Inside Sales & Project Manager - Industrial Blowers

HR One; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Blower in Syracuse, NY is seeking an experienced Inside Sales & Project Manager to blend sales, relationship building, and project management for industrial blower solutions. You will work with the Sales Team to prepare quotations, use product tools, and support customer proposals.

You will also process orders in SAGE and drive projects from cradle to finish within budget and schedule, coordinating with planning and engineering teams to ensure timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing or industrial markets.
• Experience with rotating, air-handling equipment.
• Proficient with Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Sales Team to identify blower solutions for various applications.
• Help prepare quotations and proposals for internal sales team and external customers.
• Utilize internal product selection tools and quotation tools to generate blower performance output and respective customer proposals.
• Process orders within order management (SAGE) system, along with managing post order project activity.
• Perform project management responsibilities, coordinating engineering initiatives to meet budget and schedule.

Skills

Inside Sales

Proposal generation

Project management

Industrial equipment knowledge

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

Excel

Word

SAGE

Job description

Continental Blower is proud to be among the world's leading manufacturers of advanced, high-reliability air

management products including multistage centrifugal and single-stage, integrally geared turbo blowers,

exhausters, controls, and a complete line of accessories and replacement parts. Nearly 50 years of

experience and feedback from satisfied customers across the many sectors we serve demonstrate there

is also real value in the intangible benefits we bring to each project.

We are seeking an experienced Inside Sales & Project Manager to join the Continental Blower team! This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, customer-focused professional who enjoys combining sales, relationship building, and project management.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Sales Team to identify blower solutions for various applications.
• Help prepare quotations and proposals for internal sales team and external customers.
• Utilize internal product selection tools and quotation tools to generate blower performance output and respective customer proposals.
• Process orders within order management (SAGE) system, along with managing post order project activity.

• Perform project management responsibilities, including, but not limited to working with planning and coordinating technical engineering initiatives to make sure project team and operations can complete projects within the budget and schedule.

Key Competencies:

• Inside Sales, proposal generation of mechanical equipment and products, preferred.
• Experience in managing Industrial or Municipal projects, Cradle to Grave, A PLUS.
• Strong Interpersonal skills: ability to connect with internal partners and customer directly.
• Deadline-Oriented, Multi-Tasking capabilities.
• Moving Mechanical Equipment, Industrial Blower and/or Industrial Fan knowledge, a PLUS.
• Understanding bid process, utilization of 3rd party construction project software; for example, Dodge, Construct Connect or Industrial Info Resources, a PLUS.

Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills:

• Prefer 3-5 years’ experience working for manufacture company within general industrial or municipal markets (wastewater, biogas, mining, vacuum applications) and experience with rotating, air-handling equipment.
• Knowledge of various software tools, including Excel and Word.
• Associate degree in technical field, or related experience working for technical company.

Competitive Salary: $65,000 - $85,000 Depending on Experience

• Permanent full time position, approximately 40 hours per week.
• In Office position with opportunity for work-at-home option, after a qualifying timeframe.
• Benefits available upon request, including Medical, Dental, 401K & Profit Sharing

Continental Blower is part of the Continental Industries family of companies with over 40 manufacturing,

distribution, and sales locations worldwide. Here in North America, our Syracuse, NY-based facility and a

network of hand-picked and highly specialized sales representatives are fully dedicated to supplying and

serving industrial, municipal, and OEM customers across the US and Canada.

Combined, our North American and global reach means your project - and your blower technology - is

backed by deep resources, expansive expertise, sophisticated operational and support systems, and

formidable financial resources.