Experience with pumps, rotating equipment, water or wastewater systems, process equipment, controls, instrumentation, capital equipment, or engineered solutions • Ability to develop new business and manage complex, relationship-driven sales opportunities• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and closing skills• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences• Strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability for territory results • Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable CRM platform • Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned Chicago-area territory. • Manage opportunities from initial identification through quotation, negotiation, award, delivery, startup, and post-sale follow- up• Develop account strategies and project-specific pursuit plans for significant opportunities• Coordinate pricing, commercial terms, proposal development, approvals, and contract requirements • Negotiate effectively while maintaining appropriate value, margin, and risk discipline• Maintain accurate sales activity, account information, forecasts, and opportunity data in Salesforce or other required systems• Provide timely and reliable forecasts to sales leadership• Monitor project schedules, customer commitments, competitive activity, and potential risks.