Regional Sales Manager

Working at Watlow
Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for over 100 years! Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility.

At Watlow’s Global Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, we combine a rich legacy with forward-thinking innovation. Founded in 1922 in the heart of St. Louis, Watlow has grown from a small heating element manufacturer into a global leader in thermal systems. Our headquarters is more than just an office, it’s a hub for collaboration, advanced engineering, and customer-focused solutions.
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We are hiring an: Regional Sales Manager
Northeast (Remote)
The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) leads the commercial efforts within the Northeast U.S, region for the Industrial Business Unit, with specific focus on markets within the Northeast territory. Some of these focus markets include Food & Beverage, Dairy, Energy, Data Centers, Power, PowerGen, Chemical and Petrochemical Process, Industrial, and General Manufacturing. This role oversees a team of highly technical distributors and their sales teams responsible for revenue growth, bookings attainment, and strategic customer development within a multi state territory.
The RSM is accountable for executing the regional commercial strategy, building customer relationships, developing talent, and ensuring strong pipeline health utilizing the distribution network under their care. This role collaborates closely with Marketing, Product Management, Customer Service, Engineering, and Operations to deliver value to customers and drive profitable growth.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead Teams: Coach, mentor, and develop distributor and sales talent through ride-alongs, training, performance feedback, and continuous skill building.
• Drive Results: Own regional revenue, bookings, and margin by building and executing sales plans aligned with BU and enterprise strategy.
• Build Pipelines: Ensure strong funnel health through opportunity qualification, forecasting, and leadership of long-cycle strategic pursuits.
• Grow Customers: Build trusted relationships with customers, OEMs, integrators, and channel partners while identifying and winning new business.
• Influence Strategy: Bring market, customer, and competitive insight to shape product roadmaps, offerings, and value propositions.
• Partner Broadly: Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, and global teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Enable Channel: Strengthen channel performance and technical depth by supporting channel strategy and partnering with Education and training teams.
• Run the Business: Use CRM, account planning, and performance metrics to manage forecasts, budgets, and continuous improvement.

What you´ll need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial), Business/Business Management, or related field preferred
• 5+ years of sales management or senior sales leadership experience in the Industrial, Analytical manufacturing segments
• Proven experience leading multi state sales teams and delivering commercial results
• Strong business acumen, analytical capability, and strategic planning skills
• Proficiency with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and data driven sales management
• Demonstrated success in managing technical customer relationships and technical/engineered product sales
• Ability to travel upwards of 50–60% across the Northeastern U.S., including customer visits, distributor training sessions, ride-alongs, industry events, and team meetings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in process heating, thermal management, industrial automation, instrumentation, or engineered industrial solutions
• Experience selling into industrial OEMs, End Users or high specification industrial markets
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with channel partners
• Familiarity with channel strategy management and distributor relationships
• Experience implementing structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDIC, Challenger, Sandler)
• Ability to influence cross functional teams in a matrixed environment

Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us.The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:

• Annual Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion
We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member’s individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at [email protected].