Sales Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 25% of basic salary

Company laptop

Company mobile phone

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

8% employer pension contribution

Life Assurance

Healthcare Scheme

Childcare Vouchers

Company Share Incentive Plan

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting a Technical Sales Representative/Sales Engineer based in the UK. The role combines engineering knowledge with commercial responsibilities, servicing OEMs, distributors and end users across a wide range of industrial markets.

You will travel to customer sites and manage a growing portfolio from Coventry/ Wakefield bases. The position offers a basic salary of £35,000–£42,000 with an earnings bonus.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering background and technical aptitude.
• Experience in technical sales, applications engineering or engineering support.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand mechanical principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an existing portfolio of customer accounts.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across your territory.
• Build strong relationships with OEMs, distributors and end users.
• Visit customers regularly, spending >60% of time in the field.
• Provide technical advice and application support with internal product specialists.
• Support engineering discussions around product opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal service teams to deliver solutions.
• Deliver against sales targets and business objectives.

Skills

Technical sales

Engineering background

Customer relationships

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

BEng/BSc or equivalent in Mechanical/Automotive/Aerospace

HNC/HND

Tools

CRM

Job description

Are you a technically minded sales professional or engineering graduate looking for a customer-facing role? If you enjoy solving technical problems, building relationships and getting out in front of customers, we're hiring a Technical Sales Representative / Sales Engineer to join a global engineering manufacturer based in Coventry. You'll combine your engineering knowledge with commercial skills while working across a wide range of industrial markets.

BASIC SALARY: £35,000 - £42,000

BENEFITS:

• Annual bonus of up to 25% of basic salary
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Healthcare Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Company Share Incentive Plan
• Hybrid working policy

LOCATION: Based from either the Coventry or Wakefield office, covering the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions. This is a field-based role with regular travel and overnight stays.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth, Solihull, Hinckley, Tamworth, Birmingham, Wakefield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Dewsbury, Bradford.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As our Technical Sales Representative, you'll combine your engineering knowledge with commercial responsibility, working closely with OEMs, distributors and end users to deliver the right engineering solutions for their applications. You'll inherit an established portfolio of customers while developing new business opportunities across your territory. Spending most of your time in front of customers, you'll build long-term relationships, provide technical support and identify opportunities to grow existing and new accounts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and develop an existing portfolio of customer accounts
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across your territory
• Build strong relationships with OEMs, distributors and end users
• Visit customers regularly, spending more than 60% of your time in the field
• Provide technical advice and application support, working closely with internal product specialists
• Support engineering discussions around existing and new product opportunities
• Coordinate with internal service teams to deliver the best solution for your customers
• Implement agreed pricing strategies and maintain an accurate CRM pipeline
• Deliver against sales targets and business objectives

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

We're looking for someone with a strong mechanical engineering background, excellent communication skills and the ambition to build a successful career in technical sales. You don't need years of experience - you need curiosity, drive, and a solid technical foundation, and the willingness to travel across the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions, including overnight stays.

• HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace or a related Engineering discipline
• Experience within technical sales, internal sales, applications engineering or technical support, or be an engineer looking to move into a customer-facing commercial role
• The ability to read engineering drawings and understand mechanical engineering principles
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the confidence to build customer relationships

Graduates with relevant engineering qualifications, internships or placement experience are encouraged to apply, as full product training and ongoing support will be provided.

THE COMPANY:

We have 50 years in business as a very successful innovator and manufacturer of precision components and powertrain. We are now part of a multinational, billion dollar corporation with its own track record and sales successes, and we are now looking to expand our sales force to develop new business from a large range of existing, trusted customers - whilst following leads to add to that client list.

PROSPECTS:

Are good in a very well respected international group, with a large structures sales team across the UK and worldwide.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Sales Engineer, Internal Sales Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Apprentice Engineer - Graduate - Bearings, Power Transmission, Industrial Components, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, OEMs, Heavy Industry, Automotive, Rail, Aerospace, Renewables, Marine, Mining, Metals, Construction Equipment.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.