Now Hiring - estagliano@staglianopartners.com - Chicago Area Industrial Sales Engineer-90 to 100K Total Comp-85K base-100% Medical Premium Paid in Chicago, IL

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Job and Company Overview We are a small company (14 employees) based in Wisconsin with a great niche in the commercial labeling equipment industry. We buy and distribute $12,000 to $15,000 Industrial Labeling and Printing Machines to our manufacturing customers and, in addition, we do $50,000 to $150,000 custom installations of multiple machines and configure the customer's current equipment to fit into that process. We are seeking an Industrial Sales Engineer to join our team and run our Illinois Territory. About 85% of our customer base and potential customers live within an hour of downtown Chicago. The furthest away customer would be south near Champagne, IL. As long a you live within 30 miles (in any direction of Chicago O'Hare Airport), you can work out of your home. The company will supply you a Laptop and a Printer. The breakdown of your time will be 60% hunting for new business and 40% managing and expanding the business with current customers. Compensation The person's BASE salary will be $85,000 a year for the first two years as they are building their customer base. They will also be paid commissions and bonuses on their sales volume. They should make between $90,000 to $100,000 total compensation their first year and over that their second year. The base will drop to $65,000 the third year but the commissions should put them in the $100,000 to $150,000 range Benefits Package The company will pay 100% of the person's medical premium and this will also cover the employees family. Dental Insurance is also available but will be paid for by the employee and it typically comes out to about $25 a month. Travel The person will use their own vehicle and pay their own insurance BUT they will get reimbursed at the IRS rate of 70 cents a mile for their travel and, in addition, all meals and hotels are reimbursed. About 50% of your time will be spent in your home office setting up appointments and the other 50% will involve face to face meetings with customers throughout the State of Illinois (but mostly in Chicago). You should be home for dinner most nights and will probably do only 1 or 2 overnight stays a month. - Job Type: Full-time Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off Schedule: * Monday to Friday Application Question(s): * Are you a U.S. Citizen? If not, please describe your immigration status. * Do you you have a valid, unrestricted drivers license? Do you have valid car insurance? * The company requires you to use your personal vehicle for all travel and provides reimbursement at a rate of $0.70 per mile. They also reimburse meals and overnight stays. Is this acceptable to you? * The company does a detailed background check. Have you ever been arrested or received a DUI? If so please explain. Would you be able to pass a drug test? * Please tell us about your industrial sales experience. What products have you sold and for how long? * What is your current base salary and annual compensation? * Do you have experience installing or overseeing the installation of industrial equipment? * Have you sold AT LEAST ONE of the following: packaging machines, stretch/shrink wrappers, bundlers, vision systems, tapers, fillers, labelers, conveyors, printers (Ink Jet, Laser, Thermal Transfer)? * How many years of experience do you have selling to AT LEAST ONE of these types of Customers: Contract Packagers; Foods and Food Packaging Companies, Spice companies, Packaging Engineering companies? Work Location: In person