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Sales Representative in St Charles

Date Posted: 29 September 2026

Job Snapshot

Job Description

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Sales Representative with a background in industrial gears, gearboxes, power transmission, or related industrial equipment.

This is a relationship-driven, technical sales position where you will work directly with industrial customers to understand their applications, identify opportunities, and connect them with the appropriate engineering and manufacturing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with industrial customers and accounts
  • Identify new business opportunities within an assigned territory
  • Sell industrial gears, gearboxes, reducers, and related power transmission solutions
  • Understand customer applications and determine appropriate solutions
  • Work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to develop custom solutions
  • Prepare proposals, quotes, and presentations for customers
  • Conduct customer visits, sales calls, and presentations
  • Manage the sales process from initial contact through project completion
  • Grow existing accounts while developing new customer relationships
  • Stay informed on customer needs, industry trends, and competitive activity
  • Maintain accurate customer and sales information in CRM systems

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of industrial or technical sales experience preferred
  • Experience selling gears, gearboxes, reducers, or power transmission equipment strongly preferred
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to understand industrial applications
  • Comfortable communicating with engineers and technical customers
  • Strong relationship-building and business development skills
  • Ability to manage a sales territory independently
  • Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Willingness to travel throughout the assigned territory

If you have experience selling industrial gears, gearboxes, power transmission equipment, or similar engineered products, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to learn more about the opportunity.

Resumes can be confidently sent to Shakiera Gronenthal at shakiera.gronenthal@gogpac.com or

Direct Line (605) 518-2173

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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