Technical Sales Person – Home Based
We are working with an established Machines Manufacturing company based in Maidstone, UK.
They are recruiting for a Home-Based Technical Sales Person to join their team. In return for a salary in the region £45.000 - £48.000 along with excellent employment benefits.
This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that benefits from a variation of customers and products which promotes cross sector innovation and solutions.
Our client is a fast-growing and successful engineering company with a full order book of projects throughout sectors such as Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging and Foundry Pattern Making.
Key Responsibilities include:
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There will be extensive contact with customers, primarily by telephone, conference/ TEAMs calls and e-mail, but it will involve some customer meetings both in our facility and on-site visits.
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We are looking for someone who can provide a high-quality customer experience and maintain working relationships even during challenging commercial scenarios.
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You will be responding to sales leads, organising quotations, sales information, demonstrations, samples and evaluations, and recording sales processes.
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Maintain and grow the business with existing major accounts and management of new sales leads, including qualification, response, recording and follow up with the objective of securing purchase orders.
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Liaise with technical colleagues from design and projects to assist in the generation of accurate, larger scale quotations against RFQ.
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Take part in monthly sales meetings
Key Requirements:
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Experience – a proven track record in a successful business-to-business sales environment, preferably to Tier 1 customers
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Technical – must have an engineering qualification
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Professional demeanour and attitude, outgoing and friendly
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Organised, focussed, sales driven
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Excellent telephone manner – be comfortable using the telephone as a proactive sales tool
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Good computer skills
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Effective written and oral communication skills – to maintain sound relationships with customers, sales partners and colleagues
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Earn and maintain mutual respect with fellow employees; Take the initiative in keeping others informed on matters of mutual interest.
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Whilst a technical background is required, the most important quality is an ability and willingness to learn about and understand our products
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You should have the confidence to use your own initiative, and to seek out opportunities to improve products, processes and services
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Enjoy working as part of a sales-driven team
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Credibility and reliability – make realistic commitments and live up to them.
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Meet deadlines
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Actively seek guidance and information from available sources
Desirable requirements:
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The role will require travel within the UK, Europe and possibly further afield.
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You will sell the services, machines and equipment to existing and potential, new customers, predominantly within an agreed geographic territory.
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The role entails both commercial and technical aspects of the sales process so technical experience is essential, ideally with automotive and/ or aerospace engineering, including machinery manufacture such as jigs and fixtures and production tooling.
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You should have a good knowledge of assembly fixtures, inspection equipment and mould design with forming and lamination tooling and upholstery design experience also an advantage.
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Experience managing customer expectations with the companies best financial interests in mind.
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Background in pneumatics, hydraulics and electronics being a further advantage.
How To Apply:
This position is commutable from: Coventry, Leicester, Northampton, Nottingham, Birmingham, Walsall, Telford, Derby, Wolverhampton and Worcester.
Relevant Job Titles: Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Manager, Solutions Engineer, Application Engineer, BDM, Business Development Manager, Business Development Engineer, Technical Account Executive.
All applicants must live in the UK and be eligible to work and live in the UK. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.
Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.