Strategic Industrial Sales Executive

Puffer-Sweiven LP; Stafford (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Puffer-Sweiven LP in the United States is seeking an inside sales specialist to manage and grow relationships with industrial customer accounts, develop growth strategies, and engage customers via phone, email, video, and visits.

You will collaborate with engineers and service teams to size valves and actuators, follow up on quotes, and use Salesforce to track opportunities, forecasting, and pricing recommendations.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in engineering or related technical field preferred.
• 1–3 years inside sales experience selling via phone or email with multi-task handling.
• Experience sizing or selecting control valves, regulators, isolation valves, actuators preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow relationships within an assigned portfolio of industrial customer accounts.
• Develop and execute account growth strategies to increase share-of-wallet and customer retention.
• Proactively engage existing and prospective customers through phone, email, video conferencing, and periodic in-person visits.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities for regulators, control valves, isolation valves, actuators, and related services.
• Establish credibility and build trusted advisor relationships with key customer stakeholders.
• Uncover customer needs, identify potential roadblocks, and develop solutions that drive customer value and business growth.
• Collaborate with outside sales personnel, application engineers, service teams, and operations personnel to deliver customer solutions.
• Follow up on quotations, proposals, and open opportunities to maximize sales conversion.
• Develop strong product, application, and industry knowledge to effectively support customer requirements.
• Utilize Salesforce and other business tools to manage opportunities, customer activities, and sales processes.
• Provide timely responses to customer requests and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Assist in developing pricing strategies and recommendations to support business objectives.
• Maintain accurate records, activity reports, and sales forecasts.

Skills

Inside sales

Customer relationship management

Technical product knowledge

Communication skills

Sales forecasting

Education

BS/BA degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Puffer-Sweiven LP in the United States is seeking an inside sales specialist to manage and grow relationships with industrial customer accounts, develop growth strategies, and engage customers via phone, email, video, and visits.

You will collaborate with engineers and service teams to size valves and actuators, follow up on quotes, and use Salesforce to track opportunities, forecasting, and pricing recommendations.