Technical Sales Coordinator

Ourwaters; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

OurWaters is seeking a Technical Sales Coordinator to join our Urbandale, Iowa team. This on-site role supports distributors, sales staff, engineers, and customers, focusing on quotations, pricing, and product coordination.

The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, enjoys technical environments, and is eager to learn our products and markets. Growth opportunities include regional sales and business development within a growing environmental tech company.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort working with numbers, pricing, quantities, spreadsheets, and technical information.
• Ability to manage multiple customers, quotes, orders, and priorities.
• Interest in environmental technologies and practical problem solving.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, contractors, distributors, sales professionals, and operations staff.
• Initiative, accountability, and a willingness to take ownership.
• Comfort working in both office and hands-on operational environments.
• Ability to learn new products, applications, and markets quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, regional sales staff, and customers.
• Prepare quotations, pricing, product information, and supporting documentation.
• Respond to customer and distributor inquiries regarding applications, product availability, lead times, and order status.
• Coordinate with application engineers on project requirements, technical questions, and product selection.
• Review project information, plans, specifications, photographs, quantities, and customer requirements as needed.
• Maintain quotes, customer records, sales opportunities, and follow-up activity.
• Assist with CRM and sales pipeline management.
• Process customer orders and coordinate with operations, warehouse, manufacturing, and shipping.
• Confirm pricing, inventory, freight considerations, product availability, and lead times.
• Track orders from quotation through fulfillment and delivery.
• Assist with inventory management, receiving, order preparation, packaging, and shipping.
• Participate in product assembly and preparation as needed.
• Help prepare technical submittals, product documentation, and customer information.
• Build sufficient product and application knowledge to take on greater customer and project responsibility over time.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Numerical aptitude

Customer management

Initiative and ownership

Adaptability and willingness to learn

Team collaboration

Education

Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering

Environmental Science

Job description

Company Description

OurWaters & OurSoils (OWOS) is an environmental technology company focused on improving water, soil, and environmental outcomes through practical, innovative solutions.

Responsibilities span:

customer inquiries | quotations | pricing | technical coordination | inventory | order processing | product availability | shipping coordination | warehouse support | product assembly and preparation

We work with municipalities, engineers, contractors, distributors, manufacturers’ representative firms, environmental professionals, agricultural interests, and other partners across the country.

Because many of our technologies and applications are innovative or emerging, we value people who are technically capable, curious, adaptable, and willing to learn as the company grows.

Role Description

OWOS is seeking a Technical Sales Coordinator for a full-time, on-site position in Urbandale, Iowa.

This is a broad, growth-oriented role for someone interested in technical sales, environmental applications, customer support, operations, and business development.

The position supports our distributors, manufacturers’ representative firms, regional sales staff, application engineers, customers, and internal operations team.

Responsibilities span:

customer inquiries | quotations | pricing | technical coordination | inventory | order processing | product availability | shipping coordination | warehouse support | product assembly and preparation

This is not a traditional administrative inside-sales role. The successful candidate will develop a working knowledge of our products, applications, customers, and markets while taking on increasing responsibility as the company grows.

We do not expect someone to arrive knowing every technology or market we serve. We are more interested in the right technical foundation, communication skills, initiative, work ethic, and willingness to learn.

Key Responsibilities

• Support distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, regional sales staff, and customers.
• Prepare quotations, pricing, product information, and supporting documentation.
• Respond to customer and distributor inquiries regarding applications, product availability, lead times, and order status.
• Coordinate with application engineers on project requirements, technical questions, and product selection.
• Review project information, plans, specifications, photographs, quantities, and customer requirements as needed.
• Maintain quotes, customer records, sales opportunities, and follow-up activity.
• Assist with CRM and sales pipeline management.
• Process customer orders and coordinate with operations, warehouse, manufacturing, and shipping.
• Confirm pricing, inventory, freight considerations, product availability, and lead times.
• Track orders from quotation through fulfillment and delivery.
• Assist with inventory management, receiving, order preparation, packaging, and shipping.
• Participate in product assembly and preparation as needed.
• Help prepare technical submittals, product documentation, and customer information.
• Build sufficient product and application knowledge to take on greater customer and project responsibility over time.

Background and Qualifications

Preferred backgrounds include:

Environmental Engineering | Civil Engineering | Environmental Science | Agricultural Engineering | Water Resources | Construction | Natural Resources | related technical fields

We are open to both degree-based and experience-based candidates. Recent graduates and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

Ideal candidates will bring:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort working with numbers, pricing, quantities, spreadsheets, and technical information.
• Ability to manage multiple customers, quotes, orders, and priorities.
• Interest in environmental technologies and practical problem solving.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, contractors, distributors, sales professionals, and operations staff.
• Initiative, accountability, and a willingness to take ownership.
• Comfort working in both office and hands-on operational environments.
• Ability to learn new products, applications, and markets quickly.

Previous experience in water | stormwater | environmental services | construction | engineering | agriculture | erosion control | wastewater | technical sales is beneficial, but not required.

Career Growth

This position is intended to be a strong entry point into a growing company.

As the employee develops technical knowledge, product understanding, customer relationships, and market experience, advancement opportunities may include regional sales | technical sales | business development | application support | distributor management | market development | project development.

For the right person, this role can grow into direct responsibility for customers, territories, markets, or regional sales.

Location

Urbandale, Iowa

Full-time | On-site

Some future travel may be involved for customer meetings | distributor training | field demonstrations | trade shows | project support | regional sales activities.

If you have a technical or environmental background, enjoy working with people, are willing to learn, and want room to grow with an innovative environmental company, we would like to hear from you.