MOTUL

Lead Territory Sales Manager

MOTUL  •  $90k - $110k/yr  •  California (Hybrid)  •  10 days ago
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General information


Reference


2026-1045


Job title

Lead Territory Sales Manager - SoCal


Contract type

Permanent Contract


Job description

Location: LA / Orange / San Diego Counties
Compensation : $90,000-$110,000 per year + performance-based bonus

Chem Arrow Corporation delivers innovative solutions to complex metalworking challenges through a comprehensive range of metalworking fluids, lubricants, industrial cleaners, and specialty chemical products. With manufacturing capabilities across three continents, we combine advanced technology, local supply, and personalized service to support our global customers.

Now part of Motul, a globally recognized leader in high-performance lubricants, we are entering an exciting new phase of growth. Together, we empower our teams to make an impact, drive innovation, and deliver excellence to customers worldwide. We value passion, precision, and performance—and we’re looking for people who share that mindset.

We are looking for a Lead Territory Sales Manager to lead and grow a high-potential territory across Southern California. This role is designed for a hands-on, technically strong sales professional with metalworking experience who is ready to take the next step toward leadership. This is a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with strategic sales execution, protecting and growing your territory while developing strong, long-term relationships with key accounts in CNC machining, aerospace manufacturing, and metal forming operations.

The ideal candidate will be both strategic and hands-on, capable of managing sales activity while supporting technical initiatives in the field.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop and execute territory growth strategies, focusing on existing accounts to maximize value.
  • Analyze market potential and assess the value of current and prospective customers to drive territory growth.
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor on metalworking fluids and forming lubricants to distributors and customers.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with end-users, ensuring excellent service and solution delivery.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (R&D, marketing, technical support) to drive customer success.
  • Provide updates on customer activity, pricing, competitive landscape, and product performance.
  • Maintain accurate records in CRM, including daily activity logs and sales pipeline tracking.
  • This role is designed with a clear path to team management.
  • Mentor service engineers, and develop the skills needed to manage a team.

Physical Requirements:

Standing: Constantly
Walking: Constantly
Sitting: Frequently
Climbing: Occasionally
Bending/Kneeling: Frequently
Lifting/Carrying (up to 40 lbs): Frequently


Profile

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of outside B2B industrial sales experience, ideally in metalworking fluids
  • Experience in related fields such as cutting tools, abrasives, industrial distribution, or manufacturing consumables is a strong plus
  • Willingness to travel approximately 20–30% of the time within the territory and for customer, distributor, and company engagements.
  • Leadership potential
  • Proven success selling into CNC machine shops, aerospace manufacturers, and metal forming operations
  • Demonstrated ability to grow existing accounts while maintaining high-margin relationships
  • Self-motivated, field-oriented, and comfortable managing complex accounts
  • Skilled at analyzing data to inform sales strategies and make impactful decisions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Education & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field

· Additional academic background in Business, Sales, or Marketing is preferred

· Technical certifications in metalworking fluids, machining, or manufacturing processes are a strong plus

Why Join Chem Arrow

  • Opportunity to work with a high-performance, technically driven product line
  • Backing of a global brand through Motul, with continued investment in growth
  • Ability to make a direct impact on customer operations and business outcomes
  • Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with strong support from leadership

Position location


Job location

America, USA, California


Location


Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties


Office Location

Cypress, Los Angeles - California - USA


Teleworking (Homeoffice)

Hybrid (Partial)

Candidate criteria


Minimum level of education required

3- Bachelor


Minimum level of experience required

6-10 years

Requester


Position start date

27/04/2026

MOTUL

About MOTUL

A global company with a distinctively French identity, Motul remains true to its roots while looking towards the future.

1966 was the hallmark year in Motul’s pursuit of invention with the Century 2100 creation, the inaugural semi synthetic oil, hailed by the whole automotive sphere as the industry’s next catalyst to high performance. Inspired by Motul’s 300 victories in competition and enabled by this semi synthetic technology predecessor, the 300V was then born in 1971, becoming the very first fully synthetic oil on the worldwide market. Using today’s technology, 300V is considered as the reference in motorsports.

A few years later, in parallel to its automotive business, Motul Tech developed high performance metalworking fluids and lubrication products to address the highly demanding needs from the growing worldwide industrial business.

Today, Motul continues to power forward its automotive and industrial competences. The company’s expertise is thus present throughout the most important stages of creation of an engine: from the very first moment when a complex component is casted in a casting machine,to the moment it is drilled and processed in a sophisticated computer controlled machine tool, MotulTech’ addresses specific industrial constraints with high proficiency and innovative solutions. In the automotive industry that specific complex component is assembled into a state-of-the-art engine and subsequently installed into its final home in a vehicle. Engines are then filled with the best of Motul, inspired by the 300V essence tested in the most demanding laboratories that exist - race tracks.

From its headquarters just outside of Paris, and outposts in all corners of the globe, Motul employs the same ideology everywhere: passion for ingenuity. This passion, which unites lovers of engineering to their machinery is the same passion that unites Motul’s People. Continously crafting new solutions, ingenuity is at the heart of Motul’s culture.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Aubervilliers, FR
Year Founded
1853
Website
motul.com
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