Salary: 18K to 35K Basic Car + Pension + Commission Scheme after training
Job Type: Permanent
Working within our sales department, you will be part of a team of sales engineers responsible for the sales and promotion of the industrial automation products and services we sell. Your sales area would be Buckinghamshire’s, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, and the Midlands.
This position is also available to self-motivated individuals with a good technical background wanting to make their progression into sales and support. This vacancy is open to candidates with practical engineering experience and qualification or some form of science, maths or Engineering Qualification (Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic) who are articulate and self-motivated with a desire to pursue a rewarding career in technical sales. This external role is to grow sales in existing accounts and develop new accounts in your sales area.
You will be based in our sales office in our UK offices in Crownhill Milton Keynes but be expected to be out with customers initially 2-3 days per week. You will play a direct role in the development of the company providing you with long term career prospects and an opportunity to progress your career.
This position requires the ability:
- To work individually and meet sales targets and goals.
- To work as a member of a friendly committed sales team
- To be "Hands on" and take on a broad spectrum of functions within the role.
- To work under your own initiative
- You will be responsible for:
- Maintaining and growing sales to existing customers.
- Developing new customers from sales leads or on your own initiative.
- Making technical recommendations to meet customer's requirements
- Discussing technical issues with customers
- Advising on the configuration of their products
Within this role you will:
- Deal with small to major customers in your geographic area.
- Develop enquiries and prepare quotations & detailed contract proposals
- Follow up enquiries by phone, e-mail or fax
- Offer technical advice and assistance.
- Become familiar with control components, sensors, PLC’s, Motion Control, robotics and various software packages
Qualifications: ONC or HNC or degree level in electrical engineering or relevant subject.Science , maths and English GCSE or Electrical or other Technical qualification.
Existing technical sales engineer with relevant experience also considered Individuals are expected to help improve working practices within the business. From time to time, individuals may be expected to work in other areas of the business. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required. Good level of PC Literacy and experience of the MS Office Suit of programs. Ability to prioritise and manage own work flow.
