Technical Sales Engineer – UK & Ireland

Salary - £45,000 - £60,000 per annum

Excellent Company Benefits

Our client is a specialist in their field, producing high-quality fasteners at their manufacturing sites.

Our client designs and manufactures advanced fasteners, hydraulic fittings and locking devices.

Summary:

• Maintaining trusted relationships

• Developing new opportunities

• Managing commercial negotiations in co-ordination with Internal Teams (Industrial sites, Marketing, Supply Chain)

• Managing customer requests, liaising with factories

• Duties

• Manage and develop strategic customer relationships

• Manage and grow the client portfolio, building customer trust and identifying new business opportunities

• Support the definition and achievement of the sales budge for your scope

• Lead contract negotiations in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing teams.

• Ensure Internal conditions are met to deliver projects on time.

• Collaborate closely with Customer Services teams to optimise client satisfaction

• Handle customer complaints, objective and operational issues proactively

• Report regularly on Sales activities to management and production sites

• Conduct market monitoring and intelligence gathering to share relevant customer and industry insights

• Gain in-depth product and technical expertise through hands-on experience at manufacturing sites

• Develop a strategic, global commercial vision within a world-leading company

Skills required:

• Previous Technical Sales Experience

• Preference given to those from an Engineering background.  Engineering Sales.

• UK Sales/European Sales and Account Management experience

• Preference given to those with a 2^nd language – Ideally French

• Good educational background, preference given to degree educated or similar

• Strong MS Office skills

• Ability to travel – throughout the UK and some European travel