Technical Sales Manager

Element Materials Technology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Materials Technology is seeking a Technical Sales Manager in Houston, Texas. This role involves pursuing sales opportunities and supporting strategic accounts within the territory. Key responsibilities include maintaining relationships with key decision makers, driving sales expansion, and preparing reports to track performance.

Candidates should have over 5 years of technical sales experience, preferably with a background in materials science. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to travel up to 75% of the time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical experience with Sales responsibilities.
• Ability to interface with clients and win new work.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients.
• Drive sales expansion and acquire new accounts.
• Prepare reports showing sales volume and potential expansion.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Applications

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelors of Science in Material Sciences

Tools

D365

CRM

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Location: US-TX-Houston

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Technical Sales Manager responsible for named accounts within a specific geographic area. In this role, you will be responsible for pursuing sales opportunities to sell the full breadth of Element services within specified accounts in order to meet their assigned budget. You will support strategic or key accounts within your specified territory with any activities needed at local sites.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts


• Drive profitable sales expansion with a focus on acquiring new and re‑engaging with dormant accounts, while growing existing clients


• Gather and analyze market and industry intelligence, metrics, and trends to determine customer needs


• Identify opportunities early in the sales cycle to ensure maximum share of wallet for Element


• Deliver technical and commercial related presentations, negotiate, and close business with nominated accounts, working in coordination with location business development resources


• Provide positive leadership and representation of Element to the public, customers, vendors, and all employees through membership in professional organizations, serving on company project teams, conducting employee meetings and visiting work areas and interacting with employees. Represent company at industry association meetings to promote company and services offered


• Prepare reports and presentations showing sales volume by sector, region, location, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion


• Follow up in a timely manner on quotations for the assigned customer base


• Achieve sales goals by converting, retaining and penetrating accounts


• Work closely with other sales roles and utilizes technical support to maximize the sales realized in the territory


• Lead access and persuasion steps in sales process, including qualifying, relationship building, needs evaluation, solution development/presentation and closing


• Identify full customer test needs to uncover additional opportunities within accounts across Element


• Actively utilize CRM to record activities, ensuring contact details are accurate, duplicates are removed, new information is added and accurate call / visit logs are entered


• Actively participate in regular pipeline reviews, ensuring all CRM records are up to date and critical success factors are identified for key opportunities


• Build and maintain a working knowledge of Element's service offerings; participate in training/coaching opportunities


• Ensure compliance with all Element policies including but not limited to Terms and Conditions, trade compliance, treatment of others, moral code of conduct, and employee handbook


• Ensure adherence to all applicable laws pertaining to safety, environment and corporate governance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical experience with Sales responsibilities


• Bachelors of Science in Material Sciences preferred but other four year degree will be considered


• Polymeric materials application, performance & testing experience a plus


• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements


• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (D365 and CRM, Word, Excel)


• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events / projects in the community, with customers and within the company


• Ability to remain calm when faced with mounting pressure related to deadlines and multiple priorities


• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs


• Good interpersonal skills that foster open upward and downward communication built on mutual respect


• Ability to interface with clients, win new work and determine their requirements; helps develops proposals including cost estimates, work plan and terms and conditions


• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time; some overnight travel may be required

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world\'s most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.