Sales Development Program

Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions, a global leader in Industrial Coating Solutions, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment. At Nordson, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence.

We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work. The Sales Development Program (SDP) for Industrial Coating Systems is designed to accelerate the careers of high potential college graduates and prepare them for immediate sales responsibilities within Nordson. Candidates should have a passion for sales and be willing to relocate anywhere within the United States during and upon completion of the 18- month program.

In this program you will start as a cohort with a robust onboarding experience to develop your knowledge of Nordson. If you love making new connections, driving results and building relationships with customers as a subject-matter expert, then the SDP is a fantastic way to kick-start your Sales career!

• Commercial and product training with real-world experiences
• Job shadowing with salespeople and subject matter experts
• Partnering with dedicated leaders and mentors
• Networking with and learning from commercial leaders
• Customer account responsibility and ownership

Week one starts with onboarding in Westlake, Ohio, where you will meet the Executive team and participate in training and team building. You will develop foundational business knowledge before heading to your first rotation. Each candidate will have a mentor throughout the program to assist with questions and provide coaching.

Potential Rotation Locations:

• Wixom, MI

• Understanding order to cash processes
• Understanding funnel management tools (CPQ, Salesforce, etc.)
• Understanding divisional funnel management metrics (funnel size, win rate, lost opportunities, etc.)
• Understanding how forecasts are made, and commitments are met
• Understanding Business Revenue Growth Strategies

• Quality leads through customer contact
• Opportunity tracking from raw leads to opportunity, probability, to winning the order
• Make & present proposals
• Understand Divisional competitive landscape and products portfolio
• Use of data to identify target opportunities for Revenue growth
• Customer Visits – application exposure

• Understanding Customer needs
• Present Nordson & Division overviews to customers
• Present proposals to customers
• Negotiation Skills
• Key Account Management Training
• Actual assignment of set of accounts, territory, including managing opportunities from start to order

• Completed Bachelor’s degree (Business, Sales Concentration, and Marketing)
• Minimum GPA is 3.2
• Strong interest in pursuing a career in sales, business development, and commercial growth.
• Self-motivated, curious, and goal-oriented with the confidence to build new relationships, seek out opportunities, and embrace challenges.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills and a willingness to learn about our Nordson product offerings.
• Internship, co-op, campus leadership, athletics, customer-facing, or sales-related experience is helpful but not required
• Demonstration of our Nordson values
• Geographic flexibility is required, as relocation may be necessary to support rotational assignments, developmental opportunities, and final placement needs.

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