Principal Sales Engineer

Company Description

Industry-leading casting operation in the western suburbs of Chicago offering highly competitive compensation packages and built-in career growth potential.

Job Description

Principal Sales Engineer

This role will start as a Sales Engineer with the goal of moving into the Sales Manager within 3-5 years, as the current Sales Manager is nearing retirement.  Further growth within Operations in the company is a possibility in the future, as well.

Responsibilities

• Manage midwestern and eastern accounts.
• Solicit new clients through calls and site visits.
• Work with existing clients to improve service, and offer latest solutions and products. Provide technical support.
• Follow sales projects from start to finish, coordinating with manufacturing and engineering to ensure products are meeting customer specifications and OTD.
• Work with clients and engineers to solve problems, and ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Work to resolve dimensioning and tolerancing problems.
• Market products and services online, and help to build the company's online presence.
• Concentration will be on existing products, but also consider new products and applications.
• Understand and interpret blue prints, technical drawings and 2D and 3D CAD renderings.
• Perform sales forecasting and budgeting.
• Develop sales strategies to ensure sales targets are met.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Business Administration, Sales, Engineering or other similar 4 year degree.
• 3-10 years of experience in technical sales.
• MBA preferred, but not necessary.
• 3-5 years of experience in sales leadership roles preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, ability to understand and interpret blue prints, technical drawings and CAD renderings. (SolidWorks preferred).
• Project Management experience.
• Exemplary communication skills.
• Available for travel up to 30%.
• US citizens or Permanent Residents only, no sponsorship available.

Additional Information

Perks:

• Well established, industry-leading company, with very low employee turnover rate. 
• Competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits packages
• Built-in career growth potential, with a goal of moving from Sales Engineer to Sales Manager within 3-5 years, and the potential for continued growth into Operations within the company, as well.