Technical Sales - NW IL

Small employee-owned company looking for a driven individual to be a technical sales engineer for their customers and prospecting customers in northwest suburbs of Chicagoland area in lubricants. This position does require 50% travel with mileage allowance reimbursement. If you love interacting with customers and have experience in technical sales, this is a great opportunity for you! Company offers full benefits and ESOP plan!

DUTIES :

• Visit target customers on a regular basis to promote their products, initiate new projects, obtain new approvals, and generate new business for lubricant and rust preventatives.
• Provide technical sales presentations to customers to promote company products and services.
• Develop and execute a sales plan / territory and customers coverage plan to achieve agreed upon sales volume goals and sales growth targets (one year, three year).
• Follow-up on sales call reports, sample requests, customer projects and other requests from customers.
• Work closely with Technical Service department to develop performance data, solve customers' problems / issues and provide technical assistance to customers.
• Initiate product testing and product optimization proposals for specific customer projects and support the needs of customers / new business opportunities.
• Write visiting reports and periodic sales and market reports.
• Actively participates in sales budgeting and sales / technical training / meetings.
• Participates in company-wide effort to maintain working knowledge and promote quality assurance in compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Extensive travel to meet with customers / prospects in Michigan and may go as far north as Minneapolis. Estimated at 50-60%.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS :

Benefits : Full Benefit package, 401K with match up, ESOP Plan, 13 Holidays

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000

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