Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer – OEM Accounts

Mill & Laurel Search Partners | Confidential Search

Location: Home office within the territory; Indianapolis, Cincinnati, or eastern Kentucky preferred. Columbus, Ohio may be considered.

Compensation: $95,000–$115,000 base salary + bonus opportunity equal to 15% of base salary

Benefits: Monthly car allowance and full benefits

Travel: Daily customer visits with up to 40% travel

Mill & Laurel Search Partners is partnering with an established global manufacturer of precision bearings and industrial components to hire an OEM Sales Engineer.

This role combines technical problem-solving, relationship management, and new business development. You’ll manage existing OEM accounts, develop new opportunities, and work with customer engineering and purchasing teams to earn product specifications and grow sales.

Applications engineers interested in moving into outside sales are encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain relationships with engineering, purchasing, and other decision-makers at major OEM accounts.
• Identify new business opportunities and secure bearing specifications that position the company as a preferred supplier.
• Provide technical sales support and help customers identify solutions for their applications.
• Drive new and ongoing customer development projects to generate profitable growth.
• Manage large OEM programs and coordinate with internal teams to support customer requirements.
• Forecast orders, manage territory activity, and meet or exceed sales targets.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Three or more years of industrial sales experience serving OEM customers, or relevant applications engineering experience with an interest in transitioning into outside sales.
• Experience managing OEM programs, projects, or technical customer relationships.
• Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently from a home office while maintaining an active customer visit schedule.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Territory & Work Arrangement

• The territory includes all of Indiana and Tennessee, the eastern half of Illinois south of Chicago, and the eastern half of Missouri.
• This is a field sales position based from a home office, with an expectation of daily customer visits.