Location: Remote – US
Job Summary:
As an Automation Solutions RSM, you will be responsible for identifying, building, and managing client relationships to drive revenue through the sale of automation and mechatronic solutions, focusing on packaging and limited selling of high-speed mail inserting and sorting, among other solutions. You will work with regional accounts, creating sales strategies, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that high-tech solutions meet customer needs. You will also closely monitor market trends and collaborate with internal teams to maintain a competitive edge.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute sales strategies targeting automation solutions for regional clients, with a specific focus on packaging automation and high-speed inserting
- Build, maintain, and expand a robust sales pipeline by identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, while maintaining existing accounts
- Develop, Negotiate and Close contracts to ensure revenue generation and client satisfaction.
- Provide automation solution recommendations based on client-specific needs, ensuring products align with both current and future application requirements.
- Monitor competitors, market trends, and new products to maintain a competitive edge in automation technologies, particularly in the packaging and mailing sectors.
- Track all sales activities, client interactions, and opportunities within Salesforce or other CRM systems.
- Presents a quarterly and annual pipeline and booking plan that meets or exceeds quarterly and annual individual sales goals and business revenue targets.
- Conducts application and test materials review to ensure products meet the customer’s current and future application requirements and ensure Test Materials are available to the factory for all closed system sales.
- Resolves customers’ complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and providing recommendations.
- Collaborate with technical and regional teams to ensure clients receive the best service and product solutions.
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Strong understanding of automation solutions, particularly in packaging and mailing systems, with the ability to articulate technical product benefits.
- Excellent negotiation, persuasion, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage complex accounts and multiple stakeholders across different regions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and Salesforce.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with teams to meet sales goals.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in sales, with a focus on automation solutions, packaging systems, and mailing systems.
- Proven experience in handling large, multi-site accounts and negotiating high-revenue contracts.
- Familiarity with proposal development, quoting, and delivering technical sales presentations.
Travel:
Approximately 50% of travel required to meet with clients and support sales efforts.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to operate office equipment (computers, printers, etc.)
- Ability to communicate effectively both in person and via telecommunication platforms.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Bell and Howell does not require full vaccination at most sites. However, those customers that do require full vaccination against COVID-19, it is required to provide documentation prior to hire. If there is a medical or religious reason preventing you from receiving an available COVID-19 vaccination, and you are offered a position with our company, we have an accommodations process in place for those requests.
Bell and Howell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is company policy to administer employment based solely on an individual’s qualifications, ability and performance without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
What We Do
We are the hearing care industry’s preeminent, data-driven practice development company, representing 275 practices with 750 locations across North America. In 2004, we began our mission to help our Members achieve their goals. We’ve pioneered practice support through better data, stronger teams, and advanced exclusive platforms. Audigy supports its members in the audiology and hearing care space by providing comprehensive strategies for every phase of practice growth. Our mission is to partner with practice owners to help them achieve their goals. Each Members’ unique vision of success determines how we support their them, their practice practice, and their team. We tailor our recommendations to their needs by using exclusive business intelligence to create low-effort, high-impact strategies that increase efficiencies and profitability. Comprehensive data analytics, strategic recommendations based on top practice benchmarks across every aspect of the business: operations and business intelligence, digital marketing and website support, branding and creative, learning and development programs, HR and IT, and superior technology infrastructures.
