Product Sales Specialist

Product Sales Specialist - Gulf Coast Territory

Clark‑Reliance continues to be the global leader in the level indication, control, sight flow, filtration, and separation industries. Clark‑Reliance manufactures Anderson Separators, HYCOA, and trade transfer valves and duplex lube oil filtration systems, filter elements, and National Filtration Systems engineered fuel gas filtration/separation systems. Equipment from Clark’s Oil Filtration Systems product line is used to clean and dry hydraulic, lubrication, and fuel oils, as well as remove varnish from lube oil used in rotating equipment.

Enervac and trade International ULC manufactures equipment designed to remove water and gases from transformer oil, as well as equipment to handle and filter SF6 gas in transformers.

A Product Sales Specialist (PSS) will be focused on selling our Oil Filtration Systems, Filter Elements, Anderson and Hycoa products and services in the Midwest territory. The PSS will promote and sell products to strategic market segments and develop new customers through direct sales calls and/or third‑party representatives. Product Sales Specialists provide technical and application support to representatives and end‑users, in addition to supporting existing sales channels including direct sales, resellers, and select distributors.

• Candidate must reside in Louisiana (LA).
• The ideal candidate will have experience selling through direct sales channels in Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Pulp and Paper, or similar markets.
• Bachelor’s or Technical degree required, preferably in Engineering, Marketing, or Business (equivalent work experience will be considered).
• Minimum of one year of outside sales experience selling in a Plant, Industrial, or Manufacturing environment.

• Identify and develop new customers and applications.
• Participate in on‑site meetings with prospects and customers.
• Provide market and application information for the defined markets.
• Help produce marketing materials including presentations, bulletins, sales and technical manuals.
• Review and analyze customer requirements through data sheets, blueprints, or other information to develop and prepare a detailed proposal describing equipment needed, price, delivery time, and financial terms.
• Review proposals for compliance with company standards and contract language.
• Provide technical, installation and troubleshooting consultation with customers, sales and other company departments.
• Market / sell products to the Oil and Gas and power generation and product related market segments.
• Identify key prospects, complete needs assessments, generate and qualify leads.
• Develop sales plans to meet or exceed established quotas.
• Maintain CRM per company guidelines.
• Track and communicate sales prospects, competitive threats, revenue/profit expectations to management.
• Participate in promotional events such as conferences, trade shows, speakers’ bureaus and industry relations programs.
• Run business errands.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of employees, suppliers, customers, and peers.
• Comply with policies, procedures, standards and rules of the company.
• Maintain quality assurance policy consistent with ISO standards.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work area.
• Punctual, regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform any other job‑related duties assigned.

• Bachelor’s or Technical degree required in Engineering, Marketing, or Business preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of one year of outside sales experience selling in a Plant, Industrial or Manufacturing environment.
• Must live within 60 minutes of a major commercial airport.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and follow verbal instructions in Standard English required.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, technical environment.
• Growth achieved through creativity, integrity, reasoned and thoughtful judgment, high sense of urgency, and sales tenacity.
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas to a varied audience.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of…