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Technical Sales Manager

StaffSource
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/25/2026

Remote – Regional Travel Required

💰 Competitive Base Salary Bonus Opportunity

A growing industrial manufacturing and engineered solutions organization is seeking a Technical Sales Lead to drive business development efforts within a specialized industrial processing market. This is a high-visibility, relationship-driven role focused on identifying opportunities, developing customer solutions, and converting projects into profitable business.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop and grow relationships with plant leadership, engineering, maintenance, and operations teams
  • Identify opportunities for engineered equipment, upgrades, retrofits, repair services, and process improvements
  • Develop proposals and technical solutions that improve plant reliability, throughput, and operational performance
  • Partner with internal engineering and operations teams to scope and execute customer projects
  • Conduct site visits, technical discussions, discovery meetings, and solution reviews
  • Manage pipeline activity, account strategy, and opportunity qualification
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and technical resource to customers across the region

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in technical sales, applications engineering, project sales, or industrial business development
  • Strong understanding of industrial equipment, manufacturing operations, and process improvement
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both plant-floor personnel and executive leadership
  • Proven ability to build relationships and convert technical opportunities into commercial business
  • Willingness to travel regionally to customer facilities

Preferred Background

  • Experience supporting industrial processing or manufacturing environments
  • Background selling engineered equipment, systems, or industrial services
  • Hands-on understanding of maintenance, operations, and production environments
  • Consultative, solution-oriented sales approach

Why Join

  • Opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing organization
  • High-visibility role with strong autonomy and customer interaction
  • Competitive compensation structure with growth potential
  • Collaborative engineering and operations support team

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for confidential consideration.

Salary : $50,000 - $60,000

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