Sales Application Engineer
About The Position
Tri-Phase Automation is hiring a Sales Applications Engineer to manage and grow a pre-established territory in Northern Illinois. The role combines field-based sales engineering, customer relationship management, prospecting, and technical solution development. The successful candidate will identify opportunities with customers and selected prospects, recommend appropriate products and solutions, attract new customers, and increase business with existing customers. The position offers the opportunity to develop the territory and pursue new opportunities, with unlimited commission potential. The role is based out of the Elgin, Illinois office, with a possible option to work from home. Overnight travel is minimal, with occasional travel for vendor training. Some evening or weekend work may be expected to meet deadlines or urgent customer support needs. Tri-Phase Automation is part of Flow Control Group, a provider of technically oriented products and services in flow control, fluid handling and process, industrial automation, and life sciences. Flow Control Group offers an employee ownership program, benefits, financial wellbeing resources, training, and career development opportunities.
Requirements
- Ability to analyze technical challenges and determine solutions.
- Ability to provide technical demonstrations and presentations on technical products and solutions.
- Sales and strong communication skills are a plus.
Nice To Haves
- Experience and knowledge with PLC, HMI, robotics, sensors, safety, machine vision, and industrial motion control products.
- Experience in an automation or manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Sales and strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage and grow a pre-established territory in Northern Illinois.
- Build new business through prospecting and lead management.
- Work in the field with customers and selected prospects to uncover opportunities and identify appropriate products and solutions.
- Develop customer-facing strategies and determine solutions to win orders.
- Present solutions to key individual decision makers.
- Schedule appointments, research client businesses and requirements, and prepare and deliver presentations, with support from the telemarketing and New Business Development Team.
- Maintain customer relationships and loyalty through excellent customer service and by addressing client needs.
- Collaborate with other organizational departments to develop and implement strategies for opportunities.
- Analyze technical challenges and determine solutions for implementing developed applications.
- Develop an excellent working knowledge of Tri-Phase products.
- Provide technical demonstrations and presentations on products and solutions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Broad-based employee ownership program.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Competitive 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave.
- Wellness resources.
- Employee referral programs.
- Financial wellbeing tools and resources, which may include emergency assistance funds, earned wage access, financial coaching, low-cost loan options, retirement planning resources, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through employee ownership.
- Access to FCG University and more than 80,000 learning courses.
- Career advancement opportunities, cross-functional experience, mentorship, and professional development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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