Technical Sales Engineer (Trainee)

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Who We Are

Process & Power, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest independent distributors of industrial pumps, air compressors, vacuum/blower systems, heat exchangers, chillers, and engineered equipment. For over 62 years, we have been committed to providing high-quality engineered solutions for our customers.

What is a Technical Sales Engineer?

Sales engineers specialize in facilitating the sales process for technologically and scientifically advanced products. In this case, the role of a sales engineer is in a B2B setting, where they are tasked with selling complex products to other businesses. As a result, sound sales engineers become experts and consultants to their customers while creating more business.

What’s In It For You?

  • A long-term, advancing career path in application engineering, sales, or management

  • A position that allows you to work with engineered products and systems in a vast number of different industries, including, but not limited to, chemical, food & beverage, power generation, and pharmaceutical

  • The ability to combine an entrepreneurial or business mindset with your engineering background

    A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection

Primary Responsibilities

Process & Power’s Technical Sales Engineer Trainee program is a 9-12 month program designed to prepare participants for a career as a sales engineer.

As a participant, you will complete training geared toward building your skills and knowledge as a sales engineer and developing your ability to consult, problem-solve, and design solutions for various industrial customers

Throughout the training programs, the trainee will participate in the following activities:

  • Ride along with the current sales team

  • Ride along with service techs who work on the equipment sold at Process & Power

  • Product training directly from the manufacturer

  • Training on how to sell technical equipment and the sales process

Experience & Skill Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical major

  • Strong technical aptitude and a solution-selling mindset; solid teamwork skills; excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills

  • Strong goal orientation and desire to pursue a career working with customers as a technical sales consultant

  • Previous internship and leadership experiences are a plus but not required

We pride ourselves on hiring individuals who maintain professional, courteous, honest, and helpful relationships with all existing and potential customers. If you want to join a growing company that is a leader within the industry by providing solutions to our customers and a safe environment for our employees, then this is the right opportunity for you! We will train you to identify opportunities to save our customers’ time and money.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

If you are interested in applying to this position or want to learn more about what application engineering or technical sales is, please email your resume or questions to Matt Taber: mtaber@pnpmail.com