Our client is seeking a Sales Engineer who will be responsible for driving sales and providing technical solutions the client's machinery in the Illinois/Eastern Iowa territory, which requires extensive weekly travel for customer visits and detailed sales activity.

Required to have a Bachelor's degree or 5+ years sales/technical experience in the machine tool industry.

Travel: 60%

+Commission and Car allowance!

Work remotely: IL or Eastern IA 
location: Chicago, Illinois
job type: Permanent
salary: $65,000 - 100,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: High School
 
responsibilities:

• Drive Territory Sales and Growth: Strategically locate, qualify, and target manufacturers/fabricators in the Illinois and Eastern Iowa territory to promote and sell client products.
  
  
• Provide Technical Solutions: Understand customer manufacturing processes and production needs to develop and present value-driven solutions using client technology, in collaboration with applications engineers.
  
  
• Manage Customer Relationships: Conduct 6 to 8 in-person customer visits per week to perform sales calls and assess customer needs, requiring frequent travel (up to 60% total, with a minimum of 3 nights away per week).
  
  
• Coordinate Sales Process: Complete all documentation to arrange and schedule technical demonstrations, time cycle studies, and cutting trials as required.
  
  
• Maintain Sales Records: Accurately update customer visit notes, opportunity details, and regional activities weekly in the CRM system.
  
  
• Stay Informed: Continuously learn product specifications and industry trends through training, trade shows, and personal networking.

 
qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 4 years of experience
• Education: High School

 
skills: CNCSalesApplications