As our Electric Automation Product Manager, you will be a part of a team that evaluates and recommends application solutions involving servo motion & drives, machine vision & sensors, and machine controls and safety systems. You will recommend systems solutions to clients which meet and exceed their application requirements. You will become a technical expert and a customer facing consultant for our client's machinery and production processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and sales support, remotely and in-person.
• Go on sales calls and schedule appointments with potential new accounts
• Help provide technical training at 2 product training meetings (PTMs) per year
• Assess and recommend electrical technology solutions for our clients' applications, including Bill of Materials and other specifics to include with Sales Engineer's proposals.
• Achieve mutually agreed upon annual corporate sales goals for all products applicable to the industrial market
• Provide training to our sales staff relative to applications and products
• Foster a positive team environment by assisting co-workers
• Keep a clean and safe working environment and optimize space utilization
• Develop strong relationships with factory representatives from our manufacturer partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Self-motivation and a desire to help customers with their industrial automation needs
• Excellent customer relations or sales skills
• Industrial application problem solving capabilities (servo motion and drives, vision, machine safety, and more)
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems related to the Industrial Machinery industry
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with engineers and technical designers to determine and deliver appropriate customer solutions
• Mechanically-inclined, or a strong interest in electro-mechanical technologies
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or equivalent work experience of 10 to 20 years.

Experience

• 7-10 years industry experience (as a sales engineer OR application engineer OR a combination of them)

Benefits

• Commissions
• 401(k) retirement with matching
• Employee discounts on automobiles
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Training program
• Job development training
• Personal development training
• Supportive team
• Excellent holiday schedule
• Car allowance
• Cell phone allowance
• Anniversary bonus