(Eplan) Lead Generation Specialist

Schaumburg, IL (On-site)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the early stage pipeline by building relationships, qualifying leads, and setting meetings while partnering with Marketing to drive campaigns and turn prospects into sales-ready opportunities.

  • Responsibilities Focus: Outreach and qualification to shape opportunities and feed Account Managers with warm leads.
  • Campaign Collaboration: Align with Marketing on lead-gen programs and follow-ups to accelerate pipeline.
  • Learning & Systems: Absorb manufacturing tech, consultative selling, and CRM usage to inform engagement and messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Build Relationships & Generate Opportunities: Connect with prospects via phone, email, and digital outreach to open conversations, qualify leads, and schedule meetings for Account Managers.
  • Collaborate & Drive Campaign Success: Partner with Marketing and Sales to support lead-generation campaigns and execute targeted outreach sequences that move early-stage prospects toward qualified opportunities.
  • Learn the Business & Grow Your Career: Build knowledge of manufacturing, automation, and engineering tech; learn consultative selling and CRM-enabled engagement with enterprise customers.
  • Stay Organized & Data-Driven: Maintain accurate CRM records, track outreach activity, and feed insights to improve campaigns and messaging.
Requirements
  • 1–3 years of experience in inside sales, business development, customer engagement, marketing, or related roles preferred.
  • CRM experience required (SFDC and HubSpot experience is a plus).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required for the right candidate.
  • Experience with B2B sales or lead generation is a plus.
Nice-to-have
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
Benefits
  • Career growth and advancement opportunities into sales and marketing roles
  • Exposure to cutting-edge engineering and automation technology
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Ongoing training and professional development
  • Opportunity to work with industry-leading manufacturing and engineering companies
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
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Rittal LLC

Rittal LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of Rittal GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and was founded in Springfield, Ohio in 1982. Its parent company, Rittal, was started in Germany in 1961 and has grown to include offices in more than 70 countries and manufacturing facilities on 4 continents.Rittal LLC's U.S. Headquarters, located in suburban Chicago, Illinois, is a state-of-the-art facility that serves as a customer training center, including expanded teaching resources, product testing facilities and a large-scale product showroom where customers can have a hands-on experience with the entire Rittal System. Rittal LLC's manufacturing center of excellence facility in Urbana, Ohio, consists of more than a half-million square feet of space to ensure that customers' production and stocking requirements are fully met. Lastly, Rittal LLC's distribution centers in Georgia, Texas and Nevada enable Rittal to meet the needs of its customers quickly and reliably.Situated on a 105-acre campus, Rittal LLC's manufacturing facility is filled with state-of-the-art equipment and processes, and contains in-house engineering and modification services, as well as the longest non-automotive paint line in North America, stretching more than 3 miles within the confines of the factory. The on-site warehouse is outfitted with an 8-story Automated Storage & Retrieval System.Rittal manufactures the world's leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks and accessories, including high efficiency, high density climate control and power management systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications. Rittal's off-the-shelf standard, modified standard and custom-engineered products are known throughout the world as high quality, affordable solutions for practically any industrial or IT infrastructure application - from single enclosures to comprehensive systems.Rittal is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.

Founded in 1982
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
977 employees (35 in marketing)