Sales Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Diamond Search Recruitment; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Sales Engineer to join its Sales/Solutions Engineering team in Maidstone, UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for demonstrating product value to customers, assisting in technical aspects of sales, and ensuring alignment between customer requirements and solutions. The role requires strong communication skills, technical knowledge in IT, and fluency in French or German. Apply today for a chance to make an impact in a dynamic tech environment.

Qualifications

• Good experience with Information Technology space.
• Basic understanding of Windows environment, especially Active Directory.
• Basic understanding of networking topology and TCP/IP protocol.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for development and delivery of product demonstrations.
• Present products to customers at events like conferences and seminars.
• Assist sales with building business cases for new opportunities.

Skills

Customer focus mindset

Strong communication skills

Technical knowledge in IT

Time management

Fluency in French or German

Job description

About the job Sales Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client, a leader within their field, providing trusted identity and security solutions.Seeking aSales Engineer for its Sales/Solutions Engineering team. The individual will play a critical role in establishing credibility and confidence with customers, by demonstrating and proving value through its products and services.

The Role

• Responsible for development and delivery of product demonstrations.
• Presenting the product(s) to customers and at external events such as conferences, seminars, etc.
• Able to convey customer requirements to Product Management teams.
• Assist sales with building business cases for new opportunities.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the customers technical staff and be able to gain their trust and credibility through their deep technical know-how and subject matter expertise.
• Work closely with customers to align the technical requirements and the solution design with their business drivers.
• Able to assist in responding to technical elements of RFP/Q/I and technical architecture solutions.
• Support and Run Pilots and POCs to drive/test specific use-cases internally as well as in front of customers.
• Work with the Professional Services team to assist in initial production set up of solutions for customers.
• Create Solution guides.
• Support product development in terms of writing product requirement documents, working with Development team, testing product/ product features/ integrations and support user guides.
• Third party integration support testing and documenting results.

Person specification

• Customer focus mindset with general interest in technology.
• Good experience with Information Technology space.
• Basic understanding of Windows environment especially Active Directory, Windows Servers/Desktops, Command Prompt, Virtual Machine set-up, etc.
• Basic understanding of knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocol, network configuration and components (firewalls, routers, etc.).
• Comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organisation and with frequent onboarding of new customers and partners.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and being able to communicate professionally in written responses through emails, RFPs, and reports.
• Organised and analytical with a strong ability to find solutions for technical obstacles in the sales process through creative and adaptive approaches.
• Must respect deadlines and quality deliverables (SOW, responses to RFP etc.).
• Proven time management skills in a dynamic sales environment is a must.
• Oral and written fluency in the below languages:
• French or German Language C1 level,

Apply today!

Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in regard to this vacancy