Koch Membrane Systems (KMS) was founded in the early 1960`s by chemical engineering professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to commercialize technology developed in their laboratories. Since its inception, KMS has focused on the enormous worldwide need for purified water in a broad variety of applications. As a result, the company has grown into a world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of membrane-based water purification equipment. In order to meet the needs of this flourishing market, which is currently growing at a rate of 15 to 25 percent per year, KMS has focused intensely on research and development and has achieved major technological breakthroughs in recent years. In fact, we were named the Water Technology Company of the Year for 2010 by the International Desalination Association, the leading global organization dedicated to desalination of salt water. This award was given to KMS for its significant technological contributions to improving the performance of its water purification products. The worldwide market for superior water treatment products is enormous and offers the potential for a company with such products to grow to an extraordinary size.

KMS is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, a suburb north of Boston. We employ approximately 700 people worldwide. The company has two manufacturing locations - one at its headquarters in Wilmington and the other in Aachen, in northern Germany. KMS has worldwide sales and a strong base of loyal customers. Our products are used in the purification of drinking water, removal of salt from brackish water and sea water, and in a diverse range of industrial filtration applications. They are more fully described on our website (www.kochmembrane.com).

Because of our current and projected rapid growth, we are investing heavily in R&D, have upgraded and enlarged our manufacturing facilities, and are significantly expanding our sales organization. We are now seeking additional outstanding professionals in all aspects of our business in order to augment our world-class capabilities so we can handle our enormous growth.
KMS is seeking a degreed sales engineer to promote our highly technical membrane separation products and capital equipment for the food, dairy, beverage, biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets. The preferred candidate will have over seven (7) years of successful experience interacting with End Users and OEMs in these markets.

Candidates should have a solid foundation in sanitary membrane filtration and a good grasp of the engineering applications involved.
Now is the time to join Koch Membrane Systems as we continue our tradition of developing world class innovative products.

Responsibilities

• Increase revenue and profitability for KMS through sales of systems and membranes to existing and new customers in the market
  
• Willing to work closely to learn new applications and techniques from our existing team of engineers and Market Managers
• Promote KMSs technology and application knowledge and development strategy for this market
• Specific deliverables include:
• Developing strategy to continue to increase market share/sales by 20% per year or more
• Working closely with our Inside Sales and Process Group to increase sales to top ten replacement customers in territory
• Increasing sales of replacement membranes membrane systems as well as process solutions for our customers
• Maximizing efficiency of sales calls on end users and OEMs
• raveling within your territory in the United States up to 50 75%, which could include overnight travel
• Ability to get in front of and communicate effectively with the C-level decision makers and to build long-term relationships at all levels of an organization
• Present technical product specifications to end users
• Must possess skills to be a closer with exceptional presentation and customer development skills

• Strong knowledge of separation processes in the food, dairy, beverage, or industrial biotechnology industries.
• 7+ years of Sales, Applications and/or Service experience to Industrial Customers (Food, Dairy, Beverage, or Industrial Biotechnology)
• Knowledge/experience specifically with sanitary membrane filtration (MF, UF, NF, RO) technology and processing
• Developing sales strategies for growth of engineered systems, membrane products, and/or other products in an Industrial environment
• Energetic and dynamic personality with excellent communication and presentation skills
• BS in Food/Dairy Sciences, Chemical Engineering or similar

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.