
EMEA Sales Manager
Nordson Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Netherlands
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About the role
- You will be responsible as Sales Manager for meeting revenue and gross margin targets for Optical Sensors and Metrology (OSM) Systems Product lines in the EMEA region.
- Account and relationship management of direct accounts while maximizing channel partner efforts are key aspects of the role including global coordination of efforts.
- This position is a hands-on technical sales position requiring technical presentations and product demonstrations to channel partners, prospects, and customers.
- Develop and pursue new business/market opportunities and manage project activity and customer relationships to achieve revenue and growth objectives set for the Systems Product Lines.
- Manage relationships at direct accounts including OEMs to optimize revenue and gross margin.
- Manage channel partners (manufacturers’ representatives and distributors) to optimize revenue and gross margin.
- Review distribution network in territory and strive to continually improve the channel performance with efforts such as putting in replacement or improvement for underperforming representatives and distributors.
- Plan and participate in trade shows to promote products and create opportunities.
- Maintain customer profiles and up to date information through the CRM system and provide feedback to management, including reports on sales activities, prepare short-term and long-term sales forecasts.
- Gather relevant market information, including latest technology and industry trends, competitor developments, changes in existing markets and the emergence of new markets for feedback to product management teams.
- Coordinate product demonstrations and evaluations that lead to a sale either directly or via the distribution team.
- Summarize technical situations/business opportunities and share with management and internal stakeholders via our CRM platform.
- Participate in the global applications forum and communicate new applications of products to resolve customer problems.
- Use of Return-On-Investment analysis based on global use cases with customers to proliferate use of the WaferSense products within the customer base.
- Provide training on products to customers and channel partners as required.
- Support continuous improvement and innovation by providing feedback to product and engineering teams, reporting problems and/or suggesting enhancements for our products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above (engineering or scientific degree preferred)
- 5-8 years’ experience in a similar technical sales role with business development experience a plus
- PCBA, Semiconductor backend, and customer or supplier experience as a process or equipment engineer or manager preferred
- Fluent in English both written and spoken; Other language skills like German, French, Italian, or others are a plus
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills working with customers and internal stakeholders
- Proactive and aggressive in business; self-driven and result oriented.
- Experience with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, TEAMS); should have experience using a CRM package (Salesforce, C4C, etc.).
- Travel Within the EMEA 50% to 65%; Internationally 5%
Benefits
- We offer a flexible work schedule
- a comprehensive benefits package
- and opportunities for growth and development.
- Our benefits do further include: Career progression opportunities into leadership roles
- Autonomy and flexibility to shape business processes
- Diverse, multicultural team environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
technical salesbusiness developmentReturn-On-Investment analysisproduct demonstrationsmarket analysiscustomer relationship managementsales forecastingchannel managementoptical sensorsmetrology systems
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsproactiveself-drivenresult orientedrelationship managementteam collaborationpresentation skillscustomer engagementnegotiation skills