Role Description
BA Global Talent is seeking for an experienced Sales Manager to lead channel development and business expansion across the Southern and Southeastern United States. This is a fully remote sales position for an experienced professional who understands the U.S. industrial distribution market and can independently identify, develop, and manage agents and distributors while driving regional sales growth.
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Develop sales channels across the Southern and Southeastern U.S., identifying, evaluating, negotiating with, and recruiting qualified agents and distributors.
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Build and maintain a stable distribution network throughout the assigned territory.
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Work closely with existing distributors to identify and develop end customers and new sales opportunities.
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Travel regularly to visit distributors and end customers for site visits, technical discussions, sales meetings, and commercial follow-up.
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Support distributors with product documentation, quotations, technical resources, and joint marketing activities.
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Maintain strong relationships with channel partners and help resolve commercial issues related to distributor cooperation.
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Gather regional market intelligence, competitor information, and end-customer requirements.
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Prepare regular market feedback, sales forecasts, and business progress reports.
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Develop regional channel plans, manage the sales pipeline, and achieve assigned sales targets.
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Coordinate with internal teams, including resources from the companyβs California office, to support channel and project execution.
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Participate in negotiations related to distributor partnerships and commercial terms.
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Coordinate order fulfillment, delivery, and payment collection.
Qualifications
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Minimum 5 years of sales or channel development experience in the speed reducer, industrial motor, power transmission, gearbox, motion-control, or closely related industrial sector.
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Strong understanding of industrial transmission products and their applications.
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Hands-on experience developing industrial sales channels and recruiting and managing agents and distributors.
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Previous experience working with distributors, sales agents, or similar industrial channel partners is required.
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Familiarity with U.S. industrial distribution models.
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Existing relationships or a professional network of distributors and agents in the Southern or Southeastern U.S. are highly valued.
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Strong commercial negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills.
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Ability to independently advance channel partnerships and follow sales opportunities through completion.
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Ability to work remotely and independently organize frequent travel to visit distributors and end customers.
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Must be based in the United States and familiar with the industrial market in the Southern or Southeastern region.
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Associate degree or higher.
Requirements
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Nice to have: Degree or educational background in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
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Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce.
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Established distributor relationships within the industrial motor, gearbox, reducer, automation, or power-transmission market.
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Experience selling industrial products used in automation, robotics, material handling, CNC machinery, packaging equipment, or related applications.
Benefits
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Base Salary: USD $10,000 per month / $120,000 per year
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Performance Bonus: Available based on performance.
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Sales Commission: Additional incentive structure to be negotiated separately and tied to sales performance.
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Eligible for applicable U.S. insurance and statutory benefits.