Sales Engineer - USA Foundry - Indiana Territory (remote-based)

Pyrotek

$70K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Fort Wayne, IN
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of three years in technical or industrial sales, engineering, or customer-facing roles.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% within Indiana; occasional travel beyond territory may be needed.
  • Preferred experience in the aluminum, metals, foundry, or industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and expand relationships with existing foundry customers.
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities within the territory.
  • Execute strategic sales plans to grow revenue and profitability.
  • Negotiate pricing and supply agreements with customers.
  • Consistently achieve or exceed sales and gross profit goals.
  • Assess customer operations to recommend production performance solutions.
  • Deliver product demonstrations and technical training sessions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact customer success and innovate within the aluminum manufacturing industry.
  • Collaborative work environment focused on technical excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Support for professional development and training in consultative sales and technical solutions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location: Remote-Based / Preferred Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Territory: Entire State of Indiana
Travel: Up to 50% (customer visits, training, industry events, and business meetings)

Drive Innovation in the Aluminum Foundry Industry

Are you a technically savvy sales professional who thrives on solving customer challenges and building long-term partnerships? Pyrotek is seeking a Sales Engineer for our USA Foundry Group to lead growth across Indiana by delivering innovative products, equipment, and technical solutions to aluminum foundry customers. This role combines consultative selling, technical expertise, and strategic account management to help customers improve efficiency, quality, and sustainability.

As a trusted advisor, you'll work directly with foundries to identify opportunities, provide technical support, develop customized solutions, and drive profitable growth throughout the territory.

What You'll Do

Grow and Develop the Indiana Territory
  • Manage and expand relationships with existing foundry customers throughout Indiana.
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities within the territory.
  • Execute strategic sales plans to grow revenue and profitability.
  • Negotiate pricing, supply agreements, and commercial terms.
  • Consistently achieve or exceed sales and gross profit objectives.

Be a Technical Problem Solver
  • Assess customer operations and recommend solutions that improve production performance.
  • Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations, and training sessions.
  • Provide timely technical support and collaborate with internal teams to resolve customer issues.
  • Develop customized proposals, quotations, and value-based recommendations.
  • Analyze customer needs and translate them into practical, effective solutions.

Build Trusted Customer Partnerships
  • Conduct regular onsite customer visits across the territory.
  • Develop relationships with plant managers, engineers, operators, purchasing teams, and executive decision-makers.
  • Manage customer communications and maintain detailed account activity within CRM systems.
  • Partner with customer service, operations, and supply chain teams to ensure exceptional customer experiences.


Qualifications

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of technical sales, industrial sales, engineering, or customer-facing experience.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% throughout Indiana and occasionally beyond the territory as needed.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience within the aluminum, metals, foundry, manufacturing, process, or industrial industries.
  • Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and materials engineering principles.
  • Experience selling technical products, equipment, consumables, or engineered solutions.
  • Strong understanding of value-based selling and consultative sales methodologies.

Success in This Role Looks Like

You are:
  • A self-starter who enjoys working independently in a field-based environment.
  • Skilled at building relationships and influencing decision-makers.
  • Comfortable discussing both technical and commercial business challenges.
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and driven to exceed goals.
  • Resilient, competitive, and energized by uncovering new opportunities.
  • An effective communicator who can connect with customers, operators, engineers, and executives alike.

Why Join Pyrotek?

At Pyrotek, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on customer success while working with innovative solutions that support the aluminum manufacturing industry. You'll join a collaborative organization that values technical excellence, customer partnership, safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Territory Details

This is a remote-based sales position supporting customers throughout the entire state of Indiana. Candidates located in or near Indianapolis are strongly preferred due to its central location within the territory. Travel is expected to be approximately 50%, primarily for customer visits and business development activities.

Additional Information

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