Applications Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment Ltd; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Technical Recruitment Ltd, on behalf of a market-leading global manufacturer, is seeking an Applications Engineer / Internal Sales Engineer based in Enderby, Leicester. The role sits on the front line of the Sales team, handling technical enquiries, developing costed solutions and processing orders.

You will translate customer requirements into designs, produce quotations and tenders, and work with Contracts/Engineering teams to deliver profitable orders while maintaining product

Qualifications

• Electrical/technical sales or applications engineering experience.
• Strong IT skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Qualified to HNC level or above (or QBE) in electrical/electronic/controls engineering.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer enquiries via phone, email, face-to-face and occasional on-site visits.
• Interpret customer requirements and produce costed designs and solutions.
• Prepare quotations and tenders in a timely, clear manner.
• Follow up quotations to secure profitable orders.
• Maintain expert product knowledge and provide pre-sales technical education.
• Ensure orders are processed quickly and design/manufacturing information is passed to the relevant department.
• Keep customers informed of order status and resolve issues promptly.
• Maintain up-to-date records of enquiries, quotations, orders and activity.
• Pursue new business opportunities and support Contracts, Engineering and Production teams.

Skills

Technical sales

Applications engineering

Electrical/electronic knowledge

Customer relationship management

MS Office

Education

HNC level or above in electrical/electronic/controls engineering

QBE (qualification by experience) in electrical/controls engineering

Job description

Applications Engineer / Internal Sales 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 Applications 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 Applications 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 Applications 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, with knowledge of MV and HV systems, batteries and generators proving distinctly advantageous. 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.