Full-Time

Junior Technical Sales Representative

KEYENCE France

KEYENCE France

Industrial automation technology supplier

Compensation Overview

€40k - €47k/yr

+ Guaranteed variable compensation + Function vehicle + Participation bonus

Lyon, France

Hybrid

Two days per week at the agency and three days in the field; approximately one to two overnight stays per week.

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
CRM
Requirements
  • A minimum Bac+3 education and up to Bac+5 in Commerce or Industrial Engineering.
  • A mandatory category B driving licence.
  • Ability to think quickly, sell effectively, and adapt.
  • Passion, honesty, logic, flexibility, willingness to learn, a strong commercial aptitude, and interest in the industrial sector.
Responsibilities
  • Identify opportunities among a broad range of industrial clients.
  • Conduct product demonstrations and provide innovative solutions to clients.
  • Present and defend commercial offers to technical contacts and decision-makers.
  • Close business deals and manage client relationships while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Work two days per week at the agency and three days in the field.
  • Complete approximately one to two overnight business trips per week on average.
Desired Qualifications
  • Participation in the structured onboarding and continuing training program.
  • Successful completion of the validation test after six months to advance to the Intermediate status.
  • Successful completion of a further level validation after 18 months to qualify for Senior status.

KEYENCE France is the French operation of an industrial automation technology company. The company supplies sensors, machine-vision systems, measurement equipment, microscopes, marking systems, and technical support. It serves manufacturers, engineers, laboratories, and production teams. Its operating model centers on direct technical sales and application support organized around a broad automation product portfolio. Teams work across sales engineering, applications, customer support, logistics, marketing, and corporate operations. The organization combines industrial automation expertise with practical delivery for manufacturing teams.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • March and June 2026 product launches strengthen attach rates in French manufacturing accounts.
  • 2026 results showed record gross margins and overseas sales strength, supporting hiring and expansion.
  • France trade-show presence in Besançon and Nantes keeps pipeline generation close to industrial buyers.

What critics are saying

  • Cognex and Omron target Keyence's vision and automation margins with deeper niche specialization.
  • French hiring pages show sales-heavy recruiting; churn from quota pressure can hit execution quickly.
  • Patent disputes already reached U.S. court in 2024; IP fights can expand around core products.

What makes KEYENCE France unique

  • KEYENCE sells directly, using field engineers to solve factory problems, not distributors.
  • Its fabless model and same-day shipping compress deployment cycles across France and Europe.
  • June 2026 launches span metrology, sensors, and vision, showing unusually broad industrial coverage.

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