About Us
Assentech Sales Limited, established in 2009, is a trusted supplier of safety critical equipment and services to the tank storage, fluid transfer and process safety industries. From our base in Trispen, Cornwall, we support customers across the globe in reducing emissions, improving safety, and being compliant with industry standards. With consistent year on year growth and a strengthened product portfolio, we are now seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Trainee Inside Sales Engineer to join our dynamic and supportive team.
We supply a wide range of engineered equipment to customers, predominantly in the UK, including bursting discs, loading arms, couplers, swivels, flame arrestors, breather valves, internal floating roofs, and geodesic domes. Each of these solutions is tailored to meet individual project requirements, making attention to detail, strong listening skills, and a consultative approach essential to this role.
We are also proud to be at the forefront of industry innovation with our award winning Vent Less technology – a pioneering system that automates the testing of tank breather valves to ensure safe functionality and eliminate emissions. Following our recent Gold Award win at the Global Tank Storage Awards in Rotterdam, our technology is attracting global attention. Joining Assentech means becoming part of a collaborative, forward thinking team committed to technical excellence, environmental responsibility and exceptional customer service.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin or develop a career in technical sales within a growing engineering business. You will play a key role in supporting the sales function, working closely with customers and the external sales team to provide high quality service and technical support throughout the sales process.
Assentech supplies a wide range of specialist products and solutions, each requiring a customised approach to ensure the final specification aligns with the customer’s application. Every enquiry is different, and the role requires excellent listening skills, technical understanding and attention to detail to ensure that each quotation is accurate, comprehensive and delivered on time.
This position will particularly appeal to an individual who enjoys solving technical challenges and applying analytical thinking to real world applications. A strong background or interest in mathematics and physics will be highly advantageous.
Key responsibilities include:
- Listening carefully to customers to fully understand their technical requirements, project urgency, challenges, specifications, delivery expectations, documentation needs and support requirements.
- Responding to enquiries promptly and professionally, providing accurate technical information and advice.
- Preparing and issuing custom quotations tailored to each project, based on standard price lists or by liaising with principal technical sales departments for bespoke pricing.
- Assisting with the creation of tailored service packages and proposals that reflect customer priorities and project scope.
- Reviewing and interpreting customer specifications, technical data and drawings to ensure the most suitable solutions are proposed.
- Maintaining regular communication with customers and manufacturers to confirm requirements and provide timely progress updates.
- Following up on quotations and enquiries to progress opportunities and convert them into orders.
- Understanding and discussing commercial terms, payment conditions and delivery requirements confidently with customers to ensure alignment before order placement.
- Working proactively with the CRM system to log activities, track interactions, record competitor information, and support market intelligence efforts.
- Supporting the wider sales team with campaigns, documentation, and internal processes as required.
- Assisting with logistics coordination and ensuring clarity on INCOTERMS, delivery schedules, and credit terms.
- Supporting administrative tasks and contributing to the continuous improvement of company procedures as part of our quality management system.
You will also be expected to work independently, manage your workload efficiently, and deliver against agreed KPIs while contributing to a positive and collaborative team culture.
About You
We are looking for a motivated, detail oriented individual with a strong customer focus and a desire to learn. You will be an excellent communicator with a proactive mindset and the confidence to engage directly with customers to understand their needs.
This role will ideally suit someone with a strong foundation in mathematics and physics, who enjoys problem solving and applying logical thinking to technical challenges. A genuine interest in technology, engineering or industrial processes would be advantageous.
Essential skills and attributes:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong IT proficiency and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Ability to understand and interpret technical information.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Commercially aware, with the confidence to discuss pricing, payment terms and delivery conditions.
- Customer focused with a supportive and professional approach.
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks with a strong sense of urgency.
- Positive, proactive, and conscientious team player.
Desirable:
- Familiarity with logistics, INCOTERMS, and credit terms.
- An understanding of industrial, engineering, or process safety environments.
What We Offer
- Full training and ongoing development to build your technical and commercial knowledge.
- The opportunity to work with industry leading products and technologies making a real environmental impact.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- A chance to develop a rewarding career in a growing, innovative business with a global reach.
If you are ready to take the first step into a career that combines technical understanding with customer interaction and want to be part of an award winning team leading change in the tank storage industry, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now to join Assentech Sales Limited and help shape a safer, cleaner, and more sustainable future.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
Location:
- Truro, Cornwall (required)
Work Location: In person
