Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Manage the Chicago territory for Flygt pumping and wastewater solutions. Develop municipal and industrial customer relationships, prospect for opportunities, evaluate technical needs, create proposals, negotiate contracts, and manage sales from prospecting through post-sale support. Maintain forecasts and CRM data, coordinate internal engineering and service resources, deliver presentations and training, and achieve territory revenue, margin, and growth goals. Regular travel throughout the Chicago area is required.

Three-year rotational program for recent graduates developing leaders in operations and supply chain management. Participants rotate through continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, materials management, supervision, purchasing, supplier management, production planning, logistics, and distribution. Responsibilities include meeting performance goals, applying analytical and problem-solving skills, completing training, collaborating cross-functionally, and participating in mentorship and evaluations.

Manages end-to-end supply planning by coordinating purchasing, production schedules, supplier commitments, material availability, and inventory levels. Issues purchase orders, negotiates supplier terms, monitors OTIF performance, resolves disruptions, and communicates forecasts and recovery plans. Uses ERP/MRP systems and advanced Excel to analyze data, optimize schedules, support on-time delivery, and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Design and maintain embedded hardware for intelligent control and monitoring systems, including analog, digital, mixed-signal circuits, PCBs, power systems, sensors, and industrial communications. Support firmware development, system integration, testing, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, and field diagnostics. Translate customer and market needs into product specifications, contribute to new product development, and collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers. Travel domestically and internationally approximately 10–20%.

Leads commercial process evaluation, optimization, governance, and performance measurement while owning Salesforce CRM strategy and roadmap priorities. Translates business requirements into scalable solutions, coordinates IT and vendors, drives change management and user adoption, and leads cross-functional transformation projects. Responsibilities include stakeholder workshops, data analysis, continuous improvement, project delivery, vendor coordination, user acceptance testing, and ensuring CRM data integrity, compliance, and adoption.

Leads site HR strategy and operations across staffing, employee and labor relations, training, compensation, benefits, compliance, performance management, and organizational development. Manages union negotiations, grievances, arbitrations, labor agreement interpretation, investigations, HR initiatives, change programs, and workforce metrics. Partners with leaders, employees, Talent Acquisition, legal counsel, and corporate HR to align people practices with business objectives and support a complex industrial facility.

Develop and execute strategic sourcing programs for manufacturing, including supplier selection, negotiations, supplier development, cost reduction, capacity planning, risk mitigation, and new product introduction support. Lead cross-functional initiatives with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement teams; manage supplier agreements, assessments, performance improvement, sourcing analytics, pricing maintenance, and supply continuity.

Manage a team of Application Engineers for capital solutions, support opportunity Go/No Go decisions, ensure adequate discovery, assign opportunities, and coordinate cross-functional execution. Drive process improvements, quality control of proposals, provide technical customer support, mentor junior engineers, and ensure safety and environmental compliance in chemical process design and operations.

Manage supplier relationships and purchase orders, negotiate pricing and lead times, monitor supplier performance and resolve supply disruptions. Develop supply and production schedules, maintain inventory levels using ERP/MRP, analyze data to create actionable plans, and drive continuous improvement across functions.

The Regional Sales Specialist will be responsible for selling Gerhardt and SI Analytics products, maintaining customer relationships, forecasting sales, and providing product demonstrations. The role requires up to 50% travel to meet sales quotas and engage with customers across the USA and Eastern Canada.