A distributor of niche electronic equipment to many industries within the UK and overseas, is now seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to join their team. With over 50 years of trading, they stand head and shoulders above their competitors by coupling world-class aftersales support with a wide range of product solutions. Their machinery and equipment are both recognised and regarded as the best in the industry, with showrooms as well as on site customer demonstrations along with OEM level training.
Reporting to the Sales Director, you will be tasked with liaising with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, to deliver customer projects within agreed timescales and quality levels. With a full team of support from both office and the field, customer satisfaction is paramount.
The technical sales engineer is responsible for -
- Responding quickly and professionally to all incoming enquiries on products
- Booking meetings with customers to get on site and fully understand their requirements, to then effectively sell a solution
- Build professional relationships with customers, approaching from shop floor to director level
- Hold product demonstrations at the showroom
- Manage the full sale from enquiry through to delivered machine
- Negotiation on unit price, service and spare part packages
Use of Salesforce CRM system effectively to record all sales activities and pipeline management
- Ensure all tools, equipment, devices and company property are maintained and looked after
To be successful as a technical sales engineer, you will have -
- Previous experience selling technical products, such as machinery, electrical products, or equipment supplied to the manufacturing industry
- The ability to demonstrate how to effectively solution sell in front of customers
- Effective time management and organization skills
- Clean UK Drivers License
- Flexibility to travel extensively and occasionally stay overnight in hotels
Benefits include a competitive starting salary of up to £35K, plus a realistic OTE of over £100K with monthly commission, a fully expensed company car & fuel card, 28 days holiday, company pension, credit card for expenses, and lots of product training on offer.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established team, within a corporate business that still has a family feel to how they treat and grow their staff. There will be extensive training on offer during the first 6 months in order to become fully aware of the product range, to be able to build credibility with customers very quickly.
If you are interested in this position and have the skills and experience required, please apply via the link in this advert.
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