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Regional Sales Manager (RSM) Custom Capital Equipment - Northeastern USA

Laco Technologies, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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Regional Sales Manager (RSM) Custom Capital Equipment - Northeastern USA Remote Worker - N/A

Full-time

Description Territory: Northeastern USA (upper Midwest to Northeast USA – MN to IL to NJ to ME) Reports to: Director of Sales Employment Type: Full-time, W-2 Location: Remote within assigned region or on-site at LACO HQ in Salt Lake City Travel: 50%+ (regular, planned customer visits)

Role Overview The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) is responsible for owning, managing, and growing the full sales pipeline within their assigned U.S. territory by selling custom-engineered leak testing and vacuum system solutions.

This role has end-to-end ownership of opportunities, from initial marketing lead follow-up and discovery through proposal development, terms and contract negotiation, and close. The RSM operates with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining strict discipline around CRM usage, forecasting, and pipeline reporting.

This is a field-based, relationship-driven role requiring frequent travel (50%+) to customer sites to support complex technical selling and long-term account development.

Key Responsibilities

Own the entire regional sales pipeline, from marketing-qualified lead to booked revenue

Maintain accurate, timely, and complete opportunity data in the CRM (HubSpot preferred)

Funnel all customer communications, notes, meetings, and deal activity through the CRM

Provide regular pipeline forecasts, deal updates, and territory reports to sales leadership

Manage opportunities with a disciplined, stage-based sales process

Customer Engagement & Territory Coverage

Maintain a consistent cadence of customer visits (current customers and prospects)

Travel 50%+ of the time within assigned territory

Build and deepen customer relationships

Conduct on-site discovery and system reviews

Identify upsell, expansion, and new project opportunities

Develop and execute a territory growth plan aligned with company objectives

Lead Management & Prospecting

Follow up on inbound marketing leads and trade show leads in a timely, professional manner

Qualify leads based on technical fit, urgency, budget, and decision process

Drawing on relationships forged by Business Development Managers, actively prospect new customers, OEMs, and strategic accounts within target industries

Lead customer discovery conversations focused on:

Quality risk and cost-of-failure

Production throughput and constraints

Compliance and validation requirements

Collaborate with Product and Sales Engineers on:

Technical scoping

Performance requirements

Present and defend proposals that clearly articulate value, ROI, and total cost of ownership

Lead pricing discussions and large contract negotiations, including commercial terms, scope, and delivery considerations

Close business while protecting margin and long-term customer value

Internal Collaboration & Handoff

Partner closely with:

Sales Engineering

Business Development Managers

Service and Support

Ensure clean, complete handoff of sold projects to execution and service teams

Act as the voice of the customer internally, sharing market feedback and competitive insights

Ideal Candidate Profile Experience

7+ years of B2B sales experience in capital equipment, automation, test & measurement, or engineered systems

Proven experience owning a full sales pipeline and forecast

Demonstrated success using a CRM as the system of record (HubSpot strongly preferred)

Experience managing:

Complex commercial and contractual negotiations

Prior experience working alongside sales engineers or application engineers

Experience with vacuum and/or leak detection equipment industry is a plus

Skills & Attributes

Strong consultative selling and discovery skills

High level of organization and CRM discipline

Comfortable leading technical and commercial conversations

Ability to navigate engineering, operations, quality, and procurement stakeholders

Willing and able to travel 50%+ on a consistent basis

Ownership mindset with strong follow-through and accountability

Compensation & Performance Expectations

Majority will be Base Salary plus a margin-adjusted commission

On-Target Earnings (OTE): $150,000–$210,000

Performance measured on:

Pipeline health and forecast accuracy

Territory development and account growth

Shift: 5 days a week Monday-Friday Full-Time. Flexible work schedules with opportunity for a 9/80 work schedule with alternating Fridays off.

Benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance, and 401K with match, paid holidays, paid time off, continuing education opportunities including tuition reimbursement program, periodic company parties, and lunches.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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