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Job description
Industry: Engineered Wholesale building products
Travel Requirements: 30%-50% including local and out of state site visits.
Company: Exclusive recruitment partnership with Construction Sales Talent
Construction Sales Talent has partnered exclusively with a proven industry leader in engineered fall-protection systems to help them secure an Outside Sales Manager for the Columbus Ohio market.
This opportunity is built for a sales professional who thrives on structured selling working with fortune 100 companies that enjoys combining field work with strategic business development.
What You Will Be Doing
This role blends field engagement with disciplined sales habits. You will:
Drive the entire industrial sales cycle from territory planning and outreach to closing
Conduct site walk-throughs, roof access reviews, and basic height-safety assessments to understand client environments
Qualify inbound leads while also developing your own territory activity plan
Collaborate with internal engineering, estimating, and project execution teams to scope the right solution
Present proposals to EHS leaders, plant and facility managers, operations executives, engineers, and corporate safety stakeholders
Maintain accurate CRM activity, pipeline stages, follow-ups, and forecasting
Track KPIs and operate from a structured weekly rhythm and sales cadence
Build trust and credibility by becoming the safety partner that solves real operational challenges
This is an outcome-driven environment. Success comes through consistency, thoughtful follow-ups, being physically present at facilities, and owning your numbers.
What You Bring
This role suits someone who treats territory growth like a craft and a full-contact sport. You bring:
History of exceeding KPIs in B2B technical sales
Comfort selling into industrial, construction, manufacturing, or engineered environments
Confidence reviewing drawings or learning technical product details
A CRM-first mindset for pipeline discipline and accuracy
Curiosity to understand engineered solutions and regulations
Strong estimating background to write purchase orders and quotes on projects
Professional follow-through, strong communication skills, and consultative selling ability
Willingness to conduct onsite assessments including rooftops, ladders, and active facilities
Competitive drive and personal accountability with measurable results
Technically inclined and/or education background in Engineering
Must have a valid Passport to travel to Western Canada once per quarter
This is ideal for someone who enjoys field-based technical selling, not desk-only account management.
Why This Space and Market
Ohio & West Virginia is one of the most diversified industrial regions in the US. Manufacturing resurgence, expanding distribution hubs, life-science campuses, and long-term infrastructure investment create strong ongoing demand for solutions selling.
Safety modernization continues to accelerate nationwide as companies invest in preventing workplace incidents, reducing liability risk, and improving operational standards. Fall protection is one of the strongest and most stable categories in the EHS ecosystem, supported by regulation, engineering, and recurring facility needs.
Who Thrives Here
You will excel if you:
Build pipeline with discipline and consistency
Are a Territory Manager, Outside Sales Rep, Account Manager that brings that hunter and technical sales driven background with 5+ years of B2B Sales.
Are motivated by hitting and exceeding measurable targets
Prefer active selling environments over staying behind a screen
Enjoy learning technical products and applying them to real-world sites
Value follow-through, process, and continuous activity
Take pride in being prepared, persistent, and trusted by industrial buyers
If you are energized by building a high-impact territory in a mission-critical safety category, this is an opportunity to grow with an established market leader.
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Worksite address
columbus, OH, 43224, US
Who can apply
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