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Key Account Manager – Industrial & Manufacturing Robotics
Posted 9 Oct
What’s this role about? The Key Account Manager will prospect, develop, and close industrial and manufacturing accounts while driving the pilot-to-production motion for automation solutions. They are responsible for building ROI business cases, maintaining an accurate sales pipeline, and meeting revenue quotas.
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Company
About 2020 Companies 2020 Companies is an award-winning retail sales, merchandising, and experiential marketing agency headquartered in Southlake, TX. Recognized for both culture and capabilities, we’ve been named to Comparably’s 2025 Best Sales Teams, Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women 2025, and the 2025 North America Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces. We partner with some of the world’s most recognizable consumer electronics and CPG brands to drive long-term growth through tailored retail strategies, brand advocacy, full-service merchandising, experiential activations, and nationwide training programs delivered virtually, online, and in person. Our reach spans more than 600,000 retail doors across the U.S. and Canada, and our top-level field teams are trained to execute impactful brand activations, product launches, assisted sales, and consumer engagement strategies. Each year, our efforts generate more than 25 million in-person impressions and nearly $10 billion in client revenue. We have a 96%+ staffing rate and, as a Best Buy Approved Provider, we use advanced recruitment and training strategies to ensure every team is fully staffed, retail-ready, and aligned with client goals. Clients trust 2020 Companies as a strategic partner, not just a vendor. Most of our relationships span five years or more, with dedicated teams executing full-year, nationwide programs. We prioritize measurable results and continually look for new ways to improve performance and deliver greater return on investment through data-backed insights, innovative staffing, and in-store excellence. Since 1991, 2020 Companies has remained a values-led organization with a people-first culture that fuels innovation, strengthens brands, and delivers lasting results. We have been recognized on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list for 2023 and 2024 and are proudly Great Place to Work® Certified in both 2024 and 2025.
2020 Companies
Award-Winning Retail Sales Agency Delivering Long-Term Results Across North America.

Responsibilities
- Prospect, develop, and close industrial and manufacturing accounts across the assigned state region
- Build scenario-level ROI business cases (labor substitution, inspection coverage, throughput) together with the regional FAE
- Drive the pilot-to-production motion: paid POC, technical demonstration, deployment, expansion, and multi-site rollout
- Develop referenceable lighthouse deployments in material handling and facility inspection for the region
- Maintain an accurate pipeline in CRM with per-lead Jira tracking; meet the 48-hour first-touch SLA on assigned leads
- Coordinate with the PAR Development Manager to hand off or co-serve dealer-covered industrial accounts
- Provide monthly forecast inputs to the UES 3-month rolling forecast process
Qualification
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
- 5+ years of B2B capital-equipment or automation sales into manufacturing, intralogistics, or warehousing (robotics, AGV/AMR, material handling, or industrial equipment)
- Proven consultative, ROI-based selling skills with plant managers, operations directors, and C-level buyers
- Track record of meeting or exceeding revenue quotas with margin accountability
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned region
Preferred
- Existing network among regional manufacturers, 3PLs, or system integrators
- Experience selling mobile robotics or automation-as-a-service / RaaS commercial models
- Familiarity with safety and compliance requirements for robots in industrial environments
- We welcome every voice, and we are committed to building a truly inclusive environment where your differences are not just welcomed, they are celebrated. We are always identifying opportunities to encourage our team to be their authentic selves, while working to provide a best-in-class experience for our employees. Whether that’s paid holidays, long-term career pathing options, personal development opportunities or professional stretch assignments, you can expect 2020 Companies to support you.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Quarterly sales incentives
- Warm sales leads
- Reimbursed travel expenses
- Next-day pay on-demand with DailyPay
- 401K Program with matching
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Scholarship opportunities for employees and direct family members
- Employee Assistance Program
- Leadership Development Program
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