Sales Representative

Sulzer Ltd; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Sales Representative to join their dynamic team in Baton Rouge. This role involves engaging with customers, negotiating orders, and developing new sales opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and excellent communication skills, enabling them to effectively meet customer needs and drive sales growth. Join a company committed to innovation and sustainability, where your contributions will have a lasting impact on the industry. If you are ready to take your career to the next level and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

15 days of paid time off

12 company-paid holidays

401k plan with 6% match

Health savings account matching

Motivating wellness program

Employee Assistance Program

Paid parental leave

Service Awards

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in quoting, marketing, or engineering of pumps.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Develops new customers and sales potential within existing customers.
• Maintains sales program and records within territory.
• Negotiates orders and ensures customer satisfaction.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Negotiation Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Equivalent experience and training

Job description

Sales Representative - Full Time - Baton Rouge (LA), United States

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

We are looking for a Sales Representative to join our Services_AME team in the United States.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

• Calls on prospective customers and maintains contacts with customers in relation to their requirements.
• Sells Sulzer CSS Package products and services to established customers, including technical selection, hydraulic modification requirements, and calculations.
• Finds and develops new customers and new sales potential within existing customers.
• Negotiates orders, including all technical, commercial, and legal details to mutual satisfaction of customers and Company.
• Travels to customer locations to ensure close and regular face-to-face contacts.
• Secures and renews orders and arranges delivery dates and other peripherals integral to selling.
• Entertains customers during and outside normal business hours on a regular basis consistent with expense budgets and good business practices.
• Maintains sales program within territory based on customers’ estimated requirements and keeps records and makes reports to all involved of all phases of activity, as appropriate.
• Pursues overdue customer invoices in a highly professional manner, as requested.
• Pays special attention to Alliance customers to ensure needs are satisfied.
• Stays informed on new products or services and other general information of interest to customers.
• Refers customer complaints to proper departments and follows up to ensure satisfactory resolutions for all concerned.
• Maintains and keeps clean Company supplied vehicle and other assets.
• Maintains good cross-discipline relationships within Company.
• Maintains membership and is active in organizations related to the pump industry.
• Adheres to company and department policies, procedures, and standards.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences, or related field / equivalent experience and training.
• Minimum three years’ experience in quoting, marketing, or engineering of pumps (API 610 preferred).
• Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and interpersonal skills in English language without supervision or oversight.

What we offer you:

• 15 days of paid time off and 12 company-paid holidays.
• 401k plan with a 6% match.
• Health savings account matching.
• Motivating wellness program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Service Awards.

No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role.

Our team is looking forward to hearing from you!

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2025 in the USA.

About us

Sulzer is a global leader in critical applications for core infrastructure and processes for large essential industries around the world. We ensure the security, quality and durability of critical goods and services by supporting energy security, natural resource management and efficiencies in process industries. This in turn supports the transition to a circular economy. Our integrated solutions add significant value by enabling energy efficiency, carbon emissions and pollution reduction, and process efficiency improvements. Customers benefit from our commitment to innovation, performance and quality through our responsive network of 160 world-class manufacturing facilities and service centers across the globe. Sulzer has been headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, since 1834. In 2023, our 13,130 employees delivered revenues of CHF 3.3 billion. Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SUN). www.sulzer.com