Area Sales Manager - Automation - Southeastern

Overview

Are you a self-driven professional who excels at Field Sales in the Automation industry? Deciding on a new career within Valmet can be an exciting prospect. Every day there are teams of Valmet employees around the world who share the feeling of achieving something great – that feeling when everything works together. Apply your expertise in new ways to continue the path of growth as an Area Sales Manager in Valmet’s Automation Business Line.

The Area Sales Manager is responsible for achieving assigned revenue goals by developing sales programs and obtaining orders from customers in territories assigned. Accountable for the sale and occasional service of Measurement products (Consistency and Solids Measurement Transmitters) to new and existing customer accounts. Coordinates and participates in the product, project engineering and field service support work that are required for the sales to be developed.

• Develops and implements sales presentations, providing solutions to the customer’s process control needs.
• Call on key customer representatives to promote Measurement products and acquaint them with the entire Valmet Automation offering.
• Collaborate with and support customers to deliver business results in a collaborative, results-oriented, matrixed environment; maintain strong communication and responsiveness.
• Work with product, project engineering and field service teams to ensure sales opportunities are properly developed and closed.

To excel in the role, you should have experience in selling technical products in a process industry. Ideally experienced in the paper mill or industrial process industries, you will be calling on customers, cultivating strategic relationships, and providing value-added solutions to the customer.

Expected travel is up to 75%. The territory includes the Southeastern United States, and you would be expected to live within the Southeast and within two hours of an airport.

• 5 years progressive application and sales experience in a process technology or pulp & paper industry preferred
• B.S. Degree in Chemical, Electrical (EET or EE), or P&P Engineering Technology. Other Technical Training and Experience will be considered.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Collaborate well and must work independently

We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting. Includes a generous wage and benefits package that includes a company-funded registered pension plan.

Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check.

Delivering competitive technologies and services is what we do best. At Valmet, we continue to push forward and develop ourselves, concentrating on technology, services, sustainability, local presence, and our people.

To be included in the recruiting process, please apply directly with us online.

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer’s performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how, and above all, teamwork. Join the team!