Sales Engineer

Our client is a leading British Manufacturer within the Materials Handling sector. Currently recruiting for a Sales Engineer 

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Stourport (Office Based)

Hours of work: 7.00am to 4:00pm (30 Minutes lunch) Monday to Thursday, 7.00am to 1.00pm on Fridays. 

Job Overview
A key member of the Sales team you will build close relationships with our customers in dealing with technical sales enquiries, producing accurate and competitive quotes. You will be providing new and existing customers with commercial and technical support.
 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Processing customer enquiries, which will involve:

• Initial customer contact via telephone, email and face to face

• Managing and understanding and interpreting customer requirements

• Producing layouts and costed solutions to satisfy these requirements using CAD programs. (Training can be arranged)

• Production of quotations/tenders in a timely, clear, detailed and accurate manner.

• Follow up quotations in a timely manner to secure profitable orders

• Maintain expert level of product knowledge and applications.

• Provide pre-sales technical expertise and product education to new and existing customers

• Ensuring orders are processed quickly and that clear and accurate information allowing for design and manufacturing is passed to the relevant department

• Ensuring that customers are kept informed of order (contract) status and that any issues are resolved quickly

• Maintaining accurate up-to-date records of enquiries, quotations, orders and customer activity via Sage CRM

• Pursue new business opportunities

• Occasional site and customer visits

• Supporting the Contracts, Engineering and Production departments

• Building relationships with customers and potential customers to understand their requirements.