We’re looking for a driven Trainee Sales Engineer to join our client’s team based near Keele!
The role offers full training, ongoing mentoring, regular reviews and salary increments as you gain experience. You’ll learn how to understand customer requirements, provide technical solutions and develop your knowledge across industrial, construction and commercial applications.
The role would suit someone with an engineering background and some sales or customer service experience who wants to build a career in technical sales.
You could be a recently qualified engineering candidate looking to start your career with an established engineering business, or have previous experience within an engineering environment where you’ve been involved in understanding, promoting or selling products or services.
As your knowledge and experience develop, you’ll have the opportunity to progress into a Technical Sales Engineer position.
This is a Full-Time, Permanent role!
What you’ll be doing
- Handle inbound customer enquiries and assist with identifying suitable products
- Learn to understand customer requirements and recommend appropriate solutions
- Develop your knowledge of technical products and industrial applications
- Assist with quotations, proposals and tender documentation
- Communicate with customers by telephone and email
- Work closely with internal teams to support customer requirements
- Develop your knowledge and gradually take on greater responsibility within technical sales
Hours
Flexible Working Hours (40 hours per week, Monday–Friday)
- Choose your start time between 8:00am–9:30am
- Early finish every Friday (no later than 5:00pm)
- No weekends
Pay
Starting salary £26,500 per annum
- Regular reviews and salary increments in the first year
- Yearly bonuses worth approx. £1,300
- Excellent benefits package
- Full training and development
Skills/Experience Required
- A valid UK driving licence
- Engineering qualification or relevant engineering experience
- Some experience in sales, internal sales or customer service
- A practical and technically minded approach with the ability to understand products and how they work
- Confident communicating with customers over the telephone and by email
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office
- Self-motivated, personable and keen to develop a career in technical sales
Benefits
- Full training and mentoring
- Clear progression into a Technical Sales Engineer role
- Performance-based reviews and salary progression
- 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), rising to 34 after 1 year
- Company pension (after 3 years company fund employee contribution)
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Private healthcare, critical illness & death in service cover
- Modern working environment
- Day shifts – no weekends
- Free on-site parking
- Growing, long-established business
Essential
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK (sponsorship not provided).
All applicants must be able to commute to Keele.
What to do next
If you’re interested in this role, please apply and we will be in touch!
Modus Personnel are acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client.
INDC
Pay: From £26,500.00 per year
Licence/Certification:
- UK driving licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
