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Senior Inside Technical Sales Manager

Simplex System Controls Inc Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst, IL

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$90k - $110k/yr Full time Manager Marketing Senior

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Job Description

Join an onsite inside technical sales leadership role supporting custom industrial control panel projects and account growth.

Responsibilities

Manage, coach, and develop a small team of Technical Account Managers.
Set team priorities, coordinate workloads, and ensure timely follow-up on quotations and customer requests.
Coach technical selling and strengthen execution in customer communication, account management, and business development.
Run regular one-on-one meetings, provide performance feedback, and support employee development.
Monitor sales opportunities, quotation activity, customer follow-up, and team performance.
Support team members with challenging customer situations and important sales opportunities.
Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, responsiveness, and excellent customer service.
Act as a senior resource for key customer accounts.
Help the team identify opportunities for control panels, automation projects, upgrades, retrofits, and related services.
Review and support quotations, proposals, pricing recommendations, and customer presentations.
Participate in customer meetings primarily via phone, Microsoft Teams, email, and meetings at the facility.
Partner with Engineering and Operations to develop practical, competitive customer solutions.
Improve processes for quotation, sales follow-up, and account management.
Support projects from quotation through delivery when senior-level involvement is needed.
Help plan and coordinate marketing activities that support company growth, including website content and sales-support materials.
Coordinate customer communications, email campaigns, social media, and marketing execution.
Work with leadership to identify target industries, applications, customers, and market opportunities.
Help develop marketing campaigns that generate qualified opportunities for the technical sales team.
Coordinate with outside marketing resources when needed.
Strengthen the Simplex System Controls brand and communicate capabilities to industrial customers.
Track marketing and business development efforts to determine which activities produce results.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in technical sales, account management, industrial automation, electrical equipment, manufacturing, or related technical industry roles.
Direct people-management experience, including supervising, coaching, developing, and evaluating employees.
Experience leading a sales, account management, or other customer-facing team.
Strong skills in customer communication and relationship-building.
Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage multiple employee, customer, and business priorities at the same time.
Experience working with Engineering, Operations, Estimating, and leadership in a technical or manufacturing environment.
Experience with marketing, lead generation, or business development activities.
Industrial automation account management: 8 years (Required).
Education: Associate degree (Required).
Work location requirement: Ability to commute to Elmhurst, IL 60126 (Required).
Onsite schedule requirement: Ability to work at the office 5 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with industrial control panels, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, motor controls, electrical equipment, or industrial automation systems.
Ability to understand electrical schematics, specifications, and technical documentation.
Experience preparing or reviewing technical quotations, proposals, and pricing.
Experience with custom-manufactured or engineered-to-order products.
Experience with CRM and ERP systems.
Experience with digital marketing, email marketing, website content, social media, or lead-generation programs.
Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Marketing, or a related field.

Technologies

Microsoft Teams
CRM systems
ERP systems

Compensation

$90,000 - $110,000 per year
Pay listed as $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Vision insurance

Work Location & Travel

Office-based role in Elmhurst, IL (onsite).
Almost no travel required.
Customer interaction primarily via phone, email, Microsoft Teams, and meetings at the facility.
Not a traveling outside sales role; candidates seeking a territory sales position with regular customer visits or frequent travel are not a fit.

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