Highlights
This position is heavily customer-facing and involves coordinating customer inquiries, preparing and following up on quotes and proposals, and ensuring projects move smoothly from initial inquiry through completion. Salary Range: $65,000–$82,000 annually Position Overview Sterling Engineering is partnering with an established company specializing in architectural cable systems and building materials to hire a Sales & Project Coordinator.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Addison, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $65,000–$82,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Sales & Project Coordinator
Location: Addison, IL 60101
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Full-Time
Salary Range: $65,000–$82,000 annually
Position Overview
Sterling Engineering is partnering with an established company specializing in architectural cable systems and building materials to hire a Sales & Project Coordinator.
This position is heavily customer-facing and involves coordinating customer inquiries, preparing and following up on quotes and proposals, and ensuring projects move smoothly from initial inquiry through completion.
The ideal candidate has strong customer service, organizational, and communication skills, along with experience using CRM systems. Candidates from a variety of industries will be considered.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for prospective and existing customers.
- Follow up on customer inquiries, leads, estimates, quotes, and proposals.
- Work closely with three estimators to support approximately 100–120 incoming leads per month.
- Communicate with customers to clarify project requirements, timelines, and expectations.
- Assist with preparing estimates, proposals, and project documentation.
- Coordinate with internal departments regarding project schedules, product availability, and deliveries.
- Track project progress, deadlines, and outstanding customer requests.
- Maintain accurate customer information, project records, and follow-up activities in the CRM system.
- Participate in weekly project meetings and provide updates on outstanding items.
- Identify and resolve customer concerns to keep projects moving forward.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in customer service, sales coordination, project coordination, or a related position.
- Strong customer-facing experience, as approximately 50–75% of the role involves customer interaction.
- Experience working with CRM systems required; HubSpot preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Attention to detail and basic math skills.
- Experience with building materials, architectural products, construction, or manufacturing is helpful but not required.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with a small team.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Professional growth opportunities
- Collaborative, team-oriented work environment
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.