
Cogent is a growing, Midwest-based company providing creative and innovative fluid processing solutions to Industrial, Municipal, Commercial Building Trades, and Oil & Gas markets. Our employee-owners work together to build healthy, prosperous communities through creatively engineered solutions for our customers. Our people make the difference, our shared values define us as a team, and our vision drives us forward.
Central States Group, A Cogent Company, is seeking an experienced Industrial Outside Sales Representative to manage and grow accounts in a defined territory in Iowa. This role focuses on selling centrifugal pumps, mixers, mechanical seals, and rotating equipment to customers in industries such as Oil & Gas, Mining, Food & Beverage, Water/Wastewater, and other industrial process sectors.
If you have experience in industrial sales, technical sales, or process equipment sales, we want to talk to you. Your industry experience is more important than a degree.
Join an industry leader in industrial pump sales and rotating equipment solutions.

Cogent consists of 12 best-in-class partner companies in the fluid pumping and water processing/treatment business.
Our people make the difference. Our shared values define us as a team and brings our vision to life. Cogent companies are committed to providing compelling, pertinent and logical solutions while serving the local Industrial, Municipal, Commercial Building Trades, Oil & Gas markets.
Automatic Engineering, BRI, Central States Group, Edelmann, Fluid Equipment, iME Solutions, Industrial Measurement & Control, Lee Mathews, Vanco, Vandevanter Engineering, Velocity Pump Rental and Water Technology Group make up our best-in-class partner companies.