The Sales Engineer for the Foundry Division will drive revenue growth by selling Pyrotek’s portfolio of consumables, equipment, and technical services to customers in the aluminum foundry industry. This remote role focuses on managing and expanding accounts within a defined territory covering Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, with a requirement to reside in the northern third of Illinois.
Responsibilities
- Manage and grow assigned sales territory accounts by building strong customer relationships, identifying decision makers, prospecting new customers, and meeting/exceeding sales and gross profit targets.
- Develop and negotiate customer agreements, pricing, and supply terms within company guidelines; review quarterly performance against agreement terms to ensure compliance.
- Provide technical support and sales solutions by gathering data, preparing quotes and presentations, and collaborating with internal teams (customer service, operations, supply chain) to resolve customer issues and ensure order fulfillment.
- Conduct regular customer facility visits to build rapport, perform training, and present technical information; field customer inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.
- Monitor competitor activities and employ counter measures to maintain market position; actively strategize with management on sales tactics.
- Utilize the CRM system to complete trip reporting, maintain customer relationship communications, and submit accurate expense reports in a timely manner.
Technical Stack
CRM system
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin — remote-based with requirement to reside in the northern 1/3 of Illinois and conduct customer facility visits
