Sales Rep - Robotics

Location: Chicago, IL

Work Model: Hybrid

Our client is scaling its commercial presence in the U.S. and is looking for a high-impact sales professional to help expand adoption of advanced robotic automation solutions. This is an opportunity to step into a growth-focused role with strong visibility, meaningful market influence, and the ability to shape customer relationships across a priority territory. The ideal candidate brings a mix of technical sales credibility, channel development skill, and the drive to build momentum in an emerging market.

This Role Offers

• Competitive compensation structure with strong upside potential.
• Opportunity to represent innovative robotics and automation solutions in a growing U.S. market.
• High-visibility role with direct impact on regional growth strategy and customer expansion.
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional support from technical and commercial teams.
• Flexibility of a hybrid work model with travel throughout the assigned territory.

Focus

• Drive territory growth by developing relationships with manufacturers, automation partners, and integrators in a defined region.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through proposal development, negotiation, and close.
• Partner with technical and applications teams to align robotic solutions with customer goals and production needs.
• Build and expand a network of channel relationships and strategic end users to create long-term revenue opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline activity, territory forecasts, and account plans within the CRM.
• Represent the business at customer meetings, demonstrations, industry events, and partner engagements as needed.
• Travel throughout the assigned market to support customer development and regional account growth in a hybrid work model.

Skill Set

• Bring several years of business-to-business sales success in robotics, industrial automation, motion control, or a related technical field.
• Offer consultative selling experience with capital equipment, robotic systems, or automation platforms.
• Demonstrate success building relationships with integrators, OEMs, manufacturers, or other industrial customers.
• Show strength in account development, partner engagement, communication, and commercial negotiation.
• Be comfortable working independently, managing regional travel, and building momentum in an emerging market.

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