Internal Sales Engineer

Quay Personnel; Salford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Great holiday entitlement

Company benefits

Job summary

Quay Personnel's client, an engineering company in the Salford area, seeks an experienced Internal Sales Engineer to join on a permanent basis. You will assist in quoting and selling motors, pumps, gearboxes and related equipment, and handle daily paperwork.

The role includes stock management, following up on quotes, fulfilling orders for the sales website, liaising with suppliers, and providing out-of-hours support. A basic salary around £40K with quarterly bonus and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification preferred (ONC to degree) in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in electric motor/rotating equipment sales.
• Training by original equipment manufacturers is advantageous.
• IT competence including Sage, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist in quoting and selling motors and rotating equipment as part of motor sales.
• Complete daily department paperwork and quotations.
• Manage motor stock and conduct stock checks every 4 weeks.
• Follow up on quotes with customers and track progress.
• Assist in fulfilling orders for the sales website.
• Liaise with suppliers to secure best terms and seek new suppliers.
• Provide support to sales and other departments as needed.
• Provide out-of-hours support via mobile for workshop motor queries.

Skills

Customer Focus

Strategic Relationships

Initiating Action

Adaptability

Communication

Motivated

Education

Engineering qualification (ONC to degree)

Tools

Sage

Word

Excel

Google Analytics

Google Ads

Job description

Our client is an Engineering company based in the Salford area and they require an experienced Internal Sales Engineer to join them on a permanent basis.

Key Accountabilities

1. 1. Assist in the quoting and selling of motors and other rotating/control equipment, namely electric motors, pumps, gearboxes and geared motors, inverters and fans as part of the motor sales department.
2. 2. Complete the daily paperwork as required in the department, including but not limited to job paperwork, the daily spreadsheet and quotations.
3. 3. Manage electric motor stock and be responsible for the motor stock check at the end of each 4 week period or other times as required.
4. 4. Manage, and carry out if necessary, the feedback following job quotations for the sales department, including calling customers for quote progress.
5. 5. Assist in fulfilling orders for the sales website.
6. 6. Liaise with suppliers to get the best possible terms on motors and other items sold. Find new suppliers in order to improve terms.
7. 7. Provide support to the sales and other departments when necessary.
8. 9. Provide out of hours support via mobile phone, answering new motor queries from the workshop - this is not expected to be onerous but is expected while you are not on holiday.

Competencies

• Customer Focus - Making clients and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive client relationships;
• Building Strategic Working Relationships - Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish department objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive;
• Adaptability - Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in motor sales department tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Communication - Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message;
• Motivated - be motivated to improve the departmental sales performance and be keen to try new ideas/initiatives in order to help progress.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

An engineering qualification is preferred (from ONC up to degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline), together with experience within the electric motor/rotating equipment sales field and evidence of training by original equipment manufacturers. Experience within a repair environment would also be an advantage. Must be fully competent with respect to IT including use of Sage products, Word and Excel. Experience with Google pay-per-click advertising and Google Analytics would be an advantage.

Essential

• Sound knowledge of engineering
• Previous internal sales experience in the engineering sector, with power transmission or rotating equipment.

This role has a basic salary £40K plus quarterly bonus and great holiday entitlement and company benefits