Sales Manager

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Manager, Strategic Sales & Growth in capital equipment industry leading a team of 6. Develop sales strategies and expand customer relationships with measurable business growth.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeIllinois • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a team of 6 across sales and marketing
Develop a sales strategy focused on driving new business and expanding existing relationships
Identify new markets, target industries, and growth opportunities
Support goals for new customer acquisition and market expansion
Oversee sales quotes, follow-up, and closing
Drive pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and closing discipline
Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and strategic accounts
Help drive repeat business and long-term relationships
Oversee marketing initiatives
Ensure messaging aligns with sales strategy
Drive an increase in revenue and customer retention
Collaborate cross-functionally
Gather and provide feedback to support product development and innovation

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years industrial/capital equipment sales experience required
2+ years management experience required
Proven record implementing sales strategies that drive new business/growth required
Familiarity with marketing strategy development required
Experience with long-lead time sales (3-18 months) required
Mechanical aptitude required
CRM experience required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Short & Long Term Disability
401k w/ 4% match
PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales strategy developmentpipeline managementforecasting accuracycustomer acquisitionmarket expansionmechanical aptitudelong-lead time salesCRM

Soft Skills

team managementrelationship buildingcollaborationcommunication