About this role
Outside Sales Representative — Fluid Power
Competitive Base Salary + Commission | Plymouth, MN | Full-Time
Quest Engineering, an MCE Company
As an Outside Sales Representative at Quest Engineering, you will manage and grow a territory of industrial and mobile customers across the Plymouth, MN area, selling a broad range of fluid power products including hydraulic hose, fittings, tubing, couplings, and Parker-authorized components. You will build lasting relationships, develop new business, and serve as a trusted technical resource for customers who rely on you to keep their equipment running.
If you are self-driven, technically grounded, and energized by getting in front of customers and solving real problems, this is your role.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive base salary plus commission, structured to reward territory growth and customer retention. 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.
What You'll Do
Grow Your Territory
- Establish and grow relationships with existing and prospective customers across your territory.
- Identify new business opportunities and follow up on leads to expand revenue.
- Monitor market trends to identify emerging opportunities and stay ahead of competition.
- Research local markets to identify sales opportunities and competitors.
Sell & Support Customers
- Sell fluid power products including hydraulic hose, fittings, tubing, couplings, and related components.
- Provide strategic product recommendations, pricing, and customized solutions to meet individual customer needs.
- Prepare and present quotations and proposals to prospective and existing customers.
- Deliver presentations highlighting the features and benefits of recommended products and solutions.
- Work with OEMs, engineering, and technical staff to clarify customer needs and develop specifications.
- Build an understanding of customers' core business and profit drivers to position solutions effectively.
Close Business & Manage Accounts
- Negotiate terms and close transactions.
- Achieve sales goals by retaining existing customers and developing new business.
- Record account, contract, and sales activities in the CRM on a daily basis.
- Oversee delivery, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of systems as needed.
- Provide progress reporting as assigned.
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
Must Have:
- 3 to 5 years of sales experience, preferably in fluid power, industrial distribution, or a related technical field.
- Working knowledge of hydraulic hose, fittings, tubing, couplings, or related fluid power products.
- Proven mechanical aptitude with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills with strength in customer presentations.
- Ability to work independently, manage a territory, and collaborate within a team.
- Working knowledge of Excel and Office 365; CRM experience a plus.
- Valid driver's license required.
- High school diploma or GED required.
Nice to Have:
- Background in Parker products or other fluid power brands.
- Experience reading mechanical drawings, blueprints, or electrical diagrams.
- Working knowledge of assembly, fabrication, power units, lubrication systems, or electrical controls.
- Associate degree in business, sales, marketing, or a related field.
About Quest Engineering
Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Plymouth, MN, Quest Engineering is a Parker-authorized fluid power distributor serving customers across the Midwest with hose, fittings, and fluid power solutions. With locations in Plymouth, Sioux Falls, Mandan, and Cedar Rapids, Quest Engineering's team brings decades of hands-on technical expertise to the industries and customers they serve.
Quest Engineering joined Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) in 2022, connecting the team with the resources and reach of a top-50 national industrial distributor while maintaining the technical focus and customer relationships that have defined Quest for over 50 years.
Quest Engineering and MCE are proud Equal Opportunity Employers. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Ready to put your fluid power expertise to work building a territory with one of the Midwest's most established distributors?
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