Sales Engineer - Central Illinois

Sales Engineer / Area Sales Manager / Outside Sales Manager is required to join a leading distributor and developer of industrial compressor equipment.

The Sales Engineer / Area Sales Manager / Outside Sales Manager will come from a mechanical sales background or have previous experience in selling a range of air compressor products such as oil lubricated reciprocating, oil free screw air compressors, portable compressors, vacuum pumps, dryers, filtration, vacuum, blowers, and cooling water systems. An industrial rotating equipment background would be considered.

This role is working out of Central Illinois (Springfield, Champaign, Decatur), covering a wide spread of industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, oil and gas, automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing.

Package:

• $150K total compensation
• PTO
• Company car allowance
• 401K

Role Responsibilities:

• Covering Central Illinois (Springfield, Champaign, Decatur), managing and developing an existing client base and also bringing on new profitable clients.
• Selling a range of air compressor products such as oil lubricated reciprocating, oil free screw air compressors, portable compressors, vacuum pumps, dryers, filtration, vacuum, blowers, cooling water systems, and general air movement products.
• Identifying and acquiring new market potential.
• Liaising with the internal and external sales team and other engineering departments when required.
• Working with various industries such as food and beverage, healthcare, power, chemicals, and various other engineering manufacturing sectors.
• Selling a wide variety of compressed air and control-related products to contractors, OEMs, end-users, and distributors.
• Travel will be required within Central Illinois (Springfield, Champaign, Decatur) area and potentially neighboring patches.

Requirements:

• Experience as Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Engineer, or Outside Sales Manager.
• An engineering qualification of some sort would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of air movement products and local market would be ideal.
• Have sold air compressor products such as oil lubricated reciprocating, oil free screw air compressors, portable compressors, vacuum pumps, dryers, filtration, and general air movement products.
• Experience working within external sales roles serving industries such as food and beverage, healthcare, power, chemicals, and various other industries.
• Must be located in Central Illinois (Springfield, Champaign, Decatur).