Account Sales Engineer

Job Description

Position- Account Sales Engineer

This position is responsible for the field sales of Cognex’s Vision Solutions. This is a sales role for a defined territory and/or set of end users and partners. While the primary focus is on vision opportunities, the account manager is responsible for ensuring that the entire sensor portfolio of product is sold vertically in strategic accounts. The employee will work closely with the District Sales Manager to develop account strategies and tactics. The employee will be responsible for exceeding a defined quota at these assigned or newly found accounts and expanding our base of business at these accounts in. In addition, this position will collaborate with other individuals from sales and product marketing, on strategic opportunities where collaboration is needed to win. Embodies and core values of Cognex including Work Hard, Play Hard and Move Fast. Additional tasks will be assigned as needed by the manager.

Your Responsibilities:

• Identify, manage and close profitable business at assigned accounts and identify opportunities for cross selling at existing assigned accounts
• Engage at appropriate levels within assigned accounts to understand client business objectives, plans, challenges and objectives; develop a trust relationship with existing customers, nurture prospects and build new point of contact
• Develop a 12-to-24-month pipeline of well qualified incremental business opportunities
• Maintain detailed knowledge of installed Cognex technology including competitive products
• Effectively demonstrate products to customers utilizing the Cognex standard sales process
• Play a lead role in contract negotiations and ensure contract compliance
• Cooperate and contribute to the development of integration partners applying the “best sales channel” approach to close strategic opportunities
• Assist at trade shows and other marketing events
• Coordinate evaluations utilizing the Applications Engineering team
• Maintain operational excellence on a weekly basis by accurate forecasting and upward information flow

Your Background:

• Proven track record of sales performance in the automation or similar industry
• Proven track record of operating in a solutions sales environment with longer and more complex sales cycles
• Building long-term account and partner relationships
• Energetic, flexible and capable of operating remotely
• Ability to travel intensively across the assigned territory
• Ability to work independently is required
• University Degree or equivalent work experience
• Proven sales experience and a good track record for exceeding sales targets is required
• Experience in selling technical products to all levels of an organization is required
• Experience in selling vision products is also preferred