Sales Engineer (Midwest)

Crane ChemPharma & Energy; Ohio; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane ChemPharma & Energy’s Resistoflex brand is seeking a Sales Engineer to cover the Midwest, focusing on technical sales of hoses, fittings, and expansion joints, and to build strong relationships with distributors and end users.

You will own territory growth, provide training, manage forecasts, and identify new opportunities across chemical, petrochemical, refinery, semiconductor, and biopharma segments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of technical sales experience.
• Experience selling fluid-handling products (hoses, fittings).
• Strong relationship-building with distributors and end users.
• Ability to communicate technical value and differentiate from competitors.
• Willingness to travel 50–75% across territory.
• Experience with Salesforce, Excel, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth for Resistoflex hoses, fittings, and expansion joints.
• Develop relationships with end users and distributors.
• Build and manage project and opportunity pipelines.
• Grow existing MRO business and develop new accounts.
• Provide product and application training to distributors and customers.
• Help customers identify solutions for demanding applications.
• Manage sales forecasts, territory planning, margins, and channel relationships.
• Identify market trends and new product or application opportunities.

Skills

Technical sales

Relationship building

Sales forecasting

Territory management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re Hiring: Sales Engineer | Resistoflex

Are you a technical sales professional who enjoys being in front of customers, developing new business, and solving challenging fluid-handling applications?

We’re looking for a Sales Engineer to represent the Resistoflex brand and drive growth across a key U.S. territory.

Preferred location: Midwest, ideally Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll take ownership of territory growth while working closely with distributors, end users, and internal technical teams. You will:

• Drive sales growth for the Resistoflex flexible product portfolio, including hoses, fittings, and expansion joints
• Develop relationships with key end users in the chemical, petrochemical, refinery, semiconductor, and biopharma industries
• Build and manage a strong project and opportunity pipeline
• Grow existing MRO business while developing new accounts
• Provide product and application training to distributors, customers, and colleagues
• Help customers identify the right solutions for demanding applications
• Manage sales forecasts, territory planning, margins, and channel relationships
• Identify market trends and new product or application opportunities

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 5 to 10 years of technical sales experience preferred
• Experience selling fluid-handling products such as hoses and fittings is highly desirable
• Strong ability to build relationships with both distribution channels and end users
• Ability to communicate the technical value of a product and differentiate solutions from the competition
• Comfortable traveling extensively throughout the territory (position requires from 50% to 75% travel)
• Experience with Salesforce, Excel, and Microsoft Office

If you enjoy combining technical problem-solving, relationship building, and business development, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and help grow the Resistoflex brand by bringing trusted fluid-handling solutions to customers across critical industries.