Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Orenco Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of onsite and decentralized wastewater collection and treatment technologies, including composite and fiberglass products. The Sales Engineer - Composites Products role identifies, qualifies, pursues, and secures new business opportunities, sells composite products, develops quotes and layouts, supports customers through the sales cycle, and expands market and manufacturer representative networks.
Responsibilities
- Continuously maintains Orenco Management's safety, cultural, and professional standards
- Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment to all employees
- Presents and sells company products to current and potential customers
- Provides product demonstrations to engineers, municipalities, and others
- Develops and maintains sales presentations and current product knowledge
- Performs product layout and quoting
- Follows up on projects throughout the sales cycle
- Communicates with manufacturing engineering and manufacturing departments to ensure correct development of submittal drawings, sales orders, and delivery of product to customers
- Receives and evaluates customers specifications, drawings, and plans, providing suggestions and recommendations
- Develops sales plans and strategic plans to grow sales in territories and product lines
- Meets established sales objectives
- Up to 50% travel is required
- Work to be done during manufacturing business hours, which may include an occasional early and/or later shift as needed. Occasional overtime may be required
- Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Up to 50% travel is required
- Work to be done during manufacturing business hours, which may include an occasional early and/or later shift as needed. Occasional overtime may be required
- Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required
- 5 years sales experience
- Thorough understanding of Orenco Composites capabilities and processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate in a professional, courteous, and customer service-oriented manner
- Ability to be self-directed and work as part of a team
- Excellent organizational skills are required
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and software
- Ability to be flexible and adjust to priority changes with little notice and to remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations
- Ability to use sound judgement and follow-through in problem-solving and decision-making processes
- Must have satisfactory driving record, maintain valid driver's license, and current insurance on personal vehicle if used for business. Must meet company insurability requirements
- Seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, and keyboarding, with periods of sitting including time viewing a computer screen
- Intermittent physical activity includes walking and standing, with the ability to visit project sites that are situated on a variety of developed and undeveloped terrain/locations
- May also include walking and standing on concrete floors, climbing stairs and ladders, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, holding, twisting, squatting, bending, and stooping
- Regular job duties may include unassisted lifting of up to 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 70 lbs., lifting over 71 lbs. must be assisted
- Airplane travel and operation of a motor vehicle are required
- BS Degree in technical field or business is preferred
- Location: This position is based in the Midwest. Preferred states of residency are Illinois, Ohio, or Missouri
Benefits
- Remote work allowed
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