Technical Sales Manager, Prepreg & Advanced Composites

German American Chambers of Commerce; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Company-observed holidays

Progressive PTO

Structured onboarding with mentorship

Job summary

German American Chambers of Commerce seeks a Technical Sales Manager to develop new customers and commercial opportunities across the United States and Canada, focusing on prepregs and thermoset composites.

This individual-contributor role reports to the Director of Sales North America and combines technical credibility with new-business development and end-to-end opportunity support. You will travel 50–70% and collaborate with engineering, product management, manufacturing, and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in technical sales or a comparable customer-facing role involving engineered materials.
• Technical understanding of prepreg materials, thermoset composite systems, or closely related advanced-material technologies.
• Ability to identify new opportunities, develop customer relationships, and contribute to pipeline or revenue growth.
• Experience supporting technically complex products through evaluation, testing, qualification, specification, or commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business for thermoset prepregs, advanced composite materials, and related engineered solutions.
• Build relationships with OEMs, composite fabricators, manufacturers, and material distributors.
• Identify customer requirements and position suitable material solutions based on technical and commercial needs.
• Manage opportunities from technical discovery and qualification through pricing, negotiation, and transition to production.
• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline through direct outreach, customer visits, referrals, and industry events.
• Collaborate with technical and manufacturing teams to advance customer opportunities.

Skills

Technical sales

Sales engineering

Business development

Customer relationships

Pipeline management

Travel 50-70%

Job description

German American Chambers of Commerce seeks a Technical Sales Manager to develop new customers and commercial opportunities across the United States and Canada, focusing on prepregs and thermoset composites.

This individual-contributor role reports to the Director of Sales North America and combines technical credibility with new-business development and end-to-end opportunity support. You will travel 50–70% and collaborate with engineering, product management, manufacturing, and commercial teams.