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Director, Sales

Regal Rexnord


Job Location:

Downers Grove, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 180000 - 200000
Posted: 12 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Model: This role can be performed remotely from an approved location with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.


The Linear Motion Division is a major contributor to the Automation and Motion Control Segment (2B Annual revenue) with approximately 1500 global associates and $400M in revenue. There are 8 main sites located across the United States Mexico the Caribbean & Europe. This is a critical role for the creation and successful execution of the overall revenue growth strategy for the entire division.

Reporting to the Sr. Director Sales and Marketing of the Linear Motion Division this role has responsibility for developing and deploying the growth initiatives at Strategic Accounts (OEMs and Key End Users) aligned with our RBS 80/20 Framework. This position requires close collaboration with product development teams marketing communications teams engineering teams finance team and business leadership. S/he will be responsible for driving activities and decisions focused on maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction and growing market share through innovation with purpose.

The ideal candidate is an experienced industrial B-to-B sales leader who is well versed in linear motion products and effectively balances the need to maintain loyalty of existing customers with the need to aggressively hunt for and win new business in support of annual organic growth goals. The ideal candidate will be energetic persuasive well organized and able to demonstrate the ability to sell strategically.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Develop annually 3-year growth strategies and annual growth goals for identified strategic accounts. Drives commercial and product strategies to outpace market growth of defined strategic accounts.

  • Manage a list of strategic accounts based on growth vertical markets and review every strategy cycle for compliance to predefined parameters. Monitors customer and market trends and clearly communicates risks and opportunities to leadership team.

  • Drives revenue growth on new designs and or share gain on existing designs at assigned direct OEMs or End Users within the targeted industry verticals.

  • Cultivates business and market development growth opportunities by promoting value propositions to meet customer technical product training and effectively communicates features benefits and advantages over the competition.

  • Gathers detailed information about accounts identifies decision-makers understands strategic business challenges and priorities and leads team in analyzing information and prioritizing opportunities critical to accounts.

  • Establishes strong relationships throughout customer organization including VPs and C-Suite executives.

  • Nourish overservice and ease to do business philosophy with customers.

  • Ensures high post-sales satisfaction facilitating positive long-term relationships and high potential for repeat business with accounts.

  • Negotiates customer long term agreements and contracts for programs as required. Monitor and action adherence to existing agreements for all parties.

  • Establishes strong relationships with internal support teams within Linear Motion Division.

  • Develop and manage a high performing team to define and successfully execute the strategy.

  • Execute best practices in sales and marketing. Define and champion consistent standard work and daily weekly monthly and quarterly visual management that encourages a balanced focus on hunting of new business opportunities with both new and existing customers early-stage funnel development and the effective management of existing business.

  • Champion proactive identification of gaps vs. plan and use of RBS tools to solve problems and drive continuous process enhancements.

  • Contributes to a culture of success and ongoing business and goal achievement.

  • Represents company at trade shows association meetings and other industry events.

Representative Decisions

  • Identification of customer needs & motivation.

  • Development of a plan to win Sales funnel opportunities.

  • Maintenance and follow up on existing customer accounts.

  • Prioritization and escalation of customer requests/needs.

Expected Outcomes

  • Meeting sales growth design wins and new opportunity targets for assigned customers.

  • A strong opportunity funnel of new business opportunities at new and existing customers.

  • Penetration and growth at new target customers.

  • Significant revenue growth and share gain in key markets.

  • High level of customer satisfaction and customer advocacy.

Required Education / Experience / Skills:

The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with in-depth industry experience and a true passion to win. Candidate must have exceptional project management skills a record of building high performance teams and developing outstanding relationships with internal and external customers. A strong work ethic with proactive communication skills that encourage courageous conversations are a must.

  • Bachelors Degree Engineering Marketing Business Administration or relevant field experience.

  • 10 years experience in related product sales to Tier I or Prime customers using both direct sales teams and manufacturing reps.

  • Experience in sales product engineering or marketing management.

  • Strong customer orientation with ability to build executive level relationships.

  • Strong presentation and communication skills.

  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

  • Ability to lead and motivate team members.

  • Successful experience building a go-to-market strategy and sales plan.

  • Proven track record of profitable growth.

  • Basic knowledge to work with Salesforce Power BI Microsoft Teams Excel forecasting and reporting software.

  • Experience working with 80/20 Policy Deployment methodologies and CRM is preferred.

Travel: Approximately 50-70% required (Must be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation).

Language: English required

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is primarily located in an office environment with occasional time spent in manufacturing settings. The physical demands are limited.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential position is primarily located in an office environment.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a U.S. Person which includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals U.S. permanent residents individuals granted asylum in the United States and refugees in the United States.

Expected salary: $annually. The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the companys base pay compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors including but not limited to the physical worksite location candidates skill set level of experience education and internal peer compensation comparisons.

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Benefits
  • Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Spending accounts (HSA Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid Leaves
  • Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.


The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.


Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex/gender sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age ancestry national origin genetic information marital status citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract) disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds perspectives and skills. If youd like to view a copy of the companys affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement please email you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application please e-mail


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Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries (Regal Rexnord) do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.


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Regal Beloit and Rexnord Corporation merged in 2001 to create Regal Rexnord. Find out more about the brands that make up our power transmission portfolio.

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