Sales Engineer - Diffuse M/F/D

Hager; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalized onboarding experience

HiUniversity access

Internal career opportunities

Job summary

Hager is seeking a Sales Engineer to drive growth in the Sussex and Kent region of the United Kingdom. This permanent role reports to the Sales Manager and focuses on building partnerships with distributors, expanding product lines, and delivering training while managing pricing and profitability.

You will develop business plans with the Key Account Manager, identify project opportunities, and conduct site visits to ensure contract satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in field sales, ideally within electrical installation, construction or distribution sectors.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to develop relationships with distributors and contractors.
• Customer-focused, capable of delivering product presentations and translating technical info into practical solutions.
• Highly organized with ability to manage territory, priorities, visits and reporting independently.
• Comfortable using CRM tools and analyzing customer, market and competitor information to identify opportunities.
• Proactive and collaborative team player who communicates clearly with sales, technical and key account colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong, professional relationships with distributors across your geographical area, acting as their primary point of contact.
• Grow sales by identifying new stockists, introducing new product lines and supporting effective stock profiling and management.
• Deliver product training to distributor teams and organise contractor events, particularly around product launches and regulatory changes.
• Build and regularly update business plans for key distributors in close collaboration with the Key Account Manager.
• Identify project opportunities, monitor competitor activity and support specification compliance through targeted contractor and site visits.
• Manage your territory effectively by planning customer visits, maintaining accurate CRM records and controlling pricing and costs to maximise profitability.

Job description

Why join the Sales department?

Each relationship with our customers is much more than a simple collaboration: it's a true partnership founded on trust and proximity. This approach enables us to exceed expectations, providing answers that are as effective for their day-to-day needs as for their most ambitious projects. What makes us unique? Our ability to offer a tailor-made service, where technical expertise and commercial commitment come together to create an incomparable experience.

Joining our sales team means taking part in an adventure where you'll be a key player in our success. You'll be on the front line, driving our sales strategy with a proactive approach and innovative solutions, while embodying true leadership in every exchange. It's a challenge worthy of your ambition: combining a passion for customer relations with technical mastery to turn every opportunity into a success.

In our sales department, growth is collective: we move forward together, we learn together, and you'll be a key driver. We are shaping tomorrow’s electrical world. You can too, Join us

As a Sales Engineer - Diffuse M/F/D you will report to the Sales Manager in the Sales based in Sussex and Kent (L4) for a Permanent contract.

What you will do?

• Develop strong, professional relationships with distributors across your geographical area, acting as their primary point of contact.
• Grow sales by identifying new stockists, introducing new product lines and supporting effective stock profiling and management.
• Deliver product training to distributor teams and organise contractor events, particularly around product launches and regulatory changes.
• Build and regularly update business plans for key distributors in close collaboration with the Key Account Manager.
• Identify project opportunities, monitor competitor activity and support specification compliance through targeted contractor and site visits.
• Manage your territory effectively by planning customer visits, maintaining accurate CRM records and controlling pricing and costs to maximise profitability.

What about you?

• You have proven experience in field sales, ideally within the electrical installation, construction or distribution sector.
• You demonstrate strong commercial awareness and the ability to develop lasting relationships with distributors and contractors.
• You are customer-focused, confident in delivering product presentations and able to translate technical information into practical solutions.
• You are highly organised and able to manage your territory, priorities, customer visits and reporting requirements independently.
• You are comfortable using CRM tools and analysing customer, market and competitor information to identify business opportunities.
• You are a proactive and collaborative team player who communicates clearly and works effectively with sales, technical and key account colleagues.

What we offer?

• Personalized onboarding experience programdesigned to make your first dayssmooth
• Opportunities to learn and grow through Hager Group's awarded HiUniversity.
• Internal career opportunities, over 25% of our recruitments are through internal mobilit

What are the recruitment stages?

• Once your CV has been selected, you will be contacted by a recruiter for an initial phone exchange.
• You will be invited for a first interview with the hiring manager & the recruiter
• A second Interview will be then organized with the N+2 & the HR manager