Internal Sales Engineer - Electronics

Travail Employment Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays

3-5% pension

Job summary

Travail Employment Group in Leeds is seeking an Internal Sales Engineer for an 80% office-based role in the Leeds area. You will liaise with existing customers, provide technical support and build strong relationships with distributors and end users.

The ideal candidate holds a minimum HNC in Electronics/Control systems/Automation, with excellent communication and problem‑solving skills. A UK driving licence is required, and German or French language abilities are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• A confident engineer with excellent communication skills happy to take on a sales role.
• Hold a relevant Electronics, control systems or automation qualification minimum HNC.
• Have excellent communication and persuasive skills.
• Have confident administration and organisational skills.
• Be a good problem solver.
• Ideally have worked in a sales or customer support role.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Second language (German or French) would be of great interest.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with existing customers on a day to day basis regarding orders, post sales enquiries & issues
• Providing comprehensive technical support by phone, email and face to face when necessary
• Building up and managing excellent customer relationships with distributors and end users
• Up selling and cross selling where possible
• Researching and cold calling new and potential customers
• Providing quotations, producing BOM's and purchasing from existing suppliers
• Working with internal development teams and external manufacturers to ensure client specifications are met

Skills

Communication skills

Sales orientation

Problem solving

Organisation

Driving licence

German language

Education

HNC in Electronics/Control systems/Automation

Job description

Internal Sales Engineer

Leeds area

We seek a minimum HNC qualified Electronics, Control systems or Automation Engineer with ideally some relevant work placement experience to join a growing organisation in the Leeds area. A second language in particular German or French would also be of great interest.

Your role as a Sales Engineer will be 80% office based in Leeds and will include:

• Liaising with existing customers on a day to day basis regarding orders, post sales enquiries & issues
• Providing comprehensive technical support by phone, email and face to face when necessary
• Building up and managing excellent customer relationships with distributors and end users
• Up selling and cross selling where possible
• Researching and cold calling new and potential customers
• Providing quotations, producing BOM's and purchasing from existing suppliers
• Working with internal development teams and external manufacturers to ensure client specifications are met

You will be :

• A confident engineer with excellent communication skills happy to take on a sales role
• Hold a relevant Electronics, control systems or automation qualification minimum HNC
• Have excellent communication and persuasive skills
• Have confident administration and organisational skills
• Be a good problem solver
• Ideally have worked in a sales or customer support role
• Hold a full UK driving licence

We are particularly keen to hear from people with:

• A second language in particular German
• Experience in ATEX environments, beneficial but not essential.
• Knowledge of materials handling or special purpose machinery
• Experience with sensors and instrumentation

You will work with a friendly and well-established team for a long standing business with an excellent reputation and low staff turnover. They will provide one to one training both in the UK and US and the opportunity to travel in the UK, Europe and worldwide to visit customers and provide support where necessary.

Benefits include:

• Annual bonus
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• 3-5% pension