Graduate Sales Engineer

Travail Employment Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned engineering firm in the United Kingdom seeks a Graduate Sales Engineer to sell hydraulic products in the vehicle industry. Candidates should have a mechanical or automotive engineering background and strong interpersonal skills. The role entails business development, customer engagement, and exceeding sales targets. Benefits include pension contributions, private health cover, and extensive training. Full product training is provided.

Benefits

Pension 6% from employer

Private health cover

Dental and optical cash plan

Laptop

Phone

25 days holiday + bank

Training courses

Qualifications

• A valid driver's license and willingness to travel.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and follow up on leads.
• Previous experience in engineering component or hydraulic sales is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Sell and promote bespoke and standard hydraulic products.
• Pro-actively identify new clients and maximize existing client potential.
• Develop long-term relationships with customers.
• Work with the designer to interpret customer requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Persuasive skills

Communication skills

Education

Qualified engineer in Mechanical or Automotive

Job description

Graduate Sales Engineer

Bradford, car, phone, laptop

Dynamic mechanical or automotive graduate required for sales role into the vehicle industry.

You will undertake all aspects of business development, identifying potential customers, investigate new markets, sales calls, appointment making, face to face visits to fully understand requirement and provide a suitable engineering solution. Full product training given but engineering knowledge or qualification is essential.

The role:

• Sell and promote bespoke and standard hydraulic products to new and existing customers within the vehicle, plant and agricultural industry.
• Pro-actively identify new clients and maximise existing client potential
• Sales activities including fact finding, appointment making, cold calling and site visits
• Develop long-term relationships with customers
• Work with the designer to interpret customer requirements and offer best products and service for quality and price
• Answering customer queries and technical issues
• Work to and exceed sales targets

The person:

• Qualified engineer in Mechanical, automotive or similar
• Professional with strong interpersonal, persuasive and communication skills, able to identify, build and follow up on leads and close sales
• Be happy to work in a family business in a small close-knit team
• A valid driver's license and a willingness to travel
• Previous experience in engineering component or hydralic sales would be of great interest

The company:

A family business with a great working environment who are well known in their industry with and excellent reputation of providing quality products. Full training given on the product range.

Benefits:

• Pension 6% from employer
• Private health cover
• Dental and optical cash plan
• Car, laptop, phone
• 25 days holiday + bank
• Training courses

Call Yasemin at Travail on (phone number removed)

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