East Coast Industrial Field Sales Engineer

Petrotech Inc; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Petrotech Inc. is seeking an Area Sales Representative to develop and grow customer relationships across an assigned territory focused on East Coast coverage.

This field-based role combines new business development, account management, and technical sales, coordinating with Applications, Engineering, Project Management, and Service teams to support the full sales cycle. The ideal candidate will travel regularly within the territory, build long-term relationships, understand customer needs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.
• Five or more years in technical sales, business development, account management, applications, or customer-facing experience in industrial markets preferred.
• Experience selling engineered products, automation, controls, instrumentation, rotating equipment, power generation solutions, oil and gas equipment, or related industrial services preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop customer relationships, manage opportunities, and contribute to revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory sales plan aligned with Petrotech growth objectives and assigned market priorities.
• Identify and pursue new customers, projects, retrofit opportunities, service needs, and expansion opportunities within existing accounts.
• Build strong relationships with customer decision-makers, engineering teams, operations personnel, procurement groups, and other stakeholders.
• Understand customer technical and commercial needs and coordinate with Applications and Engineering to develop appropriate solutions and proposals.
• Lead customer meetings, presentations, follow-up activities, and commercial discussions within established company authority.
• Maintain a current pipeline, opportunity status, forecasts, customer notes, and sales activity in company systems.
• Coordinate effective handoff of awarded work to Project Management, Engineering, and other internal teams.
• Monitor market activity, competitor positioning, customer investment plans, and emerging opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Represent Petrotech professionally at customer sites, industry events, conferences, and business development activities.

Skills

Territory planning

Customer relationships

Technical sales

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

CRM

Microsoft Office

Forecasting tools

Sales reporting

Job description

Petrotech Inc. is seeking an Area Sales Representative to develop and grow customer relationships across an assigned territory focused on East Coast coverage.

This field-based role combines new business development, account management, and technical sales, coordinating with Applications, Engineering, Project Management, and Service teams to support the full sales cycle. The ideal candidate will travel regularly within the territory, build long-term relationships, understand customer needs, and