North American Sales Manager – Transformer Industry
Dynamic sales leader combining technical insight and strategic vision to grow the transformer business across North America.
Are you a technically skilled and commercially minded professional ready to take the lead in a growing international organization?
We’re looking for a Sales Manager for North America to drive our business within the Transformer industry, with a primary focus on Power Transformers and secondary also Distribution transformers.
About the Role
You will be responsible for developing our sales across North America, building strong relationships with existing and new customers in the transformer sector.
With a solid foundation of references, a strong product portfolio, and deep industry knowledge behind you, your mission is to grow our presence and take it to the next level.
Our North American operations are based in Lombard (Chicago), Illinois, where we also have our warehouse and distribution centre supporting customers across the region.
The position can be based locally in the Chicago area or structured as a hybrid role
depending on the candidate’s location and experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sales strategies for the transformer market in North America
- Manage and expand relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities
- Collaborate closely with our technical and management teams in Europe and the U.S.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong technical background — preferably within electrical components, connectors, or tooling for transformer manufacturing
- Solid commercial and negotiation skills
- Experience from the power transformer industry or related sectors
- Self-driven, structured, and entrepreneurial mindset
- Willingness to travel across North America
What We Offer
We are a young and agile organization with an informal culture and efficient decision routes — giving the right person real influence and strong career opportunities.
We offer a competitive compensation package, health insurance, and other benefits, along with the chance to be part of a growing international team making a real impact in the energy sector.
If this sounds like your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
You can apply for the position below or contact #Mike Nyhan https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nyhan-a88a033/ for more information
Please note: Only persons residing in and having legal right to work in the United States (US Form I-9) will be considered for this position.
- Department
- Elpress Inc
- Locations
- USA
USA
Workplace & Culture
We are proud of working at Elpress. We are skilled and our goal is to keep our customers satified. We cooperate and solve problems together.
Our core values are Trust, Passion, Quality and Development.
About Elpress
We have been developing, manufacturing and marketing complete crimping systems for electrical connectors since 1959, based in Kramfors/Sweden, where our Production, R&D and HQ are located.
Elpress Inc. services the North American market with Elpress products and specialist knowledge, from our office in Chicago/IL (Lombard).
We supply products from our centrally located warehouse near O’Hare Airport, provide technical support with expert staff, consulting on connection solutions as well as providing service/repair support.
The Elpress group consist of Elpress AB and subsidiaries Elpress Inc., Elpress GmbH, Elpress A/S, Elpress AS, Elpress (Beijing) Ltd. and with local warehouses in Silkeborg/Denmark, Beijing/China and Chicago/USA. Further we have local sales offices in New Delhi/India and Helsinki/Finland.
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