Remote Opportunity
Coburn Technologies is hiring for: Sales Representative – Houston, TX
Are you a driven, relationship-focused sales professional who enjoys building customer partnerships, finding new opportunities, and helping customers solve technical challenges?
Coburn Technologies is looking for a Sales Representative based in Houston, TX to manage and grow our Texas territory while representing our industry-leading Finishing and Diagnostics Equipment and related consumables.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective B2B customers.
- Drive sales growth and achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual territory goals.
- Prospect for new business through networking, cold calling, industry events, and other channels.
- Conduct customer presentations, product demonstrations, and sales calls.
- Represent Coburn at regional and national trade shows and industry events.
- Prepare quotes, proposals, contracts, and orders.
- Partner with Service and Operations to ensure a smooth customer experience.
- Maintain accurate customer, opportunity, pipeline, and forecasting information in our CRM.
- Develop the technical knowledge needed to demonstrate equipment and perform basic installation and service.
- Travel throughout Texas, with occasional travel outside the territory as business needs require.
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of outside B2B sales experience, preferably in optical or technical equipment sales.
- Experience in the optical industry and/or Finishing and Diagnostics Equipment is strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organizational and technical skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Sales, Service, and Operations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
- Valid driver's license and good driving record.
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the Texas territory, including occasional overnight travel.
Location & Travel
This position is remote and requires the successful candidate to reside in the Houston metropolitan area. The location is important to support regular customer visits, equipment demonstrations, installations, and service needs throughout the assigned territory.
This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position, with a schedule generally aligned with Monday-Friday business hours. Periodic evening or weekend work may be required for customer commitments, trade shows, and industry events.
If you're ready to grow a territory, build lasting customer relationships, and represent innovative technology, we want to hear from you!
Benefits
- 401(k) & Profit-Sharing
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off, Sick Time & Holidays
AAP/EEO Statement
Coburn Technologies, Inc. is proud to be an affirmative action – equal opportunity employer. The diversity of our very talented workforce reflects this commitment. We strive to employ persons of all races and ethnic groups, color, gender, sexual orientation, persons with disabilities and especially Veterans and Veterans with Disabilities who have served and sacrificed for our country. When applying to Coburn, we ask that you please complete the voluntary affirmative action survey that comes at the end of the application process. While employment decisions are based solely on each applicant’s credentials as they relate to the requirement of the job, your questionnaire responses help us to better understand our outreach efforts. We thank you in advance for doing this.
3+ years outside B2B sales experience, preferably in optical or technical equipment; strong communication and technical skills; Microsoft Office and CRM proficiency; valid driver's license; reside in Houston metro; travel throughout Texas.
Key Responsibilities
- developing customer relationships
- driving sales growth
- prospecting new business
Skills & Tools
Microsoft Office, CRM
Job Details
- Category: Sales
- Seniority: Mid Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Houston or Texas
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
About Coburn Technologies
A manufacturer of finishing and diagnostics equipment and related consumables for the optical industry. — Industry: Manufacturing