Account Sales Engineer
Cognex Singapore Mfg. PTE. LTD
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The Account Sales Engineer (ASE) drives sales of Cognex's ID and Vision product portfolio
within an assigned territory, targeting end-users and machine builders. This role focuses on
meeting sales quotas, building a pipeline of complex business opportunities, and
collaborating with Territory Sales Engineers (TSEs) to deliver exceptional customer
experiences. The ASE partners with OEM Sales Engineers, Global Account Managers
(GAMs), and integration partners to ensure comprehensive strategic account coverage.
Key Responsibilities:
Sales Execution:
- Maximize booking performance and exceed quotas for ASE and TSE accounts
- by implementing best practices in territory management, account strategy,
- and the 6-bullet sales process.
- Build and maintain a 12–24-month pipeline of qualified business
- opportunities, focusing on large, complex projects.
- Lead contract negotiations to close deals effectively and ensure compliance
- with agreements.
Customer Engagement & Support:
- Conduct product demonstrations, assess applications, and deliver on-site
- solutions to address customer needs.
- Provide hands-on support for system programming and configuration postsale to ensure successful implementation.
- Collaborate with integration partners and apply the “best sales channel”
- approach to secure strategic opportunities.
Strategic Account Coordination:
- Partner with OEM Sales Engineers and GAMs to drive effective coverage and
- support for key end-user accounts.
- Coordinate application evaluations, leveraging the Applications Engineering
- team for technical assessments.
Operational Excellence:
- Manage weekly forecasts accurately and ensure timely, clear information
- flow within the team.
- Utilize CRM and Service Cloud tools to track sales execution, monitor key
- metrics, and capture market insights.
Market Insights & Collaboration:
- Engage with the EU Sales Readiness team for pre- and post-sales support,
- providing technical guidance, application evaluations, and training to
- enhance the customer journey.
Key Qualifications:
Experience:
- 3-4 years of experience in technical sales, ideally within the automation or a
- related industry, with a proven ability to manage complex sales cycles.
- Demonstrated success in solution-based selling and managing long-term,
- intricate projects.
Skills & Abilities:
- Strong ability to sell technical products across organizational levels and
- cultivate long-term relationships with accounts and partners.
- Action-oriented, self-motivated, with excellent communication and listening
- skills.
- Proficient in working independently in a field sales environment, with
- frequent travel (up to 20% overnight).
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, ideally in a STEM or
- Business field. Non-STEM candidates must pass a technical aptitude test.
Additional Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license
**** Territory: Western and Northwestern Hungary ****
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Additional Job Description
Summary
Manage sales, support customer projects, build pipeline in automation industry.
Job title
Account Sales Engineer
Experience level
3-4 years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
automation
Location requirements
Field-based in Hungary, travel up to 20% allowed.
Salary
Not specified
Visa sponsorship
H-1B sponsor history
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Hungary