Beckhoff USA Appoints Jake Schieffer VP of Gross sales
Jake Schieffer is taking over a brand new function inside Beckhoff USA as Vice President of Gross sales. This promotion outcomes from Schieffer’s vital successes as Regional Director – Midwest. Within the newly created nationwide place, he’ll proceed to advertise enterprise alignment all through the gross sales group and speed up progress throughout the U.S. Based mostly on the Beckhoff USA headquarters workplace within the Minneapolis space, Schieffer stories to President Kevin Barker. After Schieffer’s promotion, Steve Boelte was chosen to fill the place of Regional Director – Midwest.
“Jake has confirmed to be a robust catalyst for constructive change at Beckhoff USA,” Barker mentioned. “He’s excited in regards to the future prospects for our firm and other people, in addition to the present unimaginable market alternatives we’re capitalizing on. As we proceed to develop and add category-disrupting applied sciences, I’m assured Jake is the fitting particular person to assist scale our gross sales group to reap the benefits of these alternatives.”
Throughout his storied automation business expertise, Schieffer has centered on driving buyer engagement throughout a broad spectrum of industries, functions and suppliers. He started his profession at Rockwell Automation in gross sales and engineering roles, served as Gross sales Supervisor – Providers for EESCO Distribution after which grew to become District Gross sales Supervisor for Kaman Automation. Since becoming a member of Beckhoff USA in 2020, Schieffer has expanded gross sales and engineering groups to ship more and more higher experiences for wide-ranging clients all through the Midwest.
“I really like this firm and sit up for having a broader impression inside Beckhoff USA,” Schieffer mentioned. “It is going to be crucial to make sure our gross sales group has the assets wanted to develop market share, pursue high-potential alternatives and enhance alignment by eradicating obstacles to open communication. There has by no means been a greater time to be a part of the Beckhoff household, and by persevering with to strengthen the tradition, our individuals might be able to do their finest work and inform the thrilling story of Beckhoff Automation know-how.”
Schieffer earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Wisconsin–Madison. He additionally holds an MBA from the College of Nebraska–Lincoln.
