Area Sales EngineerLocation: The Midlands & BirminghamSalary - Up to £50,000 + car + bonusElevation Recruitment Group are proud to be recruiting for a leading manufacturer of industrial lubricants and cutting fluids. They are leaders in the field and an extremely well established business.They are on the hunt for a Sales Engineer to drive new business opportunities across The Midlands and Birmingham. Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Promoting a range of market leading cutting and forming lubricants, backed up by a world class on-site service package, your knowledge of factory/manufacturing environments will allow you to uncover and satisfy the needs of customers.
- Responsible for all metalworking revenue growth activity in the territory
- Maintaining and developing existing accounts and customer base
- Identify, qualify and convert opportunities for direct sales and also new speciality distributor partners aligned to metalworking.
- Pipeline management – ensure the opportunities are prioritised and managed so the speed of conversions, ensures the required results are realised.
- Co-ordinate with the Metalworking lead to identify and exploit opportunities to grow new and existing business across the focus segments.
Skills & Requirements:
- Experience in working within manufacturing or engineering disciplines would be advantageous but not essential
- Significant experience operating as valued based field sales professional with ability to position benefits and identify and leverage cross-selling opportunities. Ideally in a technical / differentiated product environment.
- Good experience of developing relationships and driving sales growth through various channels
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills at all levels internally and externally.
- Effectively builds rapport, understands customer decision making process and able to identify customer needs.
- Naturally strong interpersonal skills, forming and maintaining positive relationships with ability to work collaboratively at all levels.
- Experience of identifying updates in the industry or applications and the impact on value proposition
- Ability to travel and holds a valid driving license.