Sales Engineer

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable engineering company in the UK is seeking a Sales Engineer to manage sales inquiries primarily through consultations. The ideal candidate has an engineering background and strong communication skills, understands technical requirements, and is comfortable engaging with customers on-site. This full-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary, a BMW company car, and a variety of benefits, with responsibilities mainly covering the Midlands and Southwest regions.

Benefits

BMW Company Car

Commission (£15k-£20k OTE)

Benefits

Qualifications

• Commercially minded individual with an engineering background, preferably in industrial equipment.
• Comfortable in a solution-led sales environment.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage inbound and warm sales enquiries, converting them into orders.
• Visit customer sites to survey and specify solutions.
• Liaise with internal teams to deliver engineered solutions.

Skills

Consultative selling

Customer engagement

Strong communication skills

Technical understanding

Job description

Overview

£45,000 - £50,000 + Commission (£15k-£20k OTE) + BMW Company Car + Benefits

39-hour week - Full-time, permanent role - Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-1:30pm (some flexibility).

Well-established, family-owned engineering business specialising in the design & manufacture of filtration systems for industrial and commercial clients.

Strong reputation for improving factory efficiency, safety and environmental performance, supported by a hands-on and supportive leadership team.

Your background as a Sales Engineer

• This would suit a Sales Engineer, Applications Engineer, or a Project Engineer who enjoys a bit of sales / wants to pivot.
• A commercially minded individual with a background in engineering, preferably within the same industry or similar (industrial equipment / dust extraction / air filtration etc).
• Comfortable working in a consultative, solution-led sales environment
• Confident engaging with customers on-site and understanding technical requirements
• Strong communication skills with a practical, hands-on approach
• Full UK driving licence (ideally no points)

Sales Engineer responsibilities

• Manage predominantly inbound and warm sales enquiries (minimal cold calling)
• Work closely with customers to understand requirements and convert enquiries into orders.
• Visit customer sites to survey, measure and specify engineered solutions
• Liaise with internal engineering and service teams to deliver the right solution

This Sales Engineer role will mainly cover the Midlands / Southwest / possibly parts of Wales. The offices are based in Leicester, so we are ideally looking for someone based in Loughborough, Hinckley, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Burton upon Trent, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and surrounding areas.

To apply, please send your CV to Sam Hilton at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.

Visit the Euro Projects Recruitment website to search our latest engineering and manufacturing vacancies.

Please note: if you are not contacted within ten days, your application has not been successful on this occasion