Graduate Technical Sales Engineer – CNC Machines

BMS Engineering Recruitment; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of industrial products is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to cover the Midlands. In this field-based role, you'll represent a range of cutting tools to manufacturing customers. Candidates must have a relevant engineering degree and a full UK driving license, with prior experience in CNC machines preferred. The role offers a competitive salary of £35,000 and OTE of £41,000, along with benefits like a company car, pension scheme, and healthcare support.

Benefits

Company car

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private Medical

Discounted health cash plan

Ongoing training and mentoring

Qualifications

• Full, clean UK driving license.
• Hands-on experience with CNC machines is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Change customer expectations of Technical Solutions.
• Support and grow existing consignment customers.
• Lead new business wins with the Metal Working offering.
• Collaborate with internal/external sales teams.
• Develop key supplier relationships.
• Promote MSC’s product range to achieve growth.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Sales

Technical knowledge of cutting tools

Process improvement

Lean principles

Education

Mechanical engineering / production / manufacturing degree or apprenticeship

Tools

CNC Machines

Job description

The Company

Established in 1941, our client has an annual turnover of £40 million. They are a leading supplier of cutting tools, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and safety products. They help to drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with over 120,000 products from 500 leading brands, inventory management and supply chain solutions, and deep technical expertise from years of working across different industries.

At the heart is their commitment to give you control, demonstrate time and cost savings. They have recently attained ‘Great Place to Work’ certification following an independent Employee Engagement survey, highlighting their status as a ‘World-Class’ organisation to work for. Due to expansion, they are currently hiring a Technical Sales Engineer to cover the Midlands region

The Role

This is a field-based sales opportunity covering the Midlands area. They are looking for candidates to be based anywhere within the Midlands. You must have a driving license and a Mechanical Engineering/ Production/ Manufacturing degree or apprenticeship related education background. You will be representing their range of cutting tools to manufacturing customers in a variety of industries including Aerospace, Automotive and Oil & Gas.

This is an exciting role for that involves lots of face-to-face customer interaction. When you aren’t out meeting clients, you will be spending time in their Wednesbury office and working from home.

Role responsibilities

• Changing customer expectations of what Technical Solutions looks like, e.g. Process improvements, Lean principles, Tooling consolidation and rationalisation
• Proactively support and grow existing consignment customers in your territory
• Be an integral part of new business wins, leading the conversation with our Metal Working offering
• Communicate and collaborate with Internal/External sales teams and business development to grow territory
• Develop key relationships with strategic suppliers to support regional growth plans
• Promote and sell MSC’s product range to achieve growth targets

Requirements for this role

• Full, clean UK driving license
• Mechanical engineering / production /manufacturing related degree or apprenticeship
• Must have prior hands-on experience with or at least exposure to CNC Machines

Salary and Benefits Package

• Basic salary – £35,000
• OTE £41,000 (Uncapped)
• Company car
• 25 days of holiday + bank holidays + a paid day off for your birthday
• Company Pension Scheme: Matched up to 10% of your annual salary
• Life Insurance: 6x your annual salary
• Private Medical
• Healthcare Support: Discounted health cash plan and private medical insurance
• Exclusive Discounts: Access to discounts and rewards across popular brands for shopping, travel, and more
• Ongoing coaching, mentoring, and a culture of personal and professional development.

All applications are going to be managed directly by BMS Performance, market leaders in graduate recruitment.