Technical Sales Specialist

Puffer-Sweiven

$70K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associates degree in a technical discipline required; Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred.
  • 5 years experience in the oil and gas production/mid-stream processing and transportation industry.
  • Direct knowledge of flow computers, instrumentation, and control valves as applied in the oil and gas sector.
  • Experience with DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems, including architecture and controls configuration.
  • Familiarity with sizing, specification, and selection of measurement instruments and final control devices.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain professional relationships with customers to influence technology and product selection.
  • Consult with sales and customers to assess automation and control needs, recommending appropriate products and services.
  • Review and assess technical specifications to propose relevant products and service deliverables.
  • Collaborate with operations and service teams to define project strategies and technical elements of solutions implementation.
  • Stay informed on industry trends, technical advancements, and competitive landscape to maintain a high degree of industry knowledge.
  • Develop and lead internal training sessions for teams and customers on product application and industry-specific requirements.
  • Conduct product demonstrations and presentations to communicate solutions effectively.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a specialized field.
  • Access to training and development resources to enhance technical skills.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of industry experts.
  • Involvement in consultative sales processes that shape product offerings.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies in automation and controls.
Full Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Working through Account Sales, establishes and maintains professional business relationships with customers and influence the selection of technology, products and services.
  • Works with sales and customers in a consultative capacity to assess customer needs for automation and controls (Remote Terminal Units - RTU's and Flow Computers) in order to outline a recommended course of action that utilizes the products and services represented by Company.
  • Reviews and assesses customer technical specifications, written and verbal, for the purpose of developing and proposing Company products and service deliverables.
  • Works with the operations and service teams to develop proposals, define a scope of deliverables, define a project strategy and advise on technical elements of solutions implementation.
  • Maintains a high degree of industry knowledge and awareness, including; trends, technology advancement, significant accomplishments by others in the business, state of the competition, significant events related to our business and the customers' businesses.
  • Maintains a high degree of product and application knowledge.
  • Develops and participates in presentations and product demonstrations to Company personnel and customers.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of the Account Plans.
  • Supports efforts to educate customers Company personnel on the industry specific requirements associated represented products and services through solution demos in both new and legacy products.
  • Develops and conducts internal trainings for the ETS team and other Puffer Sales Teams.
  • Responsible for conducting product training sessions for new and existing customers.
  • Test and evaluate new firmware and complementary products.
  • Assist customers with migrating existing products to next generation products, which includes understanding use cases and new product capabilities.
  • Support Panel shop needs for programming of hardware and software solutions to support customer RTU Panel projects
  • Support occasional on-site commissioning and startup requests

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Knowledge
  • Associates degree in a technical discipline required, Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is preferred.

Experience/Skills
  • 5 years in the oil and gas production and/or mid-stream processing & transportation industry.
  • Direct experience applying flow computers, instrumentation and control valves to the drilling, production, processing and transportation operations in the oil and gas market.
  • Experience with DCS / PLC / SCADA system definition, architecture development and controls configuration.
  • Knowledge with sizing, specification and selection of measurement instrumentation and final control devices.

COMPETENCIES
  • Excellent verbal and written communications.
  • Proficient in the use of common office software applications, including MSOffice products.
  • Ability to work in Team environment.
  • Ability to plan, prioritize and organize individual work tasks.

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