What makes us strong? Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high-tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.
Our CERATIZIT site in Charlotte is a key hub for customer service and distribution across North America—delivering high-performance cutting tools with speed, flexibility, and a strong customer focus.
Join a highly motivated team in Charlotte, USA, where local expertise meets the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.
Position type: Exempt
As Territory Sales Manager you will grow CERATIZIT’s Industrial Wear Parts and Wood & Stone working business across North America. You will manage and expand an existing customer base while developing new accounts through consultative, solution-oriented selling. This is a high-visibility, field-based role with significant travel and the autonomy to run your territory like a business.It’san excellent opportunity to build enterprise selling and stakeholder-management skills—owning customers end-to-end while learning to drive cross-functional execution in a global organization. Successrequirescomfort working remotely in the US while influencing a global, matrix organization—drivingtimelyquotations, realistic lead times, and clear follow-up with production, customer service, and segment management teams in Europe/Asia to deliver on customer commitments.
TERRITORY LOCATION: EASTERN US
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
Build new business in your territory byidentifyingand developing opportunities, proactively prospecting, and partnering with the Regional Sales Director on account strategy.
Act as a trusted technical and commercial resource for customers across the Hard Material Solutions portfolio (Wood & Stone working and Industrial Wear Parts).
Manage commercial risk by flagging customer financial issues early, partnering with customer service, and supporting credit control follow-up as needed.
Support strategic projects by coordinating input from the North American sales team and presenting recommendations to the Regional Sales Director.
Maintainforecasting for your territorywhich includesbuildingquarterly/annual budgets, review forecasts regularly, andmaintainan up-to-date pipeline with clear close plans.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Proven skills in sales and new business development.Bachelor’sdegree in businessis preferred, or 3 years of experience in industrial wear parts.
Strong mechanical aptitude. Prior experience in the carbide industry is highly preferred.
Proven ability to conduct training, and good presentation skills to both large and small groups
Ability to work independently from a home office
Ability to travel in the assigned territory
Computer literacy with Microsoft Office and CRM systems(SIP)
Goodcommunicationskills
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
50% to 60% travel both nationally and abroad / overnight staysrequired
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Recruitment Team | career.usa@ceratizit.com
CERATIZIT USA LLC
We specialize in the processing of molybdenum and tungsten. Ceratizit processes tungsten carbide into tools. Plansee processes molybdenum and tungsten metals into semifinished products and components.
The supply of our key raw materials molybdenum and tungsten is also guaranteed. Global Tungsten & Powders supplies tungsten and tungsten carbide powder both to the Plansee Group as well as to external customers. Molymet supplies molybdenum powder.
