Inside Sales Engineer

Ashton North LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Real vacations

Business casual

Job summary

Ashton North LLC is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to join a 12-person team. You will become an expert in client businesses, develop quotes and proposals, and work across departments to meet client needs. Training is emphasized and growth opportunities are strong.

Markets include petrochemical, defense, aerospace, and industrial equipment. Travel is limited to about one quarter per year. A dynamic leadership team values employees and supports career growth.

Qualifications

• Must have customer-facing work experience.
• 2+ years in a technically oriented role, preferably casting, machining or materials process.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop quotes and generate proposals for customer parts.
• Serve as account manager to increase sales and address client needs.
• Collaborate with field and territory sales to grow the business; ~75% existing clients, 20% additional, 5% new business.
• Manage projects through the full sales cycle.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Communication skills

Phone outreach

Education

BS in Mechanical/Materials/Industrial Engineering

Job description

As an Inside Sales Engineer you will join a team of 12 others and focus on a market segment and become an expert in your clients’ business to serve their needs more fully and increase sales. Their training is excellent, and they set you up for success. Client markets include the petrochemical, defense, aerospace and industrial equipment industries. This company has a dynamic leadership team that truly values and appreciates the people that work there. Excellent growth opportunities!

Company – A major player in the casting and machining industry

• A growing $250 million organization with 1,300 employees and 4 divisions
• Production orders booked out for a year.
• Ability to produce castings from 500 different alloys.
• Markets served include Aerospace, defense, energy, mining, petrochemical, food equipment and process equipment.
• In addition to castings, they have a complete machine shop for fabrication, heating treating facility and testing lab.
• Certifications include: AS9100, ISO 9001, Nadcap, and ASNT Levels II & III. Dynamic, younger CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Profit Sharing – First 6% is added to your 401K in addition to the match, and then there is a realistic potential for an additional cash payout.
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.

What you will be doing:

• Develop quotes and generate proposals for the parts the customer wants
• Be an account manager for your customers to increase sales and serve their needs and get them answers to their questions
• Work in conjunction with field sales and territory sales to increase sales and grow the business. 75% of the work is existing clients, 20% is seeking new business from existing clients and 5% is new business development
• Much of the work is done on a project basis and you will see it through the entire sales cycle
• Interface will all departments and levels within the company to effectively accomplish your work
• Limited travel, once per quarter on average

What they are looking for:

• BS degree in Mechanical, Materials or Industrial Engineering and a solid track record of accomplishments of customer facing work experience
• 2+ years of experience in a technically oriented role, preferably casting, machining, metal or materials process operation.
• Must have a passion to grow your career and interface with customers and team members
• Good communication, verbal and written, and computer skills (You must be able to pick up the phone and call folks)
• Job shop experience is a plus
• Any foundry experience would be a plus