Sales Application Engineer (Illinois & Eastern Wisconsin)

Qualifications

• Proven technical sales experience in precision cutting tools, metalworking, or machining solutions.
• 5+ years of experience in cutting tools, CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, or related technical applications.
• Strong knowledge of metal cutting processes, including milling, turning, hole-making, and hole-finishing.
• Understanding of cutting-tool geometry, tool materials, workpiece metallurgy, and machining parameters.
• Working knowledge of CNC programming and G-code; hands-on machine operation is not required.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, and surface finish specifications.
• Experience with cutting-tool applications, troubleshooting, process optimization, and technical value selling.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage a sales territory and travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow the assigned sales territory by building customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
• Promote and sell precision cutting tools and custom-engineered tooling solutions to manufacturing customers.
• Provide technical application support for milling, turning, hole-making, and hole-finishing operations.
• Evaluate machining processes and recommend cutting tools, tool geometries, cutting parameters, and application solutions.
• Conduct and document cutting-tool trials to improve tool life, cycle time, part quality, and productivity.
• Troubleshoot tooling performance issues and identify opportunities to reduce cost per part and total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Collaborate with internal engineering and manufacturing teams to develop custom tooling solutions.
• Develop distributor relationships and provide technical product support and training.
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and cost justification analyses to support sales opportunities.

Benefits

• Join a globally established manufacturer of precision cutting tools and engineered tooling solutions.
• Opportunity to develop a growing Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin territory with significant business potential.
• Competitive base salary plus performance-based, uncapped commission.
• Medical insurance with 90% of premiums covered by the company (subject to confirmation).
• Day-one benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and 401(k) eligibility.
• Work with leading automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing customers.
• Receive comprehensive onboarding, technical product training, and opportunities for training in Germany.
• Be part of a growing North American sales organization focused on innovation and long-term customer relationships.