Outside Technical Sales - Illinois

CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne; Hanover Park (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

401(k)

Profit Sharing

Job summary

CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne, located in Illinois, is seeking a Technical Sales professional. This role involves selling distribution products and integrated solutions, developing customer relationships, and providing support in a team environment.

The ideal candidate will have 3-5+ years of Technical Sales experience and an Engineering degree related to mechanical or electrical fields. Competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of Technical Sales experience required.
• Strong technical capabilities in automation and control solutions.
• Ability to assess customer needs and close orders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Sell CMA Flodyne Hydradyne product lines and designed systems.
• Develop and maintain new accounts through sales calls.
• Prepare customer quotes, ensuring selection meets requirements.
• Participate in vendor training programs for product knowledge.
• Coordinate with customer service and engineering teams.

Skills

Technical Sales experience

Customer relationship development

Component selection

Proficiency in hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Education

Engineering/Technical degree related to mechanical, electrical, or automation

Job description

CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne is a full‑service distributor offering complete machine automation and control solutions for electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro‑mechanical applications. We serve machine builders and industrial end users with a broad selection of machine technology from the world's leading manufacturers.

We are a locally owned company since 1974, offering a competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits, including Medical, Dental, 401(k), Profit Sharing, and more.

Job Location: Illinois.

DUTIES

• Sell CMA Flodyne Hydradyne distribution product lines and designed systems for an assigned territory.
• Develop new accounts by planning and performing sales calls in this territory, assessing customer needs, closing orders, and following up on all related activities.
• Prepare quotes for customers as requested, including sizing and selection of proper components and ensuring your selection meets or exceeds the customer’s requirements.
• Attend regularly sponsored vendor training programs in order to become proficient on all CMAFH product lines. Special emphasis will be given to CMAFH focused vendors as our lead product lines.
• Actively solicit new business opportunities with new and existing customers while developing and maintaining a working target/prospect list for future growth.
• Work in a team environment coordinating with others in our customer service, systems engineering, field engineering, and sales management departments to provide the best solutions and support to our customers.
• Arrange vendor visits to customers, product demonstrations, and factory visits when needed.

Becoming technically proficient with all CMAFH products in our hydraulic, pneumatic, servo drive, variable frequency drives, and numerous mechanical offerings will be the key to your success in supporting/selling complete integrated solutions with one or more of these technologies and/or successful product sales directly to our customer base.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have strong technical capabilities, 3–5+ years of Technical Sales experience, and an Engineering/Technical degree related to mechanical, electrical, science, automation and/or equivalent technical experience.