Lead efforts to grow revenue in Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals across the Western United States.
Own order intake, revenue, margin, and pipeline targets for the Western U.S. region.
Build and maintain a strong pipeline; manage forecast accuracy, coverage ratios, and quarterly commitments within CRM.
Expand share-of-wallet at strategic Pharma/Nutra accounts; identify and win new logos in priority segments (OSD, liquids/semi-solids, nutrition powders).
Map buying centers and develop multi-threaded relationships; orchestrate executive engagement to foster long-term partnerships.
Lead the sales cycle from discovery and URS clarification through proposal, negotiation, and close.
Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Proposals, Service, Legal, and Finance to shape deals and deliver integrated solutions.
Drive internal alignment on pricing, T&Cs, delivery timelines, and risk management; lead bid/no-bid decisions for complex pursuits.
Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and regulatory changes; recommend segment focus, campaigns, and channels.
Provide the voice of the customer to inform product roadmaps, standard solutions, and marketing content.
Promote solutions optimized for small batch sizes, rapid changeover, and hygienic processing.
Adhere to pricing guardrails, discount policies, approvals, and contracting standards (Incoterms, warranties, performance guarantees).
Maintain CRM hygiene and contribute to regional reviews and global pipeline calls.
Partner with Marketing on campaigns, industry events, demos, and references; host customer visits, FAT/SAT pre-alignments, and webinars.
Ensure a seamless handover to Project Execution with documented assumptions, clarifications, and risk mitigations.
Report to the Regional Sales Lead Americas as part of Coperion’s Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals sales team.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related field.
7+ years of B2B capital equipment sales experience, including 3+ years selling to Pharma and/or Nutraceuticals manufacturers in the Western U.S.
Proven success managing long-cycle, complex system deals and achieving order, revenue, and margin targets.
Strong understanding of Pharma/Nutra production processes (blending, conveying, dosing, granulation, containment, cleaning/validation).
Familiarity with cGMP, hygienic design, URS/RFQ processes, FAT/SAT, and quality documentation.
Demonstrated negotiation, solution selling, value pricing, and contract structuring skills.
Proficiency with CRM (e.g., Salesforce) and MS Office tools for pipeline, forecast, and reporting.
Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills.
Self-directed, organized, reliable, and capable of operating effectively in a matrix environment.
Willing to travel 40-50% across the Western U.S., with occasional trips to other regions.
Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA or similar).
Preferred: Experience in Pharma/Nutra equipment or process technology.
Preferred: Ability to build business cases and ROI analyses for customers.
Preferred: Experience supporting product roadmaps, standard solutions, and marketing initiatives.
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