Machine Sales Representative
Meadville, PA - USA
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Job Summary
Machine Sales Representative
Alpha Laser-US Inc. Meadville PA (in-house) Full-time
Alpha Laser-US is the North American arm of Alpha Laser the world leader in mobile and stationary laser welding systems. From our Meadville PA headquarters we sell install and support laser welding machines for customers across power generation automotive aerospace and space medical device defense and tool & die / mold making equipment that lets them repair and build critical parts and tooling faster cleaner and with less rework than any other method. When a customer buys an Alpha Laser theyre buying a machine that changes how their shop runs. Your job is to show them that.
What This Role IsWere hiring an in-house Machine Sales Representative to own capital-equipment sales across the eastern and north-central United States. Youll sell into a wide range of industries power generation automotive aerospace and space medical device defense and tool & die working from our Meadville office running the full sales cycle from first contact to closed deal and traveling to customer sites and trade shows to demo our machines and meet buyers face to face.
This is a consultative technical sale. Youre not pushing a commodity youre helping a customer understand how a $100K laser welder pays for itself. Youll learn the product cold qualify real opportunities run demonstrations quote and close.
- Own machine sales for your territory the eastern and north-central U.S. from lead through close.
- Prospect and build a pipeline: inbound leads trade-show contacts referrals and your own outreach.
- Run product demonstrations at our facility and on customer sites; translate technical capability into business value for the buyer.
- Travel to customers and to trade shows to represent Alpha Laser work the booth and generate leads. (Trade shows and travel are a core required part of this job.)
- Prepare quotes and proposals negotiate terms and close deals.
- Work with our service and applications team to scope installations and keep customers successful after the sale.
- Keep your pipeline and activity current in our CRM.
- Proven B2B sales experience ideally in capital equipment machine tools or another technical/industrial product.
- Comfortable owning a full sales cycle and carrying a number.
- Willing and able to travel regularly across the eastern and north-central U.S. including multi-day trade shows.
- Mechanically inclined able to learn a technical product and speak credibly to shop owners engineers and buyers.
- Self-directed organized and persistent.
Nice to Have (we can train)
-Background in welding machining tool & die mold making or laser technology.
- Experience selling into or working in a precision manufacturing industry medical device power generation automotive aerospace space or defense.
- Experience selling into manufacturing MRO or industrial markets.
- CRM proficiency.
This role requires regular travel for customer visits on-site demonstrations and trade shows. Expect to be on the road a meaningful share of the year representing Alpha Laser in the field.
CompensationCompetitive base salary commensurate with experience plus uncapped commission on machine sales and milestone bonuses. A rep who builds this territory earns well into six figures. Wed rather start you fairly than haggle.
BenefitsHealth coverage health dental and vision; choice of two plans including a fully company-paid option.
Income protection company-paid life insurance short-term and long-term disability.
Retirement Simple IRA with up to 3% employer match.
Paid time off PTO that grows with tenure up to four weeks; unused PTO is paid out each year not lost.
Holidays 8 paid holidays including the day after Thanksgiving.
Leave bereavement jury duty and military leave as needed.
Reviews annual performance reviews with merit-based raises.
Apply through our BambooHR careers page. Tell us what youve sold the size of deals youve closed and how youve built a territory
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
We have been at the cutting-edge of laser welding technology for over a decade and are built to help our customers drive change in their respective markets.