Territory Sales Engineer

Job Description

Job Title : Territory Sales Engineer

Homeoffice

Covering Taichung and Hsinchu region

The Company

Cognex advanced machine vision solutions and products to most of the largest and most sophisticated manufacturing and logistics companies in the world. We spend about 15% of our revenue in R&D maintaining our leadership in related technologies. Cognex is one of the most respected and successful companies in the factory automation business with a track record of delivering continuous business growth and solid financial results over the 40+ years of company history. We are headquartered in the Boston Area and publicly traded on NASDAQ.

Job Description Summary

This position is responsible for the field sales of the sensor / ID portfolio of Cognex products. This is a sales role for a defined territory and / or set of end users, partners, and automation machine builders (OEM’s). The TSE will work closely with the Territory Sales Manager to develop account strategies and tactics. The TSE will be responsible for meeting or exceeding a defined quota at assigned or newly found accounts and expanding our base of business. The employee will embody the core values of Cognex including Work Hard, Play Hard, and Move Fast. Additional tasks will be assigned as needed by the manager.

Essential Functions of Territory Sales Engineer

• Responsible for achieving a defined sales quota at both current and prospective customers in the designated territory
• Achieve activities-based business objectives including customer visits, new customer acquisition and new product introduction
• Prospect for new sales opportunities via cold and warm leads, cultivate sales leads, schedule customer site visits with the goal of ultimately obtaining a purchase order
• Travel to customer manufacturing facilities to demonstrate Cognex products and review applications / issues in order provide solutions to these applications
• Capture competitive data and continuously update other project details in CRM system
• Assist at trade shows and other marketing events to generate qualified leads
• Generate leads for other Cognex sales teams by collecting information on customer’s complex vision applications beyond the capabilities of assigned ID and Vision Sensor products

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Education and Work Experience Required