Southern Design is seeking a dedicated and ethically driven individual to join our team as an Sales Technician/Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for representing our interests, maintaining and servicing our existing customer base, and expanding our market share in a key geographical area.
This individual should have either experience in selling, servicing, or problem solving pump applications or have a B.S. degree preferably in chemical or mechanical engineering. However, Southern Design will consider any applicant that holds experience selling or working within this industry, or similar such as fluid systems knowledge, process experience with pumps, valves, and related equipment, previously.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and understand existing and unmet needs for current and potential customers and translate these needs to sales opportunities.
- Handle engineering projects from initial stages to completion.
- Coordinate all sales and account management activities at assigned accounts, including field sales contacts, identification of sales potential, application targeting, proposal generation and proposal coordination and follow-up.
- Supporting customer relations with inside sales, including researching opportunities, generating quotes and processing orders.
- Various other duties as assigned to further successful sales.
Qualifications:
- Live in or be able to commute into the state of Arkansas on a regular bases. This territory will cover the state and surrounding areas based on customer location.
- Comfortable working independently as a remote/hybrid employee
- Solid mechanical or chemical background; industrial sales and/or reliability engineering a plus.
- Proficient in basic business tools such as CRM, Microsoft Office products
- Experience with formal presentations to groups or individuals
Compensation:
- Base salary starting at $70,000, minimum. Salary base will scale in correlation to experience
- Commission structure that will be available to review during the interview process
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- PTO
- 401(k)
About Southern Design -We are a dynamic organization with unlimited growth potential. At Southern Design, our full line of products enables us to handle most pump, seal and valve applications. Our many customers include various industries including chemical process, power generation, pulp and paper, water and wastewater, steel manufacturing, bio-energy, pharmaceutical and others.
Southern Design values diversity in the workplace, provides a supportive environment for all employees, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).