Regional Sales Engineer
Cincinnati, OH - USA
Job Summary
Regional Sales Engineer
Location: Cincinnati Ohio
Reports to: General Manager
The Position:
Colesco is seeking a hunter minded Sales engineer to aggressively grow our sales in Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Missouri. This is a hands on full cycle sales role focused on new account acquisition reactivation of dormant accounts and expansion of existing customers through cross selling.
This role is designed for a self directed technical sales professional who thrives on prospecting competitive conversions and owning deals from initial contact through purchase order.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
New Business Development & Territory Growth
Prospect and develop new accounts across the Midwest territory
Conduct cold calling on site prospecting and structured territory planning
Identify competitive valve instrumentation and pump replacement opportunities
Call on end users OEMs contractors system integrators and EPC firms.
Account Reactivation & Expansion
Re engage inactive or underdeveloped accounts within the territory
Cross sell valves instrumentation pumps and fluid control solutions into existing customers
Increase product penetration within multi site accounts
Identify retrofit upgrade and aftermarket opportunities
Sales Execution & Inside Sales Responsibilities
Prepare technical information and manage customer quotations and pricing
Own opportunities from quote through purchase order
Place orders directly with manufacturers and vendor partners
Coordinate lead times submittals and order follow up
Maintain CRM records pipeline forecasts and activity tracking
Role Structure:
Approximately 50% outside sales (field work plant visits prospecting)
Approximately 50% inside sales execution (applications quoting order processing)
Expected travel: 2 to 3 days per week within the Midwest
Qualifications Include:
3 years of industrial sales or business development experience
Proven success hunting new business and reactivating accounts
Experience in fluid control industrial equipment or process systems is preferred
Strong prospecting discipline and time management
Valid drivers license
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with valves strongly preferred
Instrumentation Pump or sanitary process equipment experience a plus
Background in industrial markets
CRM experience
Why would this role be exciting for me
- Colesco is a profitable thriving company thats investing in growth. Career development is important for us.
- This is an opportunity to join a talented hard working team thats pushing itself to be the best it can be.
- We give back to the community through philanthropy and community service.
- True hunter role with autonomy and territory ownership
- Ability to sell complete solutions not just part numbers
- Large Midwest installed base with real growth opportunity
- Performance driven culture with strong earnings upside
Company Profile:
Founded in 1962 Colesco is a long established distributor of valves flow control instrumentation and an expanding pump portfolio. We support solutions inside the plant and in gray area like utility rooms and infrastructure. We partner with leading manufacturers to deliver engineered solutions supported by strong application knowledge and responsive service. We support some of the largest companies in North America serving industries from pharma food & beverage and chemical to energy automotive aerospace semiconductors HVAC hospitals education and data centers.
Richards Industrials/Colesco firmly supports the principle and philosophy of equal opportunity for all individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
IC