Field Sales Engineer (Power)

ALKEGEN; Howell (MI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Refractory Field Sales Engineer, where you'll leverage your sales expertise to drive growth in the power market. This remote role requires a hunter mentality to develop new accounts and maximize customer engagement. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, you'll be part of a team that values diversity and inclusion. The position offers dynamic challenges, including overnight travel and collaboration with application engineering teams. If you're self-motivated and passionate about building relationships, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a growing industry.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Opportunities

Professional Development

Travel Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in refractory products and existing relationships in the power market.
• Knowledge of CRM & ERP systems, competitive products, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop new accounts and maintain existing business in the power market.
• Provide market information and maintain budget within assigned territory.

Skills

Sales Experience in Refractory Products

Technical Selling Skills

CRM Software Proficiency

Relationship Building

Negotiation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM Systems (Dynamics preferred)

Job description

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Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Role Overview:

This is a remote role, we are looking for someone to be located on the East Coast.

The Refractory Field Sales Engineer is responsible for obtaining annual sales program for specific sales territory primarily in the power market and as assigned by company management. This is a field sales remote role. Has a hunter mentality. Develops new accounts, markets, and sales of new products in accordance with the Company's Business Plan. Maintains highest level of knowledge possible of Company's products, their applications, services and policies. Services all customers within the assigned territory. Provides Company management with market information and competitive updates. Maintains cognizance of all market influences. Operates within assigned budget. Manages channels of distribution. Penetrates and develops new accounts while maintaining existing business and integrating product/process and application knowledge into successful territory plan. Calls on prospective customers, provides information and demonstrations. Assesses customer requirements and competitor activity.

Alkegen Values - the incumbent is expected to perform the listed duties whilst ‘Living’ the Alkegen Values:

• Meet or exceed sales plans.
• Overnight travel expected (75% of time), primarily within assigned territory but some overseas travel may be required.
• Develop and execute territory plans.
• Maximize time in front of customers. Minimize travel time. Call on accounts in clusters. Work one territory zone each day. Use loops and cloverleaves.
• Provide accurate forecasts on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, etc).
• Utilize CRM software to identify, progress, and close Opportunities. Use CRM to document and store Accounts and Contacts, Call Reports, Activities, etc.
• Complete expense reports in time and under budget.
• Create strategies to penetrate key competitive accounts.
• Understand Value Based Sales Model to extract highest value from an opportunity. Understand pain points and value selling approach.
• Work closely with application engineering team to continuously improve core knowledge on applications and products, selling skills, presentation skills and negotiation techniques.
• Continuously improve selling, business, and management acumen.
• Setup and lead regular sales calls with team.
• Make technical presentations to large audiences (ie lunch and learns).
• Present special programs: marketing/advertising programs, new products, training and educational seminars
• Collect competitive information and communicate to Marketing and Growth organization.
• Working closely with customer service management to manage and resolve issues and complaints: quality, delivery, AR and obsolescence.
• Lead team to sell all products but concentrate on those contributing higher standard gross margins.

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Qualified candidate will have previous experience in refractory products and existing relationships in the power market.
• Knowledge of refractory solutions and the marketplace required.
• Demonstrated success selling technical materials or products in industrial markets.
• Previous experience selling and negotiation on both small and large scales preferred.
• Self-motivated with strong desire and ability to build relationships.
• Knowledge of CRM & ERP systems, Incoterms, products and applications, competitive products, and drawings is preferred.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, bill of materials, is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Financial Statement Analysis, CRM (ideally Dynamics)

If you are interested in being part of a world class function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, colour, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development, Sales, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, Clay and Refractory Products Manufacturing, and Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing

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