Global Technical Sales Specialist – Packaging Equipment

Novolex; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Novolex is seeking an International Technical Sales Specialist to develop global equipment, parts, and service opportunities and provide technical application support to close orders and sustain satisfaction. You will engage directly with customers, distributors, and internal teams to identify needs and propose complete solutions.

Responsibilities include leading international sales plans, coordinating installations, and building strong global partnerships while maintaining up-to-date knowledge

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of sales, technical service, engineering, or related industry experience.
• Experience with food, dairy, juice, beverage packaging applications.
• Mechanical understanding of filling equipment, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, equipment modification, and customer training requirements.
• Experience selling to multiple levels including users, technical evaluators, purchasing teams, and executive decision-makers.
• Knowledge of GMP, sanitation principles, and related practices is preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, customer relationship, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, video meeting platforms, mobile communications tools, and international customer communication channels.
• Fluent written and spoken English required; travel internationally is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop international opportunities by leading plan to secure equipment, parts, and service revenue.
• Provide technical sales leadership and application expertise for equipment projects.
• Coordinate installation, commissioning, service support, and after-sales satisfaction for international customers.
• Build strategic customer and channel relationships across assigned international markets.
• Maintain product, market, and competitive knowledge to advise customers effectively.
• Promote customer satisfaction, safety, compliance, and ethical business practices.

Skills

Sales experience

Technical sales

Filling equipment knowledge

Customer relationship mgmt

Global accounts

Project management

GMP knowledge

English fluency

Tools

MS Office

Video conferencing

Mobile communications tools

International CRM systems

Job description

Novolex is seeking an International Technical Sales Specialist to develop global equipment, parts, and service opportunities and provide technical application support to close orders and sustain satisfaction. You will engage directly with customers, distributors, and internal teams to identify needs and propose complete solutions.

Responsibilities include leading international sales plans, coordinating installations, and building strong global partnerships while maintaining up-to-date knowledge