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National Sales Manager - Thermal Food Processing Equipment

Illinois, Illinois Permanent USD120,000 - USD150,000 per year Hybrid working View Job Description
This role focuses on leading the full sales cycle for customized industrial thermal-processing equipment used in large-scale protein production, including systems for smoking, cooking, drying, and maturation. The position requires a consultative sales approach: conducting on-site process evaluations, leveraging industry relationships to generate new opportunities and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver tailored equipment solutions.
  • Opportunity to represent a premium, market-leading technology
  • High-impact role with strong growth potential in North America

About Our Client

Headquartered in Germany, this organization is the leading manufacturer of industrial thermal‑processing equipment used primarily in protein production, including products such as meat, fish, and poultry. It designs and produces systems for smoking, cooking, baking, cooling, drying, fermenting, thawing, and maturing, supporting high‑volume food‑processing environments.

Its product range includes batch, semi‑continuous, and continuous processing systems. These systems use controlled temperature, humidity, and airflow to ensure consistent, uniform results during processes like climate‑controlled cold smoking and continuous maturation.

The organization's technologies are installed in over 90 countries, reflecting wide global presence in automated food‑processing solutions. It now operates within a larger international food‑equipment group.

Across its solutions, the company emphasizes efficiency, process reliability, and environmentally conscious operation, including energy‑optimized thermal systems and climate‑managed processing rooms for industrial applications.

Job Description

  • Lead Complex Capital Sales: Own the entire sales cycle for custom thermal processing systems-including smokehouses, batch ovens, and dry-cure technologies.
  • Consultative Problem-Solving: Conduct on-site process evaluations to elevate throughput, yield, and energy efficiency for clients.
  • Expand Market Reach: Utilize your established network of plant managers, owners, and operators to uncover new installations, retrofits, and expansion opportunities.
  • Bridge Technical + Commercial Needs: Collaborate closely with German engineering teams to translate customer requirements into precise, high‑performance equipment solutions.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • 5-10 Years of Specialized Experience: Demonstrated success selling thermal processing equipment for smoking, roasting, and drying applications.
  • Deep Industry Relationships: Strong personal ties across the U.S. meat processing and butchery community.
  • Technical Mastery: A solid understanding of the science behind fermented, dried, and smoked products-from salami and pepperoni to classic smoked sausages.
  • Regulatory Expertise: Working knowledge of USDA/FDA rules, HACCP frameworks, and the compliance realities processors face every day.

What's on Offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options (with employer contributions)
  • Employer‑paid disability insurance and life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid holidays and PTO
  • 401(k) plan
Contact
Jessica Fitch
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6971312

Job summary

Sector
Sales
Sub Sector
New Business Development
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Illinois
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jessica Fitch
Job Reference
JN-032026-6971312
Job Nature
Hybrid working