Sales Engineer - FOAMGLAS(R) UK

Owens Corning; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global building products leader is seeking a Sr. Sales professional in the London area to drive sales for their FOAMGLAS® brand. This role involves understanding customer needs, providing technical solutions, and managing sales activities for small and medium segments. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a business growth mindset, and experience in technical sales. Responsibilities include pursuing leads, managing inquiries, and collaborating for pipeline growth. The role offers a hybrid work model and the opportunity to contribute to sustainability efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical sales role, ideally of a construction related product or system.
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to understand and interpret design/architectural drawings and written specifications.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of all sales activities related to small and medium customer segments.
• Actively pursue growth by following up on leads and growing the sales pipeline.
• Provide technical calculations and manage incoming inquiries.

Skills

Business growth mindset

Strong written and verbal communication

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Qualifications in technical subjects to A level or further education equivalent

Maths & English GCSE minimum grade 4 or equivalent

Tools

MS Office applications

Job description

Location: Office /Hybrid based in the UK London EC1 area.

About the position

Join us in making the world a better place by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions! FOAMGLAS®, manufactures and provides insulation materials which help consumers and industry reduce their energy consumption. Here at Owens Corning we are fully engaged in reducing our CO2 emission by a series of ongoing investments.

We are looking for a Sr. Sales professional who possess an advanced understanding of our customer's needs in order to create and execute plans to create differential value with each customer. As a sales professional for our FOAMGLAS® brand, you provide technical solutions towards our customers via consultative selling which will ultimately results in Foamglas being specified and purchased as a high performance insulation solution via our Insulation Distributors or Builders Merchants network.

What does success look like?

• You take ownership of all sales activities related to the small and medium customer segment and distributor inquiries, including assisting architects and engineers with specification opportunities
• You actively pursue growth in this segment by follow-up on on lead efforts and growing your sales pipeline
• You provide technical calculations and other related documentation, manage incoming inquiries and dispatch them towards them to the most approrate sales channel or technical team.
• You work as part of a team for pipeline growth and sales success.

Skills and capabilities necessary to succeed

• Show a strong business growth mindset. You understand the customer needs and are able to translate these into customer focused technical and commercial proposals.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset to drive an increasing sales pipeline and sales success.
• You conduct yourself with the highest ethical and moral business standards.

Business requirements

• Qualificatoins in technical subject(s) to A level or further education equivalent.
• Maths & English GCSE minimum grade 4 or equivalent.
• Be able use MS Office applications.
• Be able to understand and interpret design/archietctural drawings and written specifications.
• Experience in a technical sales role, ideally of a construction related product or system.
• Fluent in English.
• Location: This role is in the London area with frequent attendance at our London EC1 office.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.

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