Now Hiring - Manufacturing Outside Sales Engineer - Seattle in Seattle, WA

Company Overview:

Rogers Machinery, founded in 1949, specializes in industrial compressed air systems, blowers, vacuum pumps, and positive displacement pumps. We have 8 branches in the Northwest with full sales, service, and parts capability as well locations in San Jose, CA, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and Southern California. Our production facilities are in Portland, OR and Centralia, WA. Visit our web site for more information at [please apply online] Core Values: Commitment to our Customers; Honesty; Safety; Commitment to our Employees and the Communities we serve

Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision & life coverage; profit sharing & 401k; career training & growth support; counseling, life coaching, financial planning, personal & professional support; tuition reimbursement; paid vacation and sick leave; referral program; flexible spending account; legal aid; voluntary additional benefits (accident, hospital, etc.)

Career Website: [please apply online] Summary:

Provides customer care and project management on existing accounts, prospecting for new accounts, follow-up and closing orders.

Essential Job Duties:

• Identify research and secure new business opportunities, utilizing prospecting skills and community/business networking to quote projects, increase revenue and improve margins. Follow the sales cycle from beginning to end including initial contact; client needs analysis, development of proposals and presentations, and obtaining purchase orders.
• Develop sales strategy in concert with business plans, utilizing a strategic planning process that encompasses company, market, and industry trends to ensure coordination of efforts to achieve goals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with engineer firms, distributors, mechanical contractors, and end users.
• Make 4-6 sales calls a day and 3 cold calls a week.
• Follow production of equipment sold to keep customers informed.
• Interface daily with customers and co-workers, build customer relationships.
• Sell parts and service to support equipment sales and service.

Additional Job Duties:

• Research accounts, identify key players and generate interest.
• Identify and coordinate industry related trade shows to increase company and brand awareness and prospect potential clients.
• Maintain and expand your database of prospects.
• Team with channel partners to build pipeline and close deals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years inside and/or outside sales experience of capital equipment.
• Mechanical and electrical knowledge, experience and aptitude is necessary.
• This is a technical position and an ability to learn, understand and competently communicate compressor features and benefits is required.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven selling ability & PC skills are required. Prior experience utilizing sales tools for lead generation. Familiar with MS Office.
• Self-starter, works independently, likes to travel.
• Excellent customer follow-up, attention to detail, organization and efficient time management skills are required.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer or driving in a car
• Onsite with customers that involve moving, bending, pushing, pulling occasionally.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Overnight travel is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: On the road