Graduate/Junior Sales Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Morley Smithy; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Graduate/Junior Sales Engineer to drive client engagement and business development. This role involves generating RFQs and attending client visits. Ideal candidates have an engineering degree or experience in technical sales, coupled with strong relationship-building skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including private healthcare and a company pension.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Company pension

Pool car for site visits

23 days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday off

Qualifications

• Engineering related degree or relevant experience in technical sales.
• Background or interest in technical/solution focused sales.
• Strong relationship and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate RFQs for services, focusing on new business development.
• Use trade shows, LinkedIn, and marketing leads for outreach.
• Attend customer visits to discuss requirements.

Skills

Relationship building

Technical/Solution focused sales

Business development

Education

Engineering related degree

Job description

Graduate/Junior Sales Engineer

Location: Derbyshire

Salary: £26,000 - 32,000 plus OTE £30,000 - £36,000 (Including commission)

Benefits: Private healthcare, Company pension, Pool car for site visits, 23 days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday off!

The Company

Our client is an exciting and well-regarded specialist offering a comprehensive range of material testing services to ensure materials meet specified standards and requirements. Established c35 years ago the provide full testing, analysis and expert interpretation for clients across various industries including Automotive and Aerospace.

With their forensic engineering and materials consultancy, they can provide clients with insights and technical solutions which positions them as a trusted partner to some of the UK's most prestigious Blue‑chip manufacturers.

The Role

The Technical Sales Engineer will be responsible for growing the client based. Utilising their onsite lab, they work with any product manufacturers with a need for their materials to be tested.

This is a very consultative Sales role so an interest or some experience in building relationships and selling a technical service and solution is required.

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• 80% new business development - generating RFQs for services. The successful Graduate or Junior Sales Engineer will get their foot in the door and begin the initial request for quote, the technical detailed conversation will be picked up by the lab team after the initial conversation/meeting has taken place
• New business channels will include trade shows, LinkedIn research, marketing leads, general company lists
• Attending customer visits 1-2 days per week to discuss requirements and which services can be provided

The Candidate

To be successful in your application for this Graduate or Junior Sales Engineer role you will need:

• Either an Engineering related degree OR experience working within Technical Sales
• A background or interest in Technical/Solution focussed sales
• Strong relationship and business development skills
• Someone with an appetite for success who would feel comfortable working to targets
• Someone who is happy to travel to client sites and work in a client facing role
• A mechanical engineering background or understanding would be highly advantageous

Benefits

Benefits: Private healthcare, Company pension, Pool car for site visits, 23 days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday off!

For this Graduate or Junior Sales Engineer role, the following benefits are on offer:

£26,000 - 32,000 plus OTE £30,000 - £36,000 (Including commission)

If you're interested, please apply online, send your CV to (url removed).

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis - for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.

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