Area Sales Manager - Mountain Region

Haydon Kerk Pittman (HKP) combines three world-class AMETEK brands that provide advanced linear and rotary motion solutions to a diverse range of global customers. HKP is recognized as a leading manufacturer of custom linear and rotary motion solutions for precision automation. Our goal is to empower our customers to realize their vision.
We are seeking an Area Sales Manager to cover the Mountain Region of our North American territory. The preferred location for this role is Denver, CO, with Phoenix, AZ considered as an alternative location.
This role plans, manages, and coordinates activities related to the sale and promotion of HKP products and services. The Area Sales Manager will support the development of new market strategies, identify new product platform opportunities, develop new business opportunities, maintain and grow existing customer relationships, and help guide the business in the most effective use of resources to serve our customers and achieve the territory’s growth goals. Territory: Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
What you will do:
Manage all aspects of the sales process for the accounts located in the territory as defined by leadership either geographically or by company. Included in this are the following tasks:
Qualify customers
Generate sales opportunities
Qualify opportunities
Gather the engineering data required to identify the solution required to satisfy the customer’s need
Recommend engineering solutions to customers
Develop a strategy for winning identified opportunities
Follow up on quotes
Secure purchase orders
Manage customer expectations
Effectively communicate the wants and needs of customers to the inside sales personnel and company management through established channels
Manage customer relations for the accounts located in the territory defined by leadership either geographically or by company. Included in this are the following tasks:
Liaison with manufacturing and the customer to ensure that delivery changes are handled professionally and with the least amount of discomfort for the customer as dictated by the needs of the company
Liaison with quality assurance and the customer to ensure that quality issues are handled professionally and expeditiously to the satisfaction of the customer
Liaison with engineering and the customer when solving technical problems at the customer
Liaison with engineering and the customer on the development of prototype parts
Liaison with engineering and the customer when scheduling the delivery of prototype parts
Manage any other interaction between the company and the customer heretofore unmentioned
Work with local reps and rep firms (if present) to facilitate the sales process
Work with advertising and market implementation plans set forth by the company, which includes but is not limited to the following activities:
Lead generation
Lead Qualification
Lead Follow-up
Trade show participation
Provide written reports back to the company on all customer contacts or developments of significance
Provide quarterly business reviews for their territory in the format specified by the sales manager
Participate in the company’s annual sales forecast for the following fiscal year
Follow all company policies regarding personal behavior in the workplace
Follow company standards and procedures
Follow all company safety regulations
Work under the direction of the Regional Sales Manager or Designee with a minimum amount of supervision
Other assigned duties as required
We are looking for:
Must live in the assigned territory