Technical Sales Representative Mechanical Surface Characterization for US region (f/m/x)  United States : Chicago, IL || United States : Ashland, VA

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As a Technical Sales Representative and key member of the Central Region sales team, you drive business growth for Anton Paar line of surface characterization instruments including instrumented indentation, scratch testing, and tribology. Your territory will cover all the Midwestern states. Your location is ideally in the Chicago metropolitan area and with good access to an airport, but other major cities in the territory may be possible. 

Responsibilities:

• Generating and developing new accounts and effectively managing existing accounts
• Presenting to small and large audiences including C-suite executives, production managers, and technicians
• Qualifying opportunities and developing proposals, and closing business
• Travel (up to 50-60%, including overnight) for meetings, demonstrations, and installations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a natural sciences or engineering, preferably material science, material surface characterization, mechanical engineering or physics
• Experience in technical sales, analytical instruments sales strongly preferred
• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills
• Willingness to relocate to USA for period longer than 3 years
• Ability to work independently and with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction
• Valid driver's license and passport