Are you an experienced Sales Engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have a proven sales performance and love to travel? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!
Our Aylesbury based client are looking to recruit an experienced Sales Engineer to join their growing team. They are looking for a sales professional who is comfortable working at pace to drive and secure business. You will need excellent interpersonal skills and have a strong technical and product knowledge to be able to communicate with both business and technical users. You must also be able to identify technical issues and maintain strong relationships between product life cycles.
The salary for this role is £45,000 to £50,000 plus a fantastic commission scheme. This role will include extensive travel in the UK and EU.
Main responsibilities for the Sales Engineer role:
• Responsible for generating leads through cold calls, referrals and territory-specific marketing\efforts that the Sales Engineer originates.
- Responsible for development and delivery of product demonstrations.
- Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs/RFQs.
- Convey customer requirements and an understanding of emerging applications to Product Management teams.
- Travel throughout the UK sales territory to include the EU.
- Maintain an accurate customer database using Salesforce CRM.
- Act on and resolve customer issues promptly and professionally.
- Meet, or exceed monthly and annual sales goals.
- Adhere to all company policies. Responsible for representing the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, exhibitions, etc.
- Responsible for pursuing leads, qualifying prospects, and managing all aspects of the sales process for both new and existing customers.
Skills required for the Sales Engineer role:
- Have a proven track record in capital equipment sales.
- Be knowledgeable of industrial materials-processing technology.
- Be comfortable in the technical atmosphere with a dynamic and rapidly expanding customer base.
- Possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails, RFPs, and when submitting reports.
- Be organized and analytical and able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches.
- Be prepared for a minimum 50% travel.
- Have 5+ years relevant experience in capital equipment sales.
- Hold a BSC degree in Engineering, or a related field.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills are essential.
- Be proficient at installing and demonstrating equipment at customer sites.
- Demonstrate good mechanical skills, including the operation of computers and the mixing equipment.
- Have a strong work ethic.
Company benefits for the Sales Engineer role:
- Health insurance.
- Personal leave paid time off.
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) as specified by law in the UK.
- National holiday paid time off (8 paid bank holidays).
- Supplemental Health Insurance.
- Pension plan after 3 months of service.
Please apply today for this fantastic Sales Engineer role!!!!