Strategic Sales Engineer (France) – Growth & Solutions

Flint Hills Resources; Bièvres; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a commercially minded and technically capable Sales Engineer based in the South of France to drive growth. You will develop strategic customer relationships, identify new business opportunities, and influence customer designs that translate into profitable revenue growth.

By combining technical expertise with a consultative sales approach, you will help customers solve complex challenges while expanding Molex's presence across Industrial, Automotive & Transportation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in technical sales, sales engineering, or a customer-facing engineering role.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into commercially valuable solutions.
• Experience developing customer relationships and supporting business growth.
• Strong consultative selling, account planning, pipeline management and opportunity development.
• Effective communication and presentation skills with technical and business stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently in a matrix organization.
• Fluent French and professional working proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout France and occasionally internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute customer and territory growth strategies across France.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with engineering, procurement, design, and commercial stakeholders.
• Identify, qualify, and develop new project opportunities within existing and prospective accounts.
• Understand customer applications and recommend Molex solutions that create value and secure design wins.
• Manage opportunities through the complete sales cycle, including technical specification, RFQ, pricing, negotiation, approval, and production launch.
• Create and maintain account plans that support long-term growth objectives and market share expansion.
• Partner with authorized distributors to increase market coverage and develop target customers.
• Apply value-based and consultative selling techniques to align Molex capabilities with customer business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, operations, marketing, and customer service.
• Monitor market trends, customer strategies, emerging technologies, and competitive activities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline, forecast, and customer information within CRM systems.
• Represent Molex at customer meetings, industry events, exhibitions, and technical seminars.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Sales engineering

Consultative selling

Account planning

Pipeline management

Communication skills

Travel willingness

French fluency

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Molex is seeking a commercially minded and technically capable Sales Engineer based in the South of France to drive growth. You will develop strategic customer relationships, identify new business opportunities, and influence customer designs that translate into profitable revenue growth.

By combining technical expertise with a consultative sales approach, you will help customers solve complex challenges while expanding Molex's presence across Industrial, Automotive & Transportation,