About the job:
Regional Sales Manager - Great Lakes - $70K Base, ~$130K OTE Location: Great Lakes region (Remote / field-based) -- you must reside in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Western PA, West Virginia, or Western NY Compensation: $70,000 base + uncapped commissions (average total earnings around $130,000), plus a $9,000 car allowance, paid gas, order bonus, paid medical, and 401(k) Employment: Full-time, permanent (direct hire) A growing pump manufacturer is looking for a true hunter to own channel sales growth across the Great Lakes. If you love driving new business through distributors and out-selling the competition, this territory is yours to build. What You'll Own Develop and execute channel sales strategies to grow revenue across the Great Lakes territory Manage and grow existing distributor and channel-partner relationships Identify coverage gaps and recruit, onboard, and ramp new channel partners Build account plans with annual goals and quotas for each partner Support partners with applications knowledge, pricing, and technical and commercial quotations Log activity and manage your pipeline in HubSpot What You'll Bring 7+ years of outside/field sales in industrial B2B, with a proven hunter track record Experience selling submersible pumps or closely related products (slurry pumps, municipal/industrial pumping applications, or pump controls) Strong channel and distributor management: directing partners toward target accounts, not just taking orders Knowledge of electrical submersible pumps and electrical control panels HubSpot or similar CRM proficiency Residence within the Great Lakes territory and comfort with ~75% travel (2-3 overnights per week)
Nice to Have:
Background at a pump OEM or a major pump distributor Experience with ERP and PowerBI Municipal and industrial pump market experience If you are a road warrior who knows pumps and knows how to make distributors sell, this is a high-upside seat with uncapped earnings.
