• Huntley, IL
  • $90,000–$105,000 Per Year
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1 day ago

Job Description

Title: Sales Engineer
Location: Huntley, IL
Hire Type: Direct-Hire
Compensation:$90,000 - $105,000
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO
Must have Skill Set:

  • 3–5 years of proven technical sales experience
  • Proven experience in territory management, account management, and business development
  • Proven ability to acquire new customers and grow existing accounts
  • Strong technical aptitude and ability to communicate technical solutions
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong CRM and PowerPoint skills
  • Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
  • Valid driver’s license and required insurance
  • Ability to travel approximately 60%


Overview:

The Territory Sales Engineer is responsible for driving sales growth within an assigned territory by developing new business, retaining existing customers, and expanding key accounts. The primary responsibility is to identify opportunities, understand customer needs, communicate technical solutions, and achieve sales goals. The successful candidate must have proven experience in technical sales and proven ability to manage a territory, build customer relationships, and drive revenue growth. 

Job Duties: 

  • Develop new accounts and expand existing customer relationships.
  • Achieve assigned territory sales and growth goals.
  • Identify sales opportunities, market trends, and competitive activity.
  • Develop and execute territory sales plans.
  • Translate technical specifications into customer-focused features and benefits.
  • Conduct customer presentations and product discussions.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records and sales activity.
  • Build relationships with key customer contacts and decision-makers.
  • Communicate account status, opportunities, and competitive information to management.
  • Respond to customer questions, requests, and issues.
  • Manage territory, time, priorities, and sales pipeline effectively.
  • Attend customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events as needed.


Qualifications: 

  • Must have 3–5 years of technical sales experience.
  • Must have proven experience in business development, territory management, and account growth.
  • Must have proven ability to develop new business and expand existing accounts.
  • Must be fully competent in CRM systems and PowerPoint.
  • Must have excellent communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
  • Needs to be self-motivated, customer-focused, and results-driven.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
  • OEM sales experience preferred.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel approximately 60%.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationHuntley, IL
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$90,000–$105,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • Business Developmentunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Competitive Researchunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
  • Customer Retention/Renewalunmatched
  • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
  • Driver's Licenseunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Meet Sales Quotaunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Partner Salesunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Regional Salesunmatched
  • Revenue Growthunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sales Managementunmatched
  • Sales Pipelineunmatched
  • Sales Presentationunmatched
  • Sales Prospectingunmatched
  • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
  • Solution Salesunmatched
  • Technical Salesunmatched
  • Territory Developmentunmatched
  • Territory Managementunmatched
  • Trade Showsunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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