Technical Sales Representative

Location: Houston Texas
Reports to: Director of Commercial

A growing construction-materials distributor is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to develop customer relationships and provide technical support throughout the region.

This position works with ready-mix producers precast and concrete-product manufacturers contractors engineers and other industry customers. The representative will help customers improve concrete performance resolve technical challenges and successfully use cement slag fly ash and other supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs).

• Develop new business and expand existing customer relationships.

• Provide technical guidance on cement concrete mix designs and SCM applications.

• Conduct customer visits product presentations testing trial batching and field evaluations.

• Help troubleshoot concrete-production and performance issues.

• Monitor regional market activity customer needs competitors products and pricing.

• Coordinate with Technical Services Operations Customer Service and Marketing.

• Maintain sales activities and opportunities in the companys CRM.

• Represent the company at industry events and customer meetings.

• Five or more years of sales experience in cement concrete construction materials aggregates building products or a related industry.

• Knowledge of concrete production and mix-design principles.

• Demonstrated success building customer relationships and developing business.

• Strong technical communication presentation and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and think regionally.

• Bachelors degree in business concrete industry management construction management engineering materials science or a related field preferred. Equivalent industry experience will be considered.

• Ability to travel regionally including occasional overnight travel.

Experience with slag fly ash SCMs ready-mix precast concrete quality control or concrete testing is highly preferred.

ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I NRMCA Concrete Technologist Level III or a related industry certification is a plus.