Aftermarket Sales Representative

Milwaukee Succeeds; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Succeeds is seeking an experienced sales representative with a strong mechanical aptitude and excellent customer relations skills. The role focuses on advising customers on replacement parts, service solutions, equipment upgrades and preventative maintenance programs.

You will develop long-term relationships, identify aftermarket opportunities, prepare quotations, and coordinate with engineering, service, and operations to ensure accurate delivery and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing customers.
• Identify aftermarket sales opportunities through routine contact and reviews.
• Prepare quotations for parts, service, upgrades, and modernization projects.
• Coordinate with engineering, service, manufacturing, purchasing, and scheduling to develop accurate quotations.
• Recommend maintenance programs to improve uptime and reduce downtime.
• Promote service agreements, contracts, calibration services, and inspection programs.
• Assist customers in identifying obsolete components and upgrade options.
• Review historical equipment records to identify upgrade opportunities.
• Respond promptly to pricing, availability, lead times, and technical questions.
• Maintain customer records, quotations, opportunities, and sales forecasts in CRM.
• Follow up on outstanding quotations to improve conversion rates.
• Support warranty evaluations and issue resolution with engineering and service teams.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Customer relationship skills

CRM / ERP experience

Reading engineering drawings

MS Office proficiency

Multitasking / project management

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Technology, or related technical field

Tools

CRM software

ERP software

Job description

We are looking for an experienced sales representative with a strong mechanical aptitude and excellent customer relation skills.

This role is responsible for advising customers on replacement parts, service solutions, equipment upgrades and preventative maintenance programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long‑term relationships with existing customers.
• Proactively identify aftermarket sales opportunities through routine customer contact and account reviews.
• Prepare quotations for replacement parts, assemblies, field service, repairs, rebuilds, retrofits, upgrades, and modernization projects.
• Coordinate with engineering, service, manufacturing, purchasing, and scheduling departments to develop accurate quotations and delivery commitments.
• Recommend preventative maintenance programs that improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Promote annual service agreements, maintenance contracts, calibration services, and inspection programs.
• Assist customers in identifying obsolete components and recommend suitable replacement or upgrade solutions.
• Review historical equipment records to identify recurring maintenance needs and potential upgrade opportunities.
• Respond promptly to customer inquiries regarding pricing, availability, lead times, and technical questions.
• Maintain accurate customer records, quotations, opportunities, and sales forecasts within the company's CRM system.
• Follow up on outstanding quotations to improve quotation conversion rates.
• Support warranty evaluations and customer issue resolution in collaboration with engineering and service personnel.

Required Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of technical sales, aftermarket sales, inside sales, application engineering, customer service, or industrial equipment experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, automation, induction heating, heat treating, or capital equipment industries preferred.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, and equipment documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using CRM and ERP systems.
• Ability to manage multiple customer projects simultaneously.
• Occasional travel to customer sites and industry events.

Work Environment

This position is primarily office-based with regular interaction across engineering, manufacturing, service, purchasing, and sales departments.

Periodic travel to customer facilities may be required to evaluate equipment, develop customer relationships, and identify aftermarket opportunities.

EEOC Drug free

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE/Drugfree

Commission is also available in addition to salary.