Regional Sales Manager

Outside Sales Manager / Account Manager – Gulf Coast

Location: Louisiana / Southeast USA

Travel: Extensive travel across the assigned territory

Industry: Mechanical Seals / Engineered Sealing Solutions

About the role of Outside Sales Manager / Account Manager / Business Development Manager:

I’m working with a leading mechanical seal and sealing solutions manufacturer that is looking to add an Outside Sales Manager / Account Manager / Business Development Manager to its sales team.

This is a territory-focused role for someone who enjoys being out in the field, building relationships, developing distributor and end-user accounts, and creating new business.

You’ll inherit an established territory with existing business and have the opportunity to grow it further across a broad range of industrial markets.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing both distributor and end-user relationships
, working closely with customers to understand their requirements and providing engineered sealing solutions from a well-established product portfolio.

What you do as Outside Sales Manager / Account Manager / Business Development Manager:

• Manage and develop relationships with distributors and end-user accounts.
• Visit customers regularly to understand their applications, challenges and requirements.
• Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts and develop new customers.
• Drive sales growth and achieve territory targets.
• Develop long-term relationships with key decision-makers across industrial markets.
• Present and demonstrate mechanical seal and sealing solutions to customers.
• Provide technical guidance and application support alongside internal engineering teams.
• Work with customer service, engineering, product management and marketing to deliver the right solutions.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and customer feedback.
• Support distributor training and development.
• Take ownership of the territory and proactively identify opportunities for growth.

What we're look for from Outside Sales Manager / Account Manager / Business Development Manager:

We’re looking for a commercially driven sales professional who is comfortable operating independently and building relationships in the field.

Ideally, you will have:

• 3+ years of outside sales experience within an industrial, engineering or technical environment.
• Experience selling through distributors and/or directly to end users
  .
• Strong relationship-building and business development skills.
• Technical aptitude and the ability to understand engineered products and applications.
• Experience with mechanical seals, rotating equipment, fluid handling or related industrial products is highly advantageous.
• A proven track record of growing sales and developing accounts.
• Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• The ability to manage a large geographic territory independently.
• A valid driver's license and willingness to travel extensively.

A technical or engineering degree is advantageous, but equivalent industrial sales experience will also be considered
.

• Uncapped commission opportunity
• Full medical coverage
• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Expense account
• Structured handover and support from the existing team

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to take ownership of a territory rather than simply manage an existing book of business.

The company has an established customer and distributor base, a strong reputation within the mechanical sealing industry and the technical resources to support you.

If you're already selling mechanical seals, rotating equipment, pumps, fluid handling equipment, valves or other industrial products
, this could be a particularly strong fit.