LUFKIN INDUSTRIES

Sales Rep - Automation

LUFKIN INDUSTRIES  •  Odessa, TX (Onsite)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

The Sales Rep - Automation, located in Odessa, TX, will report directly to the Permian Sales Manager and will be working from the office and home when not at customer sites. The position is responsible for long term profitable growth in the Permian Basin. The successful candidate will also ensure Lufkin’s automation products and services are well positioned to win in the marketplace, considering current and future market conditions. This team member will gain business by building strong relationships through technical knowledge, integrity, customer service and product reliability. They will communicate Lufkin’s value propositions, complete, and shorten sales cycles and deliver the products/services to meet those needs and achieving goals as outlined by the sales plan.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Understanding customers' and market segment needs
  • Understanding industry trends, market dynamics and standards/regulatory developments
  • Understanding competitive landscape and maintain competitive and industry analysis
  • Developing and executing product line strategies
  • Influencing customer product requirements that influence tender specifications
  • Writing proposals in response to customer needs, RFQs and RFPs
  • Informal quotes while communicating our technical knowledge and value proposition
  • Developing new products and service proposals and business cases to enhance our automation portfolio
  • Participating in bidding strategy for key opportunities

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong technical background
  • A self-starter with a strong drive
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Embrace teamwork and team selling
  • Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% to visit customers in remote locations as needed
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Proficiency using Salesforce or other CRM
  • Business, Engineering or Technical degree preferred with10-15 years of industry experience. Production-related experience is an asset
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES

About LUFKIN INDUSTRIES

LUFKIN Industries, headquartered in Missouri City, Texas, is a leading global provider of rod lift optimization solutions, products, technologies, and services to the oil and gas industry. With over 100 years of industry leadership, LUFKIN manufactures a complete line of surface pumping units, sucker rods, downhole sucker rod pumps and automation systems worldwide. We are recognized around the world as the industry standard and the benchmark others strive to attain.

LUFKIN has an extensive global service footprint complemented by its focus on the safety of its employees, customers, and business partners. We believe in long-term partnerships and providing timely and innovative solutions beyond the lifecycle of an asset. Our LUFKIN team delivers intelligent artificial lift solutions and continues to innovate, never resting on our past accomplishments

At LUFKIN, we respect each team member, whose integrity, teamwork and expertise is unmatched and the environment, as its future depends on our stewardship.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Missouri City, Texas
Year Founded
1902
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