Dixon is looking for a Sales Engineer to join our team! The Sales Engineer role is based in Pewaukee, WI. You must have the ability to combine technical knowledge with sales skills to provide advice, support and sell a wide range of valves, pumps and Sanitary components to prospective and established customers. You will have the opportunity to regularly visit distributors, OEM’s and end users and plan activities weekly or monthly based on need. Will also be responsible for promoting target products to engineering firms and end users. You'll need to be willing to be on the road 25-35% of the time. Will also provide inside support on technical questions, quotes and spec sheets. This person will assist in the Engineered Products Department such as putting together procedures and trainings as well as customer literature. This person will have responsibility to provide additional technical support requiring ability to create and deliver technical training and review of customer specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Support Sanitary Sales and Dixon Sales personnel with technical information
• Work directly with Engineering Firms and End Users to get Engineered Products specified
• Lead Technical Trainings
• Travel with Sanitary Sales Product Specialists to teach nuances of Engineered Products to help close the deal
• Visiting distributors, engineering firms and end users
• Planning sales activities on a daily, weekly, monthly basis
• Promoting and pitching target products to end users
• Trouble shoot and problem solve in the field

Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to listen to and interpret customer needs and provide sales solutions
• Ability to establish and build relationships with customers
• Excellent time management skills
• Self-starter, highly motivated
• Knowledge and understanding of processes and systems
• Strong computer skills

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)

Experience

• 3 - 5 years: Industrial or technical outside sales

Education

• Bachelors or better in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause

Motivations

• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization