Manufacturing Technical Sales Leader

The Bradbury Company • Springfield, MO

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About The Position

Bring your hands-on background in metal stamping, press operation, or tool & die making into a sales role where you’ll deliver turn-key solutions. You’ll leverage your mechanical aptitude—and time on the shop floor—to understand stamping presses, progressive dies, and automated metal systems. Then you’ll translate that expertise into customer-facing solutions, closing new business and growing existing accounts. This role blends technical training, account management, and technical selling.

Own full life-cycle account management: prospect, qualify, liaise with engineering, quote, negotiate, develop relationships, and close orders in assigned markets. 
Collaborate with customers to assess needs— capacity requirements, forming sequences, recommending tooling, press upgrades, or automation in lines.
Lead technical consultations: provide design feedback, fit validation, time estimates, and costing. 
Coordinate with in-house engineering and vendors to develop accurate proposals 
Document all sales activity, technical specifications, and project milestones in CRM; maintain up-to-date planning sheets and files. 
Partner with internal teams to generate new leads and support current customers
Achieve or exceed annual sales targets; personally source new business within defined industries through site visits with customers. 
Represent the company at industry trade shows and customer reference visits.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience in a CRM database
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Manufacturing industry experience in metal stamping, press operation, tool & die design and/or operation, and metal processing systems
• Proven ability to translate technical details into customer-centric solutions and commercial proposals
• Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills; consultative approach to selling. 
• Self-motivated, inquisitive, and team-oriented; thrives with minimal supervision. 
• Willingness and ability to travel 40–50%

Responsibilities

• Directly accountable for all aspects of the day-to-day account management of the sales process
• Independently handle customer relationships
• Organize, direct, prospect, lead and close orders
• Provide and coordinate direction on project concepts including engineering and costing
• Accountable for documenting sales files, CRM database, commercial details of orders
• Prepare planning sheets
• Lead order entry process
• Directly handle quoting process and costing of projects
• Liaise with Group personnel as well as vendors to obtain quotations for on time presentation of proposals tied to the customer commitment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance evaluations
• Sales Commission Structure
• Health Insurance
• Health, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance
• No Waiting Period
• Coverage starts on the first of the next month following day 1 of employment
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Roth & 401(k) + Company Match
• PTO
• All new hires start with 80 hours of PTO on Day 1
• Paid Holidays
• Safety Shoe Allowance of $175/yr
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees