Chemical Engineer – Technical Sales

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Job Title: Chemical Engineer

Location: Onsite

• Role Overview:
• We're looking for a Sales Engineer with a background in chemical engineering to support a custom foam manufacturer that serves the medical, aerospace, automotive, industrial, and electronics industries. This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of technical thinking and relationship-building, able to take what a customer needs and shape it into a solution that can actually be produced. This is a fully on-site role involving direct, day-to-day interaction with customers, engineering, and the manufacturing team.

• Key Responsibilities:
• - Cultivate and grow relationships with important accounts, staying attentive to both technical demands and broader business goals
• - Serve as the connecting point between customers and manufacturing, translating what customers ask for into solutions that can be built
• - Pursue new sales opportunities, whether through incoming leads or outbound prospecting
• - Work closely with engineering, estimating, manufacturing, and customer service to put together timely, accurate quotes
• - Occasionally travel for on-site customer visits and attend relevant trade shows or industry gatherings
• - Track and maintain accurate records related to accounts, pipeline progress, and customer conversations
• - Stay informed on foam materials, applications, and shifts within the industry

• Required Qualifications:
• - Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or a closely related technical area
• - Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through unclear or evolving customer requirements
• - A real enjoyment of engaging with people, along with strong listening skills and the ability to build trust naturally
• - Ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical people clearly and accurately
• - Well-organized, self-driven, and capable of managing multiple tasks at the same time
• - Comfortable in a manufacturing environment and able to work well across different departments on-site
• - Able to commit to working on-site full time at one of the locations listed above

• Preferred Qualifications:
• - Previous experience in a technical sales, applications engineering, or customer-facing engineering capacity
• - Working knowledge of polyurethane foam, polymer science, or materials chemistry
• - Experience within a small or mid-sized manufacturing company
• - Prior exposure to the medical, aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing sectors

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