Director / Senior Manager, Sales - North America
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for driving sales growth, customer satisfaction, and strategic account management for key semiconductor customers across North America, serving as the primary commercial interface for assigned customer accounts and product lines.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute account plans to support sales growth and market share expansion.
- Own commercial engagement and account strategy for assigned semiconductor customers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, operations, procurement, and executive stakeholders.
- Identify new business opportunities, share gain opportunities, and competitive displacement strategies.
- Lead sales campaigns for new systems, upgrades, and service offerings.
- Manage order forecasting, opportunity pipelines, and booking commitments.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of sales, account management, business development, or related experience within the semiconductor capital equipment industry.
- Experience managing strategic customer relationships and commercial engagements.
- Strong commercial and business acumen.
- Experience coordinating complex technical sales cycles and customer evaluations.
- Strong understanding of the North American semiconductor market and customer landscape.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Skills: account management, sales planning, customer relationships, semiconductor capital equipment, market share growth
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 40-day median for Sales Engineering roles.
Sales Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
45
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Median days open
40 d
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Median salary
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (45 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 45 |
| Median days open | 40 d | 40 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: account management, sales planning, customer relationships, semiconductor capital equipment, market share growth
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 10 open roles · median 44 d
- Keysight Technologies · 6 open roles · median 20 d
- KLA Corporation · 6 open roles · median 37 d
- ASM International (this employer) · 5 open roles · median 40 d
- Teradyne · 5 open roles · median 61 d
- Entegris · 2 open roles · median 105 d
How we counted: 45 open Sales Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.