Chicago Mechanical Seals Territory Leader

Mackinnon Bruce International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackinnon Bruce International seeks a commercially driven Territory Manager for the Chicago area to grow revenue and market share focused on mechanical seals and engineered sealing technologies.

You will lead two Territory Managers, develop strategic relationships with end users, OEMs, and distributors, and drive opportunities across key industrial markets while maintaining operational excellence and travel about 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Engineering or another technical discipline preferred.
• Proven track record in technical sales, industrial sales, engineered products, or solution-based selling.
• Experience selling mechanical seals, rotating equipment, industrial components, reliability solutions, MRO products, or related engineered technologies strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to understand customer equipment, process challenges, maintenance requirements, and reliability objectives.
• Strong consultative selling capabilities, with the ability to translate technical solutions into clear commercial and operational value.
• Demonstrated success developing territories, growing strategic accounts, launching new solutions, and generating measurable commercial results.
• Strong business development, negotiation, presentation, and account-management skills.
• Experience leading, coaching, or managing sales professionals, with the ability to motivate and develop two Territory Managers.
• Strong understanding of industrial sales channels, particularly end user, OEM, and distributor-led sales models.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility with technical, commercial, and executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and business-planning skills, with the ability to use market and sales data to drive territory strategy.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently across a large geographic territory.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Chicago territory business plan focused on revenue growth, market share, profitability, strategic account development, and long-term customer value.
• Lead and support two Territory Managers, providing coaching, commercial direction, opportunity support, performance management, and accountability.
• Drive growth of the company's mechanical seals, sealing systems, and engineered sealing solutions throughout the territory.
• Identify, develop, and convert high-potential opportunities across key industrial markets, with a focus on strategic accounts and high-value applications.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with end users, OEMs, distributors, engineering organizations, maintenance teams, and other industrial stakeholders.
• Develop strategic relationships with customers that position the organization as a long-term technical partner in mechanical sealing and equipment reliability.
• Strengthen distributor performance through joint business planning, sales support, technical training, opportunity development, and ongoing account management.
• Identify customer opportunities where mechanical sealing solutions can improve equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs, minimize unplanned downtime, increase MTBF, and improve operational efficiency.
• Lead sales activities from initial opportunity identification through technical solution development, proposal, negotiation, and successful implementation.
• Develop new applications and markets for mechanical seals and related engineered sealing technologies.
• Partner with national and global sales initiatives across End User, OEM, and Distribution channels.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, product management, customer service, operations, and technical teams to develop solutions for complex customer applications.
• Provide accurate quotations, forecasts, sales reports, pipeline updates, and market intelligence to support commercial decision-making.
• Monitor monthly performance including orders, revenue, margins, pipeline development, customer activity, and overall territory performance.
• Represent the organization at customer meetings, technical training sessions, trade shows, conferences, and industry events.
• Conduct regular customer and distributor visits throughout the territory, with approximately 50% travel expected.
• Maintain a high level of technical and commercial knowledge across mechanical seals, sealing systems, rotating equipment, industrial applications, competitors, and market trends.
• Identify competitive threats, market opportunities, emerging applications, and customer requirements within the Chicago industrial market.
• Ensure all commercial activities align with applicable quality, safety, compliance, and ethical standards.

Skills

Technical sales

Territory management

Industrial sales

Solution-based selling

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering or technical discipline preferred

Job description

Mackinnon Bruce International seeks a commercially driven Territory Manager for the Chicago area to grow revenue and market share focused on mechanical seals and engineered sealing technologies.

You will lead two Territory Managers, develop strategic relationships with end users, OEMs, and distributors, and drive opportunities across key industrial markets while maintaining operational excellence and travel about 50%.