Regional Sales Engineer
Richards Industrials · Louisville, KY · 6 days ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
New Business Development & Territory Growth
- Possess 3+ years of industrial sales or business development experience.
- Proven success in hunting new business and reactivating accounts.
- Experience in fluid control, industrial equipment, or process systems is preferred.
- Show strong prospecting discipline and time management skills.
- Valid driver’s license required.
Account Reactivation & Expansion
- Reengage inactive or underdeveloped accounts within the territory.
- Cross-sell valves, instrumentation, pumps, and fluid control solutions into existing customers.
- Increase product penetration within multi-site accounts.
- Identify retrofit, upgrade, and aftermarket opportunities.
Sales Execution & Inside Sales Responsibilities
- Prepare technical information and manage customer quotations and pricing.
- Own opportunities from quote through purchase order.
- Place orders directly with manufacturers and vendor partners.
- Carefully coordinate lead times, submittals, and order follow-up.
- Maintain CRM records, pipeline forecasts, and activity tracking.
Qualifications
- Include 3+ years of industrial sales or business development experience.
- Proven success in hunting new business and reactivating accounts.
- Experience in fluid control, industrial equipment, or process systems is preferred.
- Show strong prospecting discipline and time management skills.
- Valid driver’s license required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with valves strongly preferred.
- Instrumentation, Pump, or sanitary process equipment experience a plus.
Why This Role Would Be Exciting for You?
- Colesco is a profitable, thriving company that's investing in growth.
- Coleco gives back to the community through philanthropy and community service.
- The role offers true hunter autonomy and territory ownership.
- You'll have the opportunity to sell complete solutions, not just part numbers.
- We serve a large Midwest installed base with real growth opportunities.
- The performance-driven culture at Coleco provides strong earnings upside.
About the Company
Colesco is a long-established distributor of valves, flow control, instrumentation, and an expanding pump portfolio. We support solutions inside the plant and in gray areas like utility rooms and infrastructure. We partner with leading manufacturers to deliver engineered solutions, supported by strong application knowledge and responsive service. We support some of the largest companies in North America, serving industries from pharma, food & beverage, and chemical to energy, automotive, aerospace, semiconductors, HVAC, hospitals, education, and data centers.