Technical Sales Manager – Industrial Contract Manufacturing
GACC Midwest - German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $105,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Execute the company’s commercial strategy by identifying, qualifying, and developing new business opportunities, primarily in contract manufacturing and technical services.
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial outreach and needs assessment through technical coordination, proposal discussion, and contract closure.
- Understand customer requirements and confidently present and explain technical solutions developed by the company’s engineering teams.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships through structured communication, consistent follow-up, and high-touch customer support.
- Serve as the key link between US customers and the engineering/project teams in the US and Germany, ensuring a smooth transition into project execution.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer feedback, and share relevant insights to support ongoing commercial development.
- Represent the company during customer visits, technical discussions, on-site evaluations, demonstrations, and at selected trade shows and industry events.
Requirements
- A technical or business-related degree, or equivalent experience, enabling you to understand complex manufacturing processes and specialized welding applications.
- Several years of experience in technical sales of contract manufacturing services, ideally within highly specialized welding or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Ability to understand customer requirements and clearly explain technical solutions developed by the engineering team.
- Experience managing long, multi-step B2B sales cycles in specialized industrial applications.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills with a customer-focused approach.
- A structured, reliable, and proactive working style with the ability to work independently in a growing US subsidiary.
- Willingness to travel regularly for customer visits, site meetings, and industry events.
- Comfort working in an international environment and collaborating closely with teams in Germany.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company matches the first 4%
- PTO package: 20 days
- Health insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield; single or family package available (incl. dental); company reimbursement 250 USD single and 600 USD family
- Car allowance: 470 USD + gas
- Necessary work equipment: company credit card, laptop, mobile phone
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
technical salescontract manufacturingwelding applicationsB2B sales cyclesmanufacturing processesproposal discussiontechnical coordinationcustomer requirements analysisproject execution
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillsrelationship-buildingcustomer-focused approachstructured working stylereliable working styleproactive working styleindependent workcollaboration
Certifications
technical degreebusiness-related degree