Essential Functions:
Qualify inbound Marketing and Sales leads utilizing proven sales strategies to create sales funnel
Initiate and develop conversations with strategic targets to help convert marketing leads into new accounts by partnering with Field Sales Engineers
Develop technical command of the diverse Cognex product portfolio through extensive hands-on training.
Research and contact key target accounts based on information discovered.
Set priorities and advance sales opportunities with respective Sales team members/leaders.
Build cross-department relationships and lines of communication.
Manage project-creation activities in the CRM database.
Contribute feedback to Marketing and Sales effectiveness and efficiency initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Perform with a results-oriented, pro-active mentality to move fast and meet goals
Engineering or manufacturing backgrounds and knowledge with attention to detail is required.
Engaging verbal and written communication skills both in person and over the phone in essential
Well versed in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Good listening, note-taking, and de-briefing skills are required.
Minimum education and work experience:
Bachelor’s degree is required; Concentration in Technical or Engineering track (i.e. Computer Science, Electrical)
Customer facing experience within a highly-technical hardware or software engineering and manufacturing company is a plus.
Proven ability to understand business objectives and achieve goals; required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical)
- Engineering or manufacturing background and knowledge with attention to detail
- Customer-facing experience within a highly-technical hardware or software engineering and manufacturing company
- Engaging verbal and written communication skills (in person and phone)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Good listening, note-taking, and de-briefing skills
- Proven ability to understand business objectives and achieve goals
- Ability to manage project-creation activities in a CRM database
- Results-oriented, proactive mentality to meet goals
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognex and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognex.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and dental coverage are included, and coverage is described as good compared to alternatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A PTO/Vacation policy is in place and time off is generally considered reasonable; time away is treated as actual downtime without expectations to work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is offered and is characterized as solid, though not best-in-class.
Cognex Insights
What We Do
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
