Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Saginaw, Michigan

Trillium Staffing is now seeking a Sales Project Manager for direct-hire in Saginaw!

Annual salary is $75-85k. Schedule is 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (average 45–50 hours/week; up to 55 during peak periods).

The Sales Project Manager is primarily responsible for coordinating and developing customer solutions, resulting in a comprehensive project plan that defines equipment scope and project deliverables. Additional responsibilities include positioning projects, assisting in bid strategy development, and supporting the sales process to secure wins. This role oversees proposals at all stages, from budgetary estimates to final design bid documents.

The Sales Project Manager works closely with sales and engineering teams, as well as manufacturers' representatives and customers, to gather the necessary information for the project plan, including accurate pricing, appropriate equipment, and project deliverables for each application and site. Cross-training across production, products, and service ensures the Sales Project Manager has a broad understanding of the business, with opportunities to specialize and grow as the company expands. This position coordinates all required resources to support project design and execution, ensuring total customer satisfaction and profitability. The Sales Project Manager also contributes to a work environment that fosters pride, teamwork, and personal development.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical support to the Sales organization, including manufacturers' representatives, engineering firms, and potential customers, while fostering strong collaborative relationships with all stakeholders involved in proposals or bids.
• Gather and coordinate information from Regional Sales Managers, Sales Representatives, and customers to develop comprehensive project work plans.
• Follow established workflows consistently while contributing ideas for continuous improvement to strengthen processes across business units.
• Manage all aspects of the pre-sale process to ensure project deliverables are completed accurately and within established timelines.
• Document all project information thoroughly throughout the pre-sale process, recognizing that projects may span multiple years and involve various team members.
• Apply company methodology throughout project execution to ensure compliance with established project plans.
• Understand and translate customer needs into appropriate solutions, ensuring accurate data and pricing are communicated to internal teams to deliver complete customer satisfaction.
• Maintain total compliance with established quality assurance procedures.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing customer requirements, commitments from Regional Sales Managers, and internal team support with professionalism and tact.
• Proactively identify and assess potential risks associated with projects.
• Support the strategic Sales plan and marketing strategies, including facilitating calls and meetings with engineering firms and customers during project development.

Requirements:

• Minimum: High school diploma
• Preferred: College degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction, Procurement, or Project Management
• 3 years' experience estimating mechanical equipment
• 3 years' experience reading mechanical and/or architectural blueprints
• 3 years of proven customer service experience
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word

Strongly Preferred:

• Background in manufacturing, construction, engineering, technical sales, relationship management, or project management
• Experience with municipal bidding, wastewater, or stormwater industries
• Experience estimating large projects, customer equipment, or engineering/construction projects

Preferred:

• Construction experience and knowledge of hydraulics and industrial controls
• Small business experience due to multi-tasking requirements

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for the employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium's offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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