Your future? Let's build it!
Volt is immediately hiring an Outside Sales Engineer in Chicago, IL.
As an Outside Sales Engineer you will:
Be responsible for the sale of power distribution products (MV/LV Switchgear, Switchboards, Panelboards) through direct channels. This includes developing and maintaining medium and large Electrical Contractor accounts and developing contacts and sales with key end user accounts. Candidate should be skilled in assembling large project package quotations as necessary to furnish a complete bill of material to the customer.
The general territory will be the Chicago area. Your office base will be remote. Ideal candidate will be known in the Chicago area electrical equipment market and will have developed a trust with a core group of existing contractors, end users or electrical distributors
This is a full-time, Direct Hire opportunity.
The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 5 - 10 years' experience in the sale of power distribution equipment (MV/LV switchgear/switchboards. Data Center market experience a plus.
• A strong track record of negotiating medium and large project orders, successfully developing new contacts, maintaining current relationships with major contractors throughout the sales cycle and maximizing client potential is a must.
• Experience generating accurate project proposals utilizing MV/LV switchgear to present a complete bid package is required.
• A self-motivated individual with a high level of professionalism, excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills are also required.
• Work with Sales Director to establish, own, execute and continuously develop an agreed & sponsored Account plan.
• Identify & build positive relations with all account decision & influencers who impact current or future business.
• Deeply understand and be able to articulate the client buying process.
• Identify & engage in revenue opportunities within defined accounts.
• Understand & capture the clients challenges & requirements.
• Use personal & internal resources to develop proposals that meet/exceed client requirements.
• Follow the client buying journey / process so as to commercially respond & offer proposal.
• Oversee the effective handover to Platform Execution team.
• Maintain an ongoing oversight to all commercial related engagements for customer success/satisfaction and our performance as vendor.
• Be highly knowledgeable of the client's business, commercial condition, structure, strategy, operations and challenges. In order to articulate this in terms of opportunity, growth and risk.
• Be highly knowledgeable on products, services, general business, structure, strategy, operations. In order to articulate this in terms of value to client's business.
• Be an effective advocate and communicator of the benefits in supporting the account.
• Provide all internal stakeholder and functional departments the account specific guidance and insights required so that they can execute their role and add value to the client.
• Be responsible for managing forecasting and providing information to Sales Director for capacity planning.

Pay Rate: $100,000 - $120,000 per year.


*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.