Technical Sales Engineer - Southwest

Tungaloy-NTK UK; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cutting tools company is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer in the Southwest of the UK. This remote role involves managing key accounts, supporting customers technically, and driving sales growth. Candidates should have a strong background in cutting tools and excellent communication skills. An attractive compensation package including a company car and commission is offered.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Annual commission based on sales growth

Company car or car allowance

Mobile phone, laptop and iPad

Pension with 6% company contribution

Life insurance

Starting 23 days’ holiday (+ Bank Holidays), rising with tenure

Optional private healthcare

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience applying cutting tools on the shop floor.
• 2+ years’ experience selling cutting tools.
• Able to read engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts and provide technical support to customers.
• Drive sales growth in assigned territories.
• Attend trade shows and conferences to develop relationships.

Skills

Sales skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Technical knowledge of cutting tools

Time management

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification or technical apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Technical Sales Engineer- Southwest

Focused area: PL, TQ, EX, TR, TA, DT

Wider area: BH, BS, BA, SP, SN.

Due to continued growth, we’re adding a new Technical Sales Manager to strengthen our ever-growing external team across the East Midlands and surrounding areas.

This is a full-time remote role. As a Technical Sales Manager at Tungaloy-NTK UK, you’ll manage key accounts, provide hands-on technical support to customers, and drive sales growth. You’ll work closely with the sales team and customer service to ensure exceptional end-to-end support. The role needs excellent communication and presentation skills, and a strong understanding of our product offering and the needs of our target industries.

Preferred Location: PL, TQ, EX

Key Accountabilities

• Be proactive, focused and driven to meet sales targets.
• Understand, interpret and manage customer requirements with the confidence to negotiate and close sales.
• Communicate and build rapport effectively with our partners and customers.
• Provide pre-sales and after-sales technical assistance, sharing your knowledge of cutting tools, conducting technical presentations and demonstrating how a cutting tool will meet customer needs.
• Document cost-saving activity and maintaining the CRM system.
• Work with our talented product team to create custom-made products for customers.
• Attend trade shows, conferences and other marketing events to generate new contacts and develop existing relationships, enhancing our reputation for delivering quality cutting tools that exceed customers’ expectations.

Candidate

• You will have had success selling metal cutting tools, or be a time-served multi-skilled engineer with strong knowledge of correctly applying cutting tools.
• You can advise optimum metal removal rates on Milling, Drilling, Grooving, Turning and Threading applications, reducing the customer’s cost per part.
• Comfortable reading engineering drawings; ideally you have a Mechanical Engineering qualification or a completed technical apprenticeship.
• You are a disciplined, target-driven individual capable of working on your own initiative.
• Whether or not you’ve held a sales role before, you’ll bring first-class communication and negotiation skills combined with a winning mentality.

Must haves

• A full UK driving license.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Able to read engineering drawings.
• Strong people skills and time management.
• Willing to travel across the territory, with occasional overnight stays.
• Comfortable running on-machine trials/time studies and presenting results.
• Suitable home workspace and reliable broadband (remote role).
• At least one of the following:
• 3+ years’ experience applying cutting tools on the shop floor.
• 2+ years’ experience selling cutting tools.

Package

• Attractive salary
• Annual commission based on sales growth
• Company car (plug-in hybrid or electric) or car allowance
• Mobile phone, laptop and iPad
• Pension with 6% company contribution
• Life insurance
• Starting 23 days’ holiday (+ Bank Holidays), rising with tenure
• Optional private healthcare

At Tungaloy-NTK UK, we continue to expand, and with our ever-growing product portfolio and industry-leading project team in Japan, we have everything you need to build a long-term career. As a business, we truly value our people and we’re always open to fresh ideas and innovative strategies to further strengthen our market presence. We are running a marathon, not a sprint, so we take our time to build sustainable long-term relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a rapidly expanding, forward-thinking market leader in cutting tools.

We look forward to hearing from any interested candidates.