External Sales Engineer – (CNC / EDM)

Jonathan Lee Recruitment; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK recruitment agency seeks an External Sales Engineer to join their client in Oxford. This hybrid role focuses on managing customer relationships, following up on quotes, and providing technical support. Ideal candidates will possess sales experience, a UK driving license, and ideally knowledge of EDM/Graphite or CNC machining. Comprehensive training will be provided, emphasizing growth opportunities in the sales field.

Qualifications

• Experience in EDM/Graphite or CNC manufacturing preferred.
• Full, clean UK driving license required.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer relationships and expectations.
• Follow up on quotations and maintain visit logs.
• Provide technical support to internal sales.

Skills

Self-motivated

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Technical support skills

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.