Andritz AG
Sales Manager - Service Center and Processor, Southeast
Job family: Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Business area: Metals - Processing
Contract location: Callery, PA, US
Working location: Callery
Location type: Remote
Contract type: Permanent
Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
Under the direction of Senior Vice President – Services, the Sales Manager is responsible for the company achieving its growth goals in its assigned region. The Sales Manager acts as the key contact for all assigned customers in the region. The role is responsible for all regional business development, inquiry solicitation, and new order acquisition. The Regional Sales Manager also collaborates with the VP Sales and Marketing and the Inside Sales Manager on price negotiations, tracking of inquiries to orders, and supervising after‑sales service including product/service claim resolution. The Sales Manager will develop and maintain an expert understanding of Andritz products, customer needs, and advanced sales skills to allow the individual to make thorough and informed recommendations to the customer on Andritz products. Also, the individual will provide guidance to the management team on growth opportunities in their assigned region. The Southeast Region includes FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, and TN.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Key Result Items
Achieve the annual sales plan
Maintain and grow existing top line sales with key accounts in the region
Perform direct selling by engaging with account decision makers
Generate new business opportunities by utilizing consultative selling techniques and skills to engage customers
Differentiate the Andritz product portfolio by promoting its unique focus on advanced technologies and application engineering
Achieve objectives defined in sales and marketing plans
Grow the business top line; expand market share
Using segment‑based market strategies, develop sales and marketing goals; financial and non‑financial
Measure and report customer satisfaction
Negotiate pricing, delivery conditions, and execution of sales contracts
Secure purchase orders; achieve and exceed plan sales numbers for assigned product groups
Work with other members of the Sales Team to create, develop, and maintain relationships with key accounts
Work with the VP Sales and Marketing to develop segment‑based marketing strategies & sales programs
Follow market developments, research market trends and maintain knowledge of industry developments throughout the market geography from both a customer and technology basis
Collaborate with other Regional Sales Managers in information exchange and education; contributing to the effective coordination of sales and best practices between and within business units
Propose the sales forecast and the departmental expenditures required for achieving the annual budget
Provide management reports pertaining to ongoing quotations, order entry, and sales development for the assigned region
Technology
Strong data and information organizing skills; above average Microsoft Office skills and ability to grasp company IT system quickly; use IT tools to support sales efforts and outside sales representatives
Knowledge
Experience working remotely and covering a regional sales territory
Goal oriented person who approaches sales tasks with intensity and aggressively pursues short term goals; able to connect to tasks that ultimately lead to the main goal of securing purchase orders from customers
Can employ empathy in the sales process to get potent feedback from the customer and use acquired feedback to advance sales efforts
Excellent memory and easy mastery of detailed information across many customers and products
Experience with consultative selling and/or Dale Carnegie style training
Can read engineering drawings and technical specifications
Good sales communication skills both written and oral; quickly recognizes the required elements of an elevator speech and can effectively deliver them
Recognizes the importance of balancing the achievement of sales volume targets and maintenance of acceptable profit margins
Can build strong interpersonal relationships alongside technical sales support
#1AndritzWay Core Behaviors
Customer Focus
Ownership for Performance
Shared Commitment
Openness
Job Specific Competencies
Ability to travel up to 80% of the time in the assigned region
Education and Experience
Experience with the “complex” sale of industrial engineered products (involvement of multiple customer departments)
Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferably in outside sales, inside sales or customer service role
Experience selling a made to order MRO product
Knowledge of industrial materials such as tool steels, ceramics and tungsten carbide
Comfortable speaking in front of groups of people in business and industrial settings
Experience working with traditional corporate structured divisions such as engineering, maintenance, purchasing, and quality departments
Skilled business traveler
Physical Requirements As required to individually perform Key Result items
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
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Business area: Metals - Processing
Contract location: Callery, PA, US
Working location: Callery
Location type: Remote
Contract type: Permanent
Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
Under the direction of Senior Vice President – Services, the Sales Manager is responsible for the company achieving its growth goals in its assigned region. The Sales Manager acts as the key contact for all assigned customers in the region. The role is responsible for all regional business development, inquiry solicitation, and new order acquisition. The Regional Sales Manager also collaborates with the VP Sales and Marketing and the Inside Sales Manager on price negotiations, tracking of inquiries to orders, and supervising after‑sales service including product/service claim resolution. The Sales Manager will develop and maintain an expert understanding of Andritz products, customer needs, and advanced sales skills to allow the individual to make thorough and informed recommendations to the customer on Andritz products. Also, the individual will provide guidance to the management team on growth opportunities in their assigned region. The Southeast Region includes FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, and TN.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Key Result Items
Achieve the annual sales plan
Maintain and grow existing top line sales with key accounts in the region
Perform direct selling by engaging with account decision makers
Generate new business opportunities by utilizing consultative selling techniques and skills to engage customers
Differentiate the Andritz product portfolio by promoting its unique focus on advanced technologies and application engineering
Achieve objectives defined in sales and marketing plans
Grow the business top line; expand market share
Using segment‑based market strategies, develop sales and marketing goals; financial and non‑financial
Measure and report customer satisfaction
Negotiate pricing, delivery conditions, and execution of sales contracts
Secure purchase orders; achieve and exceed plan sales numbers for assigned product groups
Work with other members of the Sales Team to create, develop, and maintain relationships with key accounts
Work with the VP Sales and Marketing to develop segment‑based marketing strategies & sales programs
Follow market developments, research market trends and maintain knowledge of industry developments throughout the market geography from both a customer and technology basis
Collaborate with other Regional Sales Managers in information exchange and education; contributing to the effective coordination of sales and best practices between and within business units
Propose the sales forecast and the departmental expenditures required for achieving the annual budget
Provide management reports pertaining to ongoing quotations, order entry, and sales development for the assigned region
Technology
Strong data and information organizing skills; above average Microsoft Office skills and ability to grasp company IT system quickly; use IT tools to support sales efforts and outside sales representatives
Knowledge
Experience working remotely and covering a regional sales territory
Goal oriented person who approaches sales tasks with intensity and aggressively pursues short term goals; able to connect to tasks that ultimately lead to the main goal of securing purchase orders from customers
Can employ empathy in the sales process to get potent feedback from the customer and use acquired feedback to advance sales efforts
Excellent memory and easy mastery of detailed information across many customers and products
Experience with consultative selling and/or Dale Carnegie style training
Can read engineering drawings and technical specifications
Good sales communication skills both written and oral; quickly recognizes the required elements of an elevator speech and can effectively deliver them
Recognizes the importance of balancing the achievement of sales volume targets and maintenance of acceptable profit margins
Can build strong interpersonal relationships alongside technical sales support
#1AndritzWay Core Behaviors
Customer Focus
Ownership for Performance
Shared Commitment
Openness
Job Specific Competencies
Ability to travel up to 80% of the time in the assigned region
Education and Experience
Experience with the “complex” sale of industrial engineered products (involvement of multiple customer departments)
Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferably in outside sales, inside sales or customer service role
Experience selling a made to order MRO product
Knowledge of industrial materials such as tool steels, ceramics and tungsten carbide
Comfortable speaking in front of groups of people in business and industrial settings
Experience working with traditional corporate structured divisions such as engineering, maintenance, purchasing, and quality departments
Skilled business traveler
Physical Requirements As required to individually perform Key Result items
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
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