MRO Sales Specialist Romeoville, IL

George E. Booth; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health, dental and vision

PTO

Volunteer hours

Job summary

The George E. Booth Co., LLC in Romeoville, IL seeks a hands-on MRO Sales Specialist to support inventory control and on-site supply management. This role drives customer relationships, stockroom optimization, and solution-based selling in an industrial setting.

Ideal candidates have a BS in engineering or technical field, 3+ years in process control sales, and familiarity with CMMS/ERP systems. Travel to customer sites and a full benefits package are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or technical field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience selling products in the process control industry.
• Experience with CMMS or ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand routine maintenance schedules at customer locations to grow business with long-term customers.
• Actively negotiate commercial terms to increase on-site stockroom utilization.
• Maintain regular communication with essential customers and outside sales team.

Skills

Negotiation

Customer relations

On-site sales

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or technical field

Tools

Salesforce

CMMS/ERP systems

Job description

The George E. Booth Co., LLC is a locally-owned and operated industrial automation sales company looking to hire their next full-time MRO Sales Specialist in Romeoville, IL.

We’re looking for a hands-on, detail-driven MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) Sales Specialist to support inventory control and supply management at strategic customer sites. This role is critical to maintaining efficient on-site operations, ensuring part availability, and strengthening our long-term partnerships through consistent, high-quality service. It also offers a strong foundation for individuals interested in transitioning into a technical outside sales path—providing exposure to customer-facing operations, product knowledge, and solution-based selling in an industrial environment.

Responsibilities of the MRO Sales Specialist:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for understanding the routine maintenance schedules at customer locations to better understand how more business can be created with long-term existing customers.
• Actively negotiate commercial terms with customers to increase the utilization of our stockroom options on-site at their facilities.
• Maintain open channels of communication with all essential customers on a consistent and regular basis.
• Become a point of contact for our long-term key customers to facilitate sales growth in storerooms across all product lines
• Maintain regular and detailed communication with outside sales team members regarding opportunities and changes within accounts.
• Use company electronic platforms such as Salesforce to manage and report all business and sales activity.
• Required to maintain frequent communication with inside sales support staff for all cost, timely quotation, sales lead follow-up and team administration, as needed.
• Continually prospecting for new business within our principal customer locations.
• Develop a mindset of safety and be respectful of and understand the safety requirements at each customer location.
• Meet deadlines for customer needs and administrative tasks
• Work with Business Development Representatives to make introductory sales calls for new account leads.
• Perform all other related duties assigned by supervision.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at customer job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel:

Overnight travel can be expected for this position, although travel is typically during business hours.

Benefits:

Full benefits package including matching 401K, Health, dental and vision starting day 1, PTO, and volunteer hours.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or technical field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in selling products in the process control industry.
• Experience with CMMS or ERP systems.