External Sales Engineer - (CNC / EDM)

Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an External Sales Engineer based in Oxford to manage customer relationships and drive sales growth in the EDM and CNC sectors. The ideal candidate will possess a background in EDM or CNC machining, along with excellent sales and relationship management skills. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional development within a supportive team environment. A full UK driving licence is required, along with a self-motivated approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in EDM or Graphite preferred.
• Knowledge of CNC manufacturing and consumable sales is advantageous.
• Self-motivated and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer relationships effectively.
• Follow up on quotations and maintain logs.
• Provide technical support to internal sales.
• Develop new customer relationships in existing industries.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Sales techniques

Technical support

Results orientation

Job description

External Sales Engineer - CNC/EDM

Following continued growth of our Client in the UK and internationally for the supply of EDM components and tooling, we are looking to recruit an additional External Sales Engineer to help take our business to the next level.

We are therefore looking for a confident, hardworking Sales professional ideally with experience in EDM / Graphite however a background in CNC manufacturing & consumable sales will be viewed favourably. Representing the full product range from fully manufactured graphite parts to EDM consumables, this will be a role with scope and opportunity for growth.

The successful applicant will undergo comprehensive training to fully familiarise themselves with the processes within the company from both an administrative viewpoint and a manufacturing one. During this time, the successful applicant will also shadow the existing external team to customers within the various industries that Erodex service.

With responsibility for a geographic area within in the South of the UK, this will be a role suited to someone ideally based within the area. The candidate will be required to manage workloads and customer demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of customers
• Following up quotations
• Maintaining visit logs.
• Territory management.
• Provide technical support to internal sales when required.
• Submit regular reports to Sales Manager.
• Maintain contact with customers.
• Develop relationships with customers.
• Find new customers in existing industries.
• Continually look for new markets.

The successful applicant will

• Be self-motivated, tenacious, confident and results orientated.
• Have a full, clean UK driving licence.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• Be comfortable meeting new people.
• Be comfortable dealing with objections.
• Preferably have a background in or some knowledge of EDM or Graphite / CNC machining

This is a hybrid working role with a close working connectivity with the existing sales team and organisation.