Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer – Automation Solutions

This innovative company works at the tech end of the manufacturing industry as leaders in the design and production of advanced automation solutions, working with market-leading customers across sectors such as automotive, medical & food production. They included automated systems, robots, and drones.

You must already live near Birmingham to be considered for this role and without requiring sponsorship in the future.

• Salary £35K – £40K DoE
• Car allowance £4,800

This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident engineer keen to work at the cutting edge of the automation revolution in a company where the Head of Sales started as an apprentice.

The vacancy would suit a degree-qualified engineer or tech-savvy Business graduate with a passion for sales and technology and the gravitas to present technical solutions to global manufacturing OEMs.

The Role

• Working closely with Head of Sales for the preparation of customer proposals, negotiation of pricing
• Proactively identify business opportunities and drive opportunities through telephone, Teams, and in-person meetings/presentations
• Work with major OEMs and their supply chains within automotive, food production and medical product manufacturing sectors
• Identify and follow up leads for new business opportunities
• Effectively manage customer and supplier issues
• Provide input and support marketing initiatives and trade shows to actively promote the company

Whilst this isn’t a highly target-focused sales job, we do require someone confident to be proactive and work on their own initiative. Full product training and support will be provided.

Requirements

• HNC or graduate degree in engineering, electrical, mechanical, automation, business or mechatronics – essential
• Previous B2B sales experience – internal sales, field sales engineer, technical sales, account manager – beneficial
• Confident, proactive, technically competent
• Full driving licence
• Experience selling into the automotive, medical or food manufacturing industry is beneficial

Package

• Salary £30K – £40K DoE
• Car allowance £4,800
• 25 days holiday
• Hours 38 per week. Lunchtime finish Fridays’

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