Sales Representative - International

Sulzer
  • La Porte, Texas
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

    About the role

    Job Summary
    The Inside Sales Representative (ISR) has broad responsibilities related to customer service, sales, and project coordination. As business professionals their primary function is to build key relationships with their ISR peers, Area Sales Managers, Operations and customers. Essentially, they are the central hub between all departments with the organization. They are responsible for executing the business processes between those groups efficiently, consistently and with clear communication The ISR is a key role for the organization that allows interaction with all aspects of the business and is a great position for anyone with experience or someone with the positive attitude willing to learn. This position extends the opportunity to learn our business within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Power Generation industries.

    ISRs have duties and responsibilities in the following areas:

    Customer / Account Management

    The ISR supports the ASM by managing critical data in the company’s Business Management System.

    The ISR’s can serve as the customer’s primary contact.

    Responsibilities:

    ·              Create and manage customer information in the company’s Business Management System

    ·              Support customer visits onsite and offsite

    ·              Provide updates on customer projects; serve as liaison between operations and customer for updates regarding deliveries, customer service issues, etc.

    Proposal Management

    The ISR is solely responsible for the generation of proposals.

    The ISR coordinates and communicates the request for proposals and estimates. During the proposal

    process ISR serves as liaison between customer and operations for any commercial and/or technical clarification.

    Responsibilities:

    ·              Responsible for executing the proposal generation process within the Business Management

    System

    ·              Revise or create proposals based upon inspection results or other in-process workscope changes

    ·              Ensure all proposals are reviewed per Sulzer’s internal delegation of authority and create

    Margin Summary Review sheet

    ·              Manage the storage / archiving of the proposals and related information

    ·              The Terms and Conditions and handed to ASM and or RSM to complete the review process

    Project/Commercial Management

    The ISR is responsible for facilitating the completion of projects from the point of purchase order receipt to final invoice approval.

    Responsibilities:

    ·              Manage the receipt, review and processing of all purchase orders associated with their

     assigned ASM’s and business units

    ·              Manage the release of all project scopes and project hand-offs to the operations group(s)

    ·              Coordinate and manage as needed the resolution of project issues, questions, and concerns

    ·              Facilitate communications between the customer, ASM and operations group

    ·              Perform invoice review and proforma approval

    •              Participate in appropriate meetings such as production and scheduling meetings to facilitate decision-making on backlogs and priorities.

    •              Reviewing and processing summary technical reports for accuracy on completed client projects.

    Quality / Continuous Improvement

    The ISR is responsible for supporting the companies Quality / Lean initiatives to improve and add

    value to our customer’s experience

    Responsibilities:

    ·              Develop and maintain skills and procedures required for the generation of the highest quality proposals

    ·              Support operations quality improvements

    QESH (Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health)

    The company is committed to having a zero accident workplace and that requires the involvement of all employees.

    ISRs are committed to following and complying with Sulzer’s QESH regulations.

    Responsibilities:

    ·              Takes personal responsibility for their own, and co-worker’s safety

    ·              Identify problems and areas of improvement and notify management accordingly

    ·              Ensure customer visitors have received the required safety induction, are properly signed in and have the required PPE while on shop visits

    Requirements

    • Mechanical Engineering Degree Required
    • Bilingual (English/Spanish) oral and written skills required
    • Proficient use of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel)
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface with personnel from diverse backgrounds at all levels of the organization

    ·              Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects

    ·              Time management skills

    ·              Understanding of basic financial concepts

    What we offer you

    What We Offer You

    • 15 days of paid time off and 12 company-paid holidays
    • 401k plan with a 6% match
    • Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
    • Health savings account matching
    • Motivating wellness program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Paid paternal leave
    • Gym reimbursement


    Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
     

    We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLa Porte, Texas

    Skills

    • Business Processesunmatched
    • Business Solutionsunmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Health Planunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Inside Salesunmatched
    • International Salesunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Multilingualunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Oil and Gasunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Petrochemicalsunmatched
    • Power Generationunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Project Estimatesunmatched
    • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Proposal Writingunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Regional Salesunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Reimbursementunmatched
    • Release Management/Engineeringunmatched
    • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Spanish Languageunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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