Job description

Position: Inside Sales Specialist – Power

Schedule: Hybrid

Position Overview:

We currently have an opening for an Inside Sales Specialist to join the ValvTechnologies’ sales team in Houston. The overall purpose of each position is to provide customer, application, technical and commercial sales support on specialty valve sales pursuits, and orders in a defined industry sector.

Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing technical expertise, sales support, and enquiry response in the development, marketing, and execution of specialty valve project pursuit and sales proposals; engages in technical specification writing and definition
Serves as an integral member of the industry team, working with ValvTechnologies’ external sales team, engineers and project managers in support of end-users, contractors, licensors, engineering companies, and channel partners on a worldwide basis
Assists in specifying and negotiating the technical and commercial conditions of specialty valve contracts
Efficient and effective program and project management of sales orders, working closely with multiple stakeholders, and across geographies/time zones
Stays current on and applies specific codes and standards as they relate to the industry focus

Core Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in an industry-applicable technical discipline (i.e. Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering)
Minimum 5 years of relevant industry or technical inside sales career experience working with specialty valves or similar engineered products
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of process conditions and specialty valve applications in Downstream Oil & Gas/Chemicals, or Power Industry sectors

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent customer-handling skills, technical sales, and peer-leadership capabilities
Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills, written and oral; good technical writing abilities
Earns respect and credibility through strength of technical and commercial acumen and industry knowledge
Ability to successfully work cross-functionally internally and externally on a global basis
Handles a complexity of work demands with good judgment, responsiveness, proactivity, and accuracy
Proficient in the utilization of digital sales tools, Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM), MS Office Suite specifically MS Excel, and solid experience with ERP/MRP systems

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