Sales Manager

ABB

Area Sales Manager driving sales for ABB Metallurgy Products in North America with a focus on improving efficiency and reducing emissions. Role involves substantial customer interaction and travel across the region.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeIllinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $79,800 - $148,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a senior sales professional, you will take ownership of growing ABB Metallurgy Products sales in assigned markets, managing sales volumes and margins to achieve ambitious targets, and developing strategic market plans for your designated territories.
Lead and grow sales in North America, managing volume and margin targets.
Develop strategic market plans and build long-term customer relationships.
Drive new business opportunities and stay ahead of market trends.
Manage technical and commercial aspects of offers, collaborating across teams.
Prepare budgets, forecasts, and support strategic sales initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree Metallurgical Engineering or Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of experience or an Associates Degree and 8+ years of experience or HS Diploma/GED with 12+ years of experience is required.
Applicable job experience in B2B sales in Process Industries (steel/aluminum preferred)
Strong technical sales and customer relationship background
Knowledge of steelmaking processes (continuous casting/EAF a plus)
Fluent in English (Spanish is a plus)
Proactive mindset and a strong “can-do” attitude
Ability and willingness to travel 50-70% in assigned territory for customer visits and presentations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.
Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
Retirement 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Metallurgical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringB2B salessteelmaking processescontinuous castingEAF

Soft Skills

customer relationship managementproactive mindsetcan-do attitude