Great products, good people, improving management, very organized. - ASM (Area Sales Manager) Keyence Employee Review

4.0
Jun 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of things that Keyence does right, and if you like a structured work environment, you'll do well here. They have excellent products and spend a ton of money on R&D, always coming out with industry-leading technologies. It makes it very easy to sell when you have great products. Additionally, Keyence has a lot of excellent internal systems. Shipping and repair are well run and customer service and credit are excellent. Training is excellent, and salespeople have an extremely large safety net for the first few years, meaning you have to really screw up to get fired. Even if you can't sell, they'll keep you around and keep trying to train you as long as you're working hard. Pay is good - 75th percentile of technical sales jobs.

Cons

Sales-related activities are all tracked and measured, and the expectations for activity are very high. These do not diminish as experience is gained, leading to burnout after a few years. Most salespeople stay 2-3 years because once they learn how to sell, other companies offer them a better lifestyle, even if it's similar pay, and people leave. For years, it seemed like employees were regarded as cogs in a wheel, and even if that has improved over the years in most ways, the fact that management won't adjust their incentive systems to recognize that not all employees sell in the same way and that sales calls are still a major part of compensation is damaging.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company, good career progression, no outside hiring besides entry roles

Cons

Car travel heavy, they want you to be open for relocations accross the country

3.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Fast paced work environment. CRM is the best I have ever had access to. Data tracking and sales insight is top notch. The regional director for TSS in Michigan/Indiana is great to work under. Leads are easily available, the product is great and it’s easy to get in the door places.

Cons

Metrics are more focused on quantity over quality. Frequently working 50+ hour weeks. Too many reps per territory and it can create a negative perception. Bonus structure vs straight commission is frusterating. Clear advancement structure however being ranked against peers with different sales targets in frusterating. Feels like a turn and burn type of mentality towards sales reps.

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