complex production processes and supports trends toward intelligent factories. VEGA Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation that measures level, density, weight, and pressure. The company states that its products have helped make industrial processes safer and more efficient for more than 60 years. The role includes a sales training program and provision of a laptop, iPad, and iPhone; the representative is also eligible for the company’s Auto Program. The stated pay range is $65,000–$90,000 USD.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus at least one year of experience in industrial automation or instrumentation; alternatively, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

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