Senior Sales Account Executive
KörberAbout the role
Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate and love what they do. An entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We combine our strong heritage with our understanding of local specifics and a global mindset to bring people together and create valuable solutions for our customers. We aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time.
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Your role in our team
Your role is to achieve sales targets by evaluating customer requirements, creating competitive and attractive layout designs for automated solutions, and being part of prospect, customer, and internal engineering meetings. Your solutions will include Körber products such as Layer Picker, stacker cranes, and pallet conveyors, as well as third-party supplied machinery like package conveyors, stretch wrappers, picking systems, and more. On top of that, Körber’s offering will include AMRs, AGVs, shuttle, and case-handling solutions.
We would expect our new Key Account Director to be able to design layouts in partnership with the solution design team, following the standards & guidelines set by our global solution teams. For larger or more complex projects, these teams will support you when needed. Our clear ambition is to grow our presence in the US, which will give you a unique opportunity to grow with us.
In addition,
- You will manage and foster the growth of our business within our top 100 global accounts
- You will work with our primary segments manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and logistics automation
- You will create layouts based on customer requirements, using the Körber product portfolio, solution standards, and where required 3rd party equipment from partners or suppliers
- You will build a funnel of sales opportunities that are sufficient to support annual targets
- You will collect input from other departments or suppliers to correctly configure and price equipment or services. You will provide the specifications for them to do this
- You will cooperate with sales and solution design to build the total costs of the solution
- You will lead sales managers and sales engineers at customer meetings
- You will prepare layout walkthrough presentations
- You will participate in the proper hand-over of sold projects to the execution team(s)
Your profile
- You have successfully graduated with a bachelor’s degree (Business, Finance, Engineering, or similar).
- You have 3-5 years of experience in a similar role in the material handling industry is required.
- You have good mechanical engineering skills.
- You have a working knowledge of CAD systems, preferably AutoCAD
- You have the ability to communicate with various stakeholders, from engineers to department heads, sales managers, and customers.
- You take responsibility for your own work and creativity to drive opportunities to a decision.
Can you find yourself in this profile?
Then you are right at Körber. We are looking forward to getting to know you!
Your benefits
- You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with US and international clients and colleagues
- You will have access to competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- You have the option to enroll in a 401K matching program
- You will have Flexible Time Off, 11 days of paid holiday, and 1 day of volunteer time per year.
- You will have a fun, casual, and flexible work environment
Equal employer opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Recruitment Team
For questions please contact us via jobs@koerber.com.
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Recruiter: Francelys M De Leon
We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status.
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