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Internal Sales Engineer / Applications Engineer
Leicester
c£35k - £38k neg dep exp
Our client has been established for more than a century and are recognised as global market leaders in the design and manufacture of niche electrical solutions, and as a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth, are now seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Internal Sales Engineer / Applications Engineer to complement their professional technical Sales team.
Based in Enderby in Leicester and reporting to the Sales Director, the successful Internal Sales Engineer candidate will become a key member of the Sales team and act as the front-line contact for customers, developing and maintaining strong relationships as well as dealing with often complex technical enquiries and processing orders. You will be tasked with understanding customer technical requirements, identifying appropriate solutions and producing preliminary designs which can be costed and quoted and will generate profitable business for the company, with the role operating as the interface between Customers and the Contracts/Engineering teams, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the whole portfolio of company products.
Core duties for this varied and challenging Internal Sales Engineer role will include (but not be limited to):
Processing customer enquiries, including initial customer contact via telephone, email, and face to face as well as occasionally undertaking on-site customer visits.
Managing, understanding and interpreting customer requirements, before producing designs and costed solutions to satisfy these requirements, whilst maximising the benefit for the company
Production of quotations/tenders in a timely, clear, detailed and accurate manner
Following up quotations in a timely manner to secure profitable orders
Maintaining your expert level of product knowledge and applications
Providing pre-sales technical expertise and product education to new and existing customers
Ensuring orders are processed quickly and that information allowing for design and manufacturing is passed to the relevant department
Ensuring 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 activity
Pursuing new business opportunities where identified and supporting the fellow Contracts, Engineering and Production departments, and building relationships with both new and existing customers in order to understand their requirements. To be considered for this exceptional Internal Sales Engineer opportunity within a market leading global manufacturing and supply environment, it is envisaged the successful candidate will demonstrate at least 2 years' experience in an electrical or technical sales or applications engineering position having dealt with large OEM's or international customers and realistically be qualified to HNC level or above (or QBE) in an electrical, electronic or controls engineering discipline. You will have strong IT skills and be proficient in the MS suite of packages, with a solid technical mindset - able to read and interpret technical data and relay this accurately to others.
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