Sales Application Engineer (AHU Commercial)

We're on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive. Nortek Air Solutions is a premier HVAC company offering energy-efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through a commitment to quality, customer service, and operational excellence. Established in 1977, we provide the innovation and expertise of the largest group of custom heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) brands in North America, delivering high-quality systems in multiple shapes, sizes, and configurations for new construction and renovation.

About the role

Utilize individual technical, communication, and product skills to prepare sales quotations for custom equipment orders and relay information to customers. Develop product designs, generate sales quotations, and handle customer inquiries while working with team members, sales representatives, and coordinating across various departments.

Responsibilities

• Create proposals and sales drawings.
• Serve as the single source customer contact for all project-related issues and activities, including project management.
• Assist sales staff in assessing potential applications of company products to meet customer needs.
• Manage contractual modifications during the course of a project to ensure project profitability.
• Responsible for creation and accuracy of project buyout component lists.
• Provide technical support and information to the Company’s sales staff and customers.
• Prepare accurate pricing for projects by reviewing specifications and gathering correct documents to provide quotations to customers.
• Gather engineering data as it pertains to specific products.
• Review engineering drawings, analyze design, and retrieve information to complete drawings, layout, or design.
• Learn specific in-house engineering design and selection software programs.
• Interact with Nortek Air Solutions manufacturing software programs for input of job data and monitor equipment in production.
• Create and manage project submittal documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Sales, or relevant field experience.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to interpret sales performance and market trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technically, both internally with various departments and externally with customers.
• Solid organization skills and strong multi-tasking abilities in a timeline-driven environment.
• Independent analysis and judgment skills in using prior experience and knowledge of company policies and procedures to resolve non-standard problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD / 3D applications, and Microsoft Dynamics (DAX) or similar MRP/ERP systems.
• Experience in blueprint and technical document review with the ability to understand and read technical details from prints, drawings, and other documents.

Key Attributes

• Ability to personally live safely and hold themselves and other team members accountable in support of our Safety core value.
• Integrity, transparency, and treating others with respect.
• Accountability to create and execute solutions that deliver desired results in a Performance-Driven Culture.
• Ability to work collaboratively and lead teams in a Teamwork culture.
• Ability to ignite and lead change as a catalyst for improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a “legacy now” culture, striving to do the right thing for the company today while leaving behind a stronger company for future generations.
• Strong leadership skills, including strategic thinking, problem-solving, and creating a motivating team environment.
• A “builder” mindset comfortable in a continuous improvement culture.

Benefits

• Starting at 4 weeks of paid time off for vacation/sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Company-provided health insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options.
• 401(k) match of 50% on your contribution up to 6%.
• Education Reimbursement of $5,250/year for qualifying programs and courses.