Junior Key Account Manager (Industrial Automation)

TL;DR

Junior Key Account Manager (Industrial Automation): Driving new business growth for strategic product lines across North America with an accent on prospecting, lead generation, and converting prospects into customers in industrial automation and motion control segments. Focus on building a territory from the ground up, managing the full sales cycle, and translating technical specifications into business value.

Location: Must be based in Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Salary: $86,300 - $160,300

Company

hirify.global is an independent public company driving innovation in precision technology, providing high-performance instruments and subsystems for mission-critical industrial applications.

What you will do

• Proactively hunt for new business opportunities across North America in industrial automation and motion control.
• Build and execute a territory-based prospecting strategy to identify decision-makers within target OEMs and end users.
• Generate pipeline through high-volume outreach including cold calling, email campaigns, and trade show prospecting.
• Own the sales cycle from first contact to close, partnering with engineering to position solutions against customer requirements.
• Track all prospecting activity and pipeline status in CRM to ensure forecast accuracy.
• Travel 30-40% across North America to meet prospects and build market presence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of sales or business development experience in industrial or technical B2B environments.
• Proven hunter mentality with experience in self-generated lead activity.
• Familiarity with CRM tools like Salesforce for pipeline management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel 30-40% across North America.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build a territory from the ground up with high visibility.
• Access to hirify.global Business System (RBS) training and professional development.
• Collaborative environment working alongside product management and engineering teams.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.