Sales Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency is seeking a Sales Engineer in Ilkeston, UK. This role focuses on new business development for material testing services. The ideal candidate will have a supporting engineering qualification and strong business development skills. The position involves visiting clients and liaising with a technical laboratory, requiring travel. Benefits include a competitive salary of £45,000 - 50,000 plus commission, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Company pension

Pool car for site visits

23 days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday off

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a technical sales role required.
• A strong appetite for success and comfort working to targets.
• Willingness to travel and work in a client-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business and generate RFQs for services.
• Discuss testing services with prospective clients.
• Liaise with the technical lab for quote details.
• Utilize trade shows and LinkedIn for lead generation.
• Target SME and Blue-Chip customers.
• Attend customer visits to discuss requirements.

Skills

Strong relationship and business development skills

Desire to win new business

Technical sales experience

Education

Supporting engineering qualification

Job description

Sales Engineer

Derbyshire

£45,000 - 50,000 plus 10% 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 Sales Engineer will be responsible for growing the client based. Utilizing 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

• 80% new business development – generating RFQs for services.
• Discussing materials testing services with prospective clients to understand solutions you can provide to their problems.
• Liaising with the in‑house technical testing laboratory for technical details required for quotes.
• New business channels will include trade shows, LinkedIn research, marketing leads, general company lists.
• Targeting both SME and larger Blue‑Chip customers.
• Typical target points of contact will be engineering, quality and testing departments.
• Attending customer visits 1‑2 days per week to discuss requirements and which services can be provided – a pool car will be provided for customer visits.

The Candidate

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

• A supporting engineering qualification.
• To have a desire to win new business.
• 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.
• Previous experience in a technical sales role.

Benefits

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

£45,000 - 50,000 plus circa 10% Commission

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

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

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