Technical Sales Engineer

Automation Experts Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance and mileage support

6% pension contribution

Private healthcare option

25 days' holiday, increasing with TTL

Laptop and mobile phone

Product training and support

Job summary

Automation Experts Ltd is seeking a technically minded engineer to join their team as a Technical Sales Engineer. The role combines engineering solutions with customer-facing sales, travelling across the UK and developing opportunities from enquiry to quotation.

You will engage with engineers, buyers and end users, understand applications, prepare quotations and support projects with your technical insight.

Qualifications

• Degree required in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in technical sales or applications engineering.
• Background in automation, motors, drives, robotics or packaging machinery is advantageous.
• Must have strong technical problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own customer visit diary, travelling across the UK approximately three days per week.
• Identify and develop opportunities within automation, machine building and industrial equipment.
• Understand customer applications, technical requirements and commercial needs.
• Recommend suitable motion-control products and engineering solutions.
• Qualify opportunities and proactively progress them through to quotation and project development.
• Prepare quotations, lead-time estimates and customer follow-ups.
• Provide technical support by phone, email, online meetings and customer visits.
• Build relationships with engineers, machine builders, buyers and end users.
• Work with internal sales, marketing and technical teams to develop opportunities.
• Maintain accurate customer records and report on project progress.
• Attend exhibitions, demonstrations and technical meetings.

Skills

Mechanical engineering knowledge

Technical sales experience

Customer-facing

Industrial automation

Strong communication

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical Engineering, Physics or Software Engineering

Job description

Technical Sales Engineer

£45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + 6% Pension + Healthcare

West Midlands Based – UK Customer Travel

Ref: 25759

Are you a technically minded engineer who enjoys working with customers, identifying opportunities and developing practical engineering solutions?

Join an established international engineering business specialising in motion control and automation technology. This customer-facing role combines technical applications, relationship building and commercial development, giving you the opportunity to work with a wide range of industrial customers and progress projects from initial enquiry through to quotation and development.

Technical Sales Engineer - The Role:

• Manage your own customer visit diary, travelling across the UK approximately three days per week
• Identify and develop opportunities within automation, machine building and industrial equipment
• Understand customer applications, technical requirements and commercial needs
• Recommend suitable motion-control products and engineering solutions
• Qualify opportunities and proactively progress them through to quotation and project development
• Prepare quotations, lead-time estimates and customer follow-ups
• Provide technical support by phone, email, online meetings and customer visits
• Build relationships with engineers, machine builders, buyers and end users
• Work with internal sales, marketing and technical teams to develop opportunities
• Maintain accurate customer records and report on project progress
• Attend exhibitions, demonstrations and technical meetings

Technical Sales Engineer - The Person:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong mechanical / technical understanding and practical engineering reasoning
• Experience in technical sales, applications engineering, design engineering, field service or another customer-facing technical role
• Background in automation, motors, drives, robotics, packaging machinery, conveyors or machine building would be advantageous
• Confident communicating with technical and commercial customers
• Commercially aware, with the judgement to identify worthwhile opportunities and determine next steps
• Proactive, organised and comfortable managing your own workload
• Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
• Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available

What's on Offer?

• Car allowance and mileage support
• 6% pension contribution
• Private healthcare option
• 25 days' holiday, increasing with tenure
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Product training and support from experienced colleagues
• Varied technical and commercial opportunities across UK industry

Located in West Midlands, this role would be commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, Nuneaton and other surrounding areas.

For further information pleas contactJohn Anderson.

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