SunSource

Industrial Sales Account Manager Trainee - Mobile Hydraulic Solution Sales

SunSource  •  Mississauga, CA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

SunSource and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees making up one of North America’s leading value-add industrial distribution companies.  We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair. www.sun-source.com
Looking to use your technical education to provide cutting-edge solutions for customers building Agricultural or Construction machinery?
SunSource is hiring individuals wanting to start a career focused on applying and selling hydraulic and pneumatic solutions that help our customers’ mobile equipment operate more efficiently and intelligently.
In this role you will begin your career in SunSource’s Grow Our Own (GO2) Sales Training Program, based at our Mobile Engineering Center in Savage, MN (suburb of Minneapolis).

During your first year, you will participate in a structured rotational development program within Fluid Power, learning SunSource products and systems used in Heavy Duty Mobile Equipment, including machines for:

  • Construction
  • Agriculture
  • Railway
  • Transportation
  • Forestry

You will receive hands-on exposure to our complete systems solutions while learning SunSource’s sales methodology, including:

  • Prospecting and territory planning
  • Account and relationship management
  • Negotiation fundamentals
  • Customer problem-solving strategies
  • In-depth technical product training on components and systems for the Mobile Equipment Industry
  • Exposure to multiple departments, including: Applications Engineering, Design Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Repair & Operations, Sales and customer service training, Continuous mentorship and support, High visibility to senior leadership, and a clear and defined career growth path.

What to Expect?

  • Following the classroom and rotational training, you will spend 2–3 months in the field working alongside experienced Account Managers, learning how to develop new business and solve real customer challenges.
  • Upon successful completion of the GO2 program, you will be promoted to an Account Manager role, where you will manage your own territory and continue growing your career with SunSource.

What is Expected of You?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Agribusiness, or related field (preferred) OR Associates degree from a Fluid Power–specific program OR 1–2 years of related experience or internship and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Desire to build a career in industrial sales
  • Demonstrated technical aptitude with mechanical and/or electrical principles, much of what we do requires applying mechanical and/or electrical principles on mobile and industrial equipment
  • Clear and concise communication, presentation, and phone skills
  • Professional business etiquette
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with resilience and drive
  • Willingness and ability to relocate at completion of training program is required: Currently positions are planned for Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Toronto.

Sun Source Offers

  • Check us out: www.sun-source.com 
  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, Dental, and 401(k)
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact recruiting@sunsrce.com to request reasonable accommodation. Only requests for accommodations in the application process will be returned.    Sun-Source | Privacy Policy
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About SunSource

At SunSource, we don’t just sell products — we deliver solutions.

We don’t just offer service — we offer partnership.

And we don’t just power machines — we keep North American industry running.

Join forces with us and unlock a breadth and scale of opportunities you won’t find anywhere else.

With over 250 locations and 3,500+ employees, SunSource is the leading value-added industrial distributor and solutions provider for North America’s industrial and high-tech operators. Our customers rely on us for our vast portfolio of mission-critical components, our unrivaled industry expertise and technical capabilities, our expansive network with long-standing partnerships, and our commitment to driving technological innovation.

SunSource and our affiliate brands include Amazon Hose & Rubber, Applied Controls, Callahan Weber Hydraulics, Carotek, Denver Industrial Pumps, D/J Industrial, Electro-Matic, Energy Hydraulics, Ford-Gelatt, Fluid Process Equipment, GHX Industrial, K+S Services, Lubrication Equipment & Supply, Master Pumps & Power, McCarty Equipment, Mission Controls, Paragon Technologies, Perfection Servo, Precision Zone Industrial Electronics, Process Solutions Integration, Price Engineering, P.S.I. Fluid Power, Ryan Herco Flow Solutions, Stuart Hose & Pipe, The Hope Group, United Central, Western Hydrostatics, and Western Integrated Technologies.

Do work you can be proud of, with a team adding true value for our customers, our industry, and our world as a whole. We’re stronger together.

We may be many brands, but at our core we’re one company, one culture and one powerful operating system that keeps North American industry running.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Addison, IL
Year Founded
Unknown
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