Sales Engineer

About Us:

Pearse-Bertram is a contract manufacturing and components distribution company based in Bloomfield, CT. We assemble, manufacture, and distribute products used in the cutting-edge automation industry such as hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial controls, and robotics. Our top priority is keeping our customers happy and maintaining long-term relationships with them. We believe in hiring great people and have established a company culture where hard work is rewarded, and creative ideas are always welcome. If you are ambitious and anxious to start your career, come join our growing company!

Summary:

We are looking for a motivated Sales Engineer with a technical/engineering background to join our sales team. You will need to live in the Boston (or surrounding towns) area. You will work remotely from your home office and serve our manufacturing customers in Massachusetts, acting as a technical consultant who suggests products to help customers improve their manufacturing operations. If you are a go-getter, enjoy working with people and enjoy seeing how things are made, then this is the job for you. 

In this job you will:

• Conduct onsite visits to manufacturing customers in Massachusetts in order to identify new opportunities and sell our products and contract manufacturing services
• Develop and execute sales strategies and methods to increase business opportunities
• Maintain close personal relationships with customers while visiting their facilities and respond promptly to their inquiries
• Become familiar with the 60 technical product brands we sell related to hydraulics, pneumatics, controls, robotics, etc. You must understand everything about these products and show customers how to apply the technology in order to improve their production capabilities
• Develop or have an understanding about how hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial controls, and robotic technologies work and how these technologies can be used to solve real-world problems
• Enter notes and information about customers and new opportunities into our CRM system
• Attend occasional product training meetings (air travel possible)

Qualifications:

• B.S. in any Engineering discipline (minimum 3.6 GPA) or at least 2 years industry experience
• Self-motivated and able to work remotely and travel to customer sites
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, SharePoint)
• Experience with AutoCAD or SOLIDWORKS is helpful
• Personable and possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to think creatively

Benefits:

• Work from home with flexible hours
• Car and cell phone allowance
• Health/dental/vision insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) savings plan with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• Paid training and mentoring to get you established in your territory
• Generous base salary and an unlimited bonus structure
• Great colleagues who will help you to succeed