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Get Access To All JobsAt Endress+Hauser, progress happens by working together. As the global leader in measurement instrumentation, our ~17,000 employees shape the future in the field of process automation. Whether developing and realizing new technology as a team, collaborating to build instrumentation, or strengthening vital relationships with countless global industries, we work to create trusted relationships that help everyone thrive. As a family-owned company, we look beyond short-term moves and work to create a vision that is forward-thinking for our people, our clients, and the world at large.
The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.
Together, Endress+Hauser and The Kendall Group work as trusted partners—combining global innovation and instrumentation expertise with strong local presence and service to deliver reliable automation solutions to customers across a wide range of industries.
What is the role about?
Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Outside Sales Technical Specialist is a key member of the Forberg Smith outside sales team. In the Outside Sales Technical Specialist position, the individual will be responsible for supporting and growing current customers, strategizing and implementing revenue generating sales activities, and developing an ownership mindset for your assigned territory. Sales functions include territory management, customer interaction, prospecting for new customers, contract/pricing negotiation, product presentations, inventory management, uncovering needs, and closing sales. The Outside Sales Technical Specialist will be placed in an established account base and will be required to achieve sales and margin objectives.
Which tasks will you perform?
- Manage, grow, strategize, and support the assigned territory
- Work alongside an established team covering multiple states in the Midwest market
- Generate profitable orders and meet or exceed annual sales targets
- Actively seek out new clients to expand the assigned territory
- Maintain strong and trusted relationships with manufacturers and customers
- Regularly analyze your field activities, determine the improvements required, act on them, ultimately bringing a high level of productivity and efficiency
- Monitor and review all quotations, professionally follow-up, and maximize sales
- Develop a full understanding of your client base, territory, competition, and market
- Communicate clearly and efficiently, negotiate effectively, manage sales planning skills
- Identify all sales opportunities and work earnestly to convert them to orders
- Perform other duties as assigned
What do we expect from you?
You will have:
- Bachelor’s degree, technical degree, or equivalent combination of skills and experience
- Minimum 1-year experience in outside sales
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.) and the ability to learn new software; business acumen, including problem solving skills, critical thinking, and analytical abilities
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
- The employee must be able to stand, walk, climb, and operate a vehicle
- Must be able to travel; customer visitation and offsite work activities
- Required to possess and maintain a valid driver's license
You may have:
- Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced, continuously evolving environment
- Strong interpersonal communications, analytical and problem solving, organizational and written/verbal communication skills; strong influencing skills
- Minimum 2 years sales experience
- Experience with process control instruments (level, flow, pressure, temperature, system components, valves, analysis, and filtration) and core markets including power generation, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, biotech, food & beverage, semiconductor, water treatment, renewable fuels, automotive, aerospace, steel, general manufacturing, R&D, OEM, EPC, and industrial contractors.
What can you expect from the Kendall Group
- Base salary + Incentive-pay plan
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision
Endress+Hauser is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification including protected veteran and disability status.
The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
At Endress+Hauser, progress happens by working together. As the global leader in measurement instrumentation, our ~17,000 employees shape the future in the field of process automation. Whether developing and realizing new technology as a team, collaborating to build instrumentation, or strengthening vital relationships with countless global industries, we work to create trusted relationships that help everyone thrive. As a family-owned company, we look beyond short-term moves and work to create a vision that is forward-thinking for our people, our clients, and the world at large.
The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.
Together, Endress+Hauser and The Kendall Group work as trusted partners—combining global innovation and instrumentation expertise with strong local presence and service to deliver reliable automation solutions to customers across a wide range of industries.
What is the role about?
Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Outside Sales Technical Specialist is a key member of the Forberg Smith outside sales team. In the Outside Sales Technical Specialist position, the individual will be responsible for supporting and growing current customers, strategizing and implementing revenue generating sales activities, and developing an ownership mindset for your assigned territory. Sales functions include territory management, customer interaction, prospecting for new customers, contract/pricing negotiation, product presentations, inventory management, uncovering needs, and closing sales. The Outside Sales Technical Specialist will be placed in an established account base and will be required to achieve sales and margin objectives.
Which tasks will you perform?
- Manage, grow, strategize, and support the assigned territory
- Work alongside an established team covering multiple states in the Midwest market
- Generate profitable orders and meet or exceed annual sales targets
- Actively seek out new clients to expand the assigned territory
- Maintain strong and trusted relationships with manufacturers and customers
- Regularly analyze your field activities, determine the improvements required, act on them, ultimately bringing a high level of productivity and efficiency
- Monitor and review all quotations, professionally follow-up, and maximize sales
- Develop a full understanding of your client base, territory, competition, and market
- Communicate clearly and efficiently, negotiate effectively, manage sales planning skills
- Identify all sales opportunities and work earnestly to convert them to orders
- Perform other duties as assigned
What do we expect from you?
You will have:
- Bachelor’s degree, technical degree, or equivalent combination of skills and experience
- Minimum 1-year experience in outside sales
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.) and the ability to learn new software; business acumen, including problem solving skills, critical thinking, and analytical abilities
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
- The employee must be able to stand, walk, climb, and operate a vehicle
- Must be able to travel; customer visitation and offsite work activities
- Required to possess and maintain a valid driver's license
You may have:
- Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced, continuously evolving environment
- Strong interpersonal communications, analytical and problem solving, organizational and written/verbal communication skills; strong influencing skills
- Minimum 2 years sales experience
- Experience with process control instruments (level, flow, pressure, temperature, system components, valves, analysis, and filtration) and core markets including power generation, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, biotech, food & beverage, semiconductor, water treatment, renewable fuels, automotive, aerospace, steel, general manufacturing, R&D, OEM, EPC, and industrial contractors.
What can you expect from the Kendall Group
- Base salary + Incentive-pay plan
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision
Endress+Hauser is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification including protected veteran and disability status.
The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Outside Sales Specialist
Document your sales performance with hard numbers
PERM requires your employer to prove you meet the job's minimum requirements. Compile quota attainment records, territory revenue figures, and client acquisition data now so your employer can build a defensible job description around your actual credentials.
Distinguish EB-2 from EB-3 before you apply
EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in a related field. If your sales background is territory-based without a graduate degree, EB-3 skilled worker is likely your category, which affects both priority date and filing strategy.
Find green-card-sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Targeting employers who have sponsored green cards before dramatically improves your odds. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified employment-based sponsorship history, searchable by role and location, so you're not cold-applying to companies with no PERM track record.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location under PERM. Run your job title and ZIP code through the OFLC Wage Search before salary talks so you understand the floor and can negotiate above it without jeopardizing the filing.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment timeline upfront
PERM requires employers to run a full recruitment test before filing, which typically spans several months. Ask during interviews whether the company has completed or is willing to begin that process, so you're not waiting a year before the petition even reaches DOL.
Protect your priority date if you switch employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, you can carry that priority date to a new employer's I-140. AC21 portability also lets you change jobs after your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupation as your sponsored position.
Green Card Outside Sales Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
What green card categories cover Outside Sales Specialist roles?
Most Outside Sales Specialist positions qualify under EB-3 as professional or skilled worker roles, requiring a bachelor's degree or at least two years of relevant experience. Candidates with a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive sales experience may qualify under EB-2. Your employer's PERM job description must accurately reflect the minimum requirements for the specific role.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 per year with an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no lottery, though per-country annual limits mean nationals of high-demand countries like India and China can face significant priority-date backlogs. PERM labor certification, not an LCA, is the filing that initiates the employment-based green card process.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor a green card for a sales role?
Start with employers who have a documented history of employment-based sponsorship. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by job title and location, so you can target companies already familiar with the PERM process rather than spending months educating reluctant HR teams about the requirements.
What does the PERM process look like for an Outside Sales Specialist position?
Your employer files a prevailing wage determination request with DOL, then conducts a mandatory recruitment test, including job postings and good-faith efforts to hire a qualified U.S. worker. If no qualified U.S. candidate is found, the employer submits the PERM application to DOL. After PERM certification, the employer files an I-140 petition with USCIS, and you file or await an I-485 or consular processing depending on your priority date.
Can I change employers after my green card sponsorship is underway?
Once your I-140 is approved, you can transfer that priority date to a new employer's I-140 petition. If your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to change to a same or similar occupation without losing your place in the queue. Outside sales roles are typically classified under a broad occupational category, which can make same-or-similar determinations more flexible.