Outside Sales Representative (47923)

💰  Competitive Base Salary + Commission    |  📍  Asheboro, NC    |  Full-Time

🏢  Piedmont Electric Motor, an MCE Company

At Piedmont Electric Motor, our Outside Sales Representatives sell more than products they sell solutions. With over 50 years of industrial services experience, Piedmont is the go-to partner for North Carolina manufacturers who need electric motor repair, overhead crane and hoist installation, custom fabrication and welding, machining, and material handling solutions all from one shop. As our OSR, you'll own a territory, develop new accounts, deepen existing customer relationships, and work alongside our engineering and technical teams to deliver the kind of customized, full-service solutions that keep customers coming back.

If you're a results-driven, mechanically savvy sales professional with a passion for industrial customers and a talent for building lasting partnerships this territory is ready for you.

Competitive base salary plus commission structured to reward territory growth and performance. We take care of our team with a full benefits package:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

Grow Your Territory

• Achieve sales targets by retaining existing customers and actively developing new business across industrial applications throughout your territory.
• Research local markets to identify emerging opportunities, new target accounts, and competitor activity staying ahead of the curve.
• Build genuine rapport with customers, developing a deep understanding of their operations and core business profit drivers.

Sell Solutions

• Provide strategic recommendations, customized pricing, and tailored solutions across Piedmont's full service offering electric motors, crane & hoist, custom fabrication, machining, and material handling.
• Prepare and deliver compelling quotes and proposals; negotiate terms and close transactions on both standard service and complex project work.
• Initiate and manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and presentations to follow-up and close.
• Work with OEMs, engineers, and technical staff to clarify customer requirements and develop specs for custom applications.

Own Customer Success

• Oversee delivery, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of systems making sure the job is done right and the customer is satisfied.
• Maintain strong, long-term customer relationships that generate repeat business and referrals.
• Record all account, contract, and sales activity in CRM daily keeping your pipeline accurate and actionable.

Must Have:

• 3–5 years of outside sales experience proven track record of hitting targets and growing a territory.
• Proven mechanical aptitude you understand industrial equipment and can have a credible technical conversation with engineers, plant managers, and maintenance teams.
• Working knowledge of assembly, fabrication, power units, lubrication systems, and/or electrical controls.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills comfortable selling to everyone from a plant floor supervisor to a VP of Operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and Excel; comfortable with CRM platforms (Microsoft Dynamics or similar).
• Valid driver's license; ability to travel regularly throughout the territory.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Nice to Have:

• Background in industrial sales motors, cranes, fabrication, machining, or material handling.
• Ability to read building blueprints, mechanical drawings, and electrical diagrams.
• Established customer relationships in North Carolina manufacturing or industrial markets.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Asheboro, NC, Piedmont Electric Motor is a full-service industrial services provider with over 50 years of experience offering electric motor repair and winding, overhead bridge crane and hoist design and installation, custom fabrication and welding, machining, material handling and ergonomics solutions, and on-site maintenance services. From our 26,000+ sq. ft. facility, we serve industrial and commercial customers across North Carolina as a true one-stop shop for complex manufacturing and facility challenges.

Piedmont joined Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) in 2024, giving our team the resources and reach of a top-50 national industrial distributor while keeping the craftsmanship and customer-first culture that have built our reputation for more than five decades. It's a great time to join — we're growing, and the sales team is central to that growth.

Piedmont Electric Motor and MCE are proud Equal Opportunity Employers. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

If you're a driven, technically savvy sales professional who wants to sell real solutions for a company that's been trusted by North Carolina industry for over 50 years, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today! It only takes a few minutes.

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Recruiters and agencies are directed not to contact MCE employees directly regarding this or any of our other open positions.