Area Sales Manager, Aftmkt Pumps

Celeros Flow Technology; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering sustainable future solutions seeks an Area Sales Manager for aftermarket pumps. This role demands a proven sales professional who can build relationships and achieve sales targets within a designated territory. The position offers autonomy, growth potential, and competitive compensation, alongside a vibrant work culture.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental/Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedules

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of industrial sales experience with technical products.
• Proven track record in sales hunting and developing new business.
• Experience with rotating equipment and aftermarket products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining customer relationships in the region.
• Creating demand for products and services.
• Achieving revenue targets through account expansion.

Skills

Sales Skills

Account Management

Business Acumen

Customer Relationship Management

Negotiation

Persistence

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical Field

Job description

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ABOUT THE JOB - Area Sales Manager - Aftermarket Pumps

Location: Houston, Westplain Campus

Work Schedule/Hours: Normal Business Hours

This role could be referred to as a Sales Engineering role. If you have experience in aftermarket API 610 & API 674 pump sales and a strong technical aptitude and are a true hunter with the ability to establish relationships based on trust and credibility, this position offers you several compelling opportunities.

You will:

• Take over a territory that includes some existing accounts as well as plenty of potential for growth.
• "Own" your area and enjoy both the autonomy and support you need to excel.
• Showcase your capacity to take on additional responsibilities or pursue advancement with a global industry leader with multiple industrial product lines.
• Enjoy a positive culture, work with great people, and earn competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

We're looking for a proven industrial sales professional (aftermarket API 610 & 674 pumps specifically) who wants to take the bull by the horns and make an impact. Your key objectives will include:

• Building and maintaining customer relationships in the region.
• Creating demand for the organization's products and services by raising their profile with customers.
• Achieving revenue targets by increasing revenue spend per account.

Specific activities will include:

• Expanding and penetrating existing accounts.
• Developing new business and winning back former customers.
• Prospecting and researching leads.
• Cold calling.
• Meeting with customer and prospect contacts at all organizational levels.

You may conduct regular status and strategy meetings with the customer's senior management to understand their needs and link them to our product/service strategies. In short order you should start to identify a core account group to enable the region to function at capacity. An important key to your success will be your ability to invest your time wisely and maximize results in a large territory.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong sales skills with the ability to handle highly complex sales.
• Excellent account management skills combined with the ability to generate and develop new business opportunities.
• Strong understanding of business, financials, products & services.
• A technical mindset with the ability to understand the needs of the customer.
• Have or ability to achieve subject-matter-expertise in a specific area.
• Ability and skill to set and negotiate terms.
• Persistence, tenacity and fortitude to break into new accounts.
• Excellent relationship-building, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivation and the ability to achieve goals independently.
• Strong time management abilities.

You'll work out of your home office and cover extended geography. You could be based anywhere, but a central location would be best. The role involves traveling 60% to 70% of the time, depending on where you live.

Education and Experience

• 3 to 5 years of Industrial sales experience with technical product aptitude and the ability to develop subject matter expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical field.
• A proven track record of successful sales hunting and developing new business in similar market/customer base for aftermarket products.
• Solid lead research and lead generation experience.
• Experience with rotating equipment, ideally pumps (API 610 pumps), is strongly preferred.
• Experience selling to the Oil & Gas or Power Utility industries is highly preferred.

WHAT WE DO

Celeros Flow Technology is helping to engineer a more sustainable future by developing products for emerging carbon capture and storage applications, new nuclear, and renewable energy, while supporting existing customers to decarbonize their operations. Our full lifecycle solutions are designed to reduce emissions, optimize operational efficiency, and deliver sustainable returns. Together, we can create a safer, more resilient, and cleaner energy future.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

Providing great benefit choices to you and your family is just one of the many ways Celeros Flow Technology supports the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of the people who make our company successful – YOU!

• Key benefits include:
• Health Insurance (effective on start date)
• Dental/Vision (effective on start date)
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
• 401(k) Savings Plan with generous company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off/Generous Holiday Schedule
• Flexible work schedules/Hybrid work schedules (where permitted by job demands)

Celeros Flow Technology is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Applicants must have current authorization to work in the country in which the position is located to be considered.