Territory Sales Manager Mechanical Surface Characterization

<section class="job-section" id="st-companyDescription"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Company Description</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg"><p><strong>You are...</strong><br> a problem solver focused on customer needs, an entrepreneur with a sense for business and opportunity, and a consultant to our customer.<br> As a Technical Sales Consultant and key member of the Southern Region sales team, you drive business growth for Anton Paar's line of surface characterization instruments including instrumented indentation, scratch testing, and tribology. Your territory will cover all the Southern states. This position is remote in Houston, TX metropolitan area and with good access to an airport, but other major cities in the territory may be possible.<br> The base salary range for this position is $95,000 to $107,400/year. The commission plan is uncapped, pays monthly from dollar one, and includes bonuses for exceeding targets. We offer full benefits, a profit sharing contribution to your 401k and a $10,000 anniversary bonus every five years.<br> <br> <strong>We are ...</strong><br> focused on selling and supporting Anton Paar's range of high-precision measuring instruments for physical, chemical, mechanical, and structural properties. A highly diverse, dynamic, and financially sound company, we have grown every year since our start in 1986. Our exceptionally high investment in R&D fuels industry-leading solutions throughout a vast range of the industrial and academic landscape, impacting nearly every product you use in daily life.<br> Anton Paar USA is a for-profit sales and service organization in the Anton Paar Group, privately owned by the charitable Santner Foundation with its headquarters in Graz, Austria.  </p></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-jobDescription"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Job Description</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="responsibilities"><ul><li>Generating and developing new accounts and effectively managing existing accounts.</li><li>Presenting to small and large audiences including C-suite executives, production managers, and technicians.</li><li>Qualifying opportunities and developing proposals, and closing business.</li><li>Travel (up to 50-60%, including overnight) for meetings, demonstrations, and installations</li></ul></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-qualifications"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Qualifications</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="qualifications"><ul><li>Experience in technical sales, analytical instruments sales strongly preferred.</li><li>Strong written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills.</li><li>Ability to work independently and with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.</li><li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in a natural sciences or engineering,</li><li>Valid driver's license and passport.</li></ul></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-additionalInformation"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Additional Information</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="incentives"><p>Life at Anton Paar is more than just work, with an employee-led In Motion Program organizing active social events during and outside working hours. We also offer unique and rewarding positions with competitive salaries, an award-winning benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth. We provide a drug free workplace and require pre-employment drug tests.</p><p><strong>Anton Paar USA, Inc. considers all qualified candidates for this position.<br> This position is not eligible for current or future work authorization or visa sponsorship.</strong></p><p>#LI-KJ1</p></div></section>

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