Technical Sales Support

Rise Executive Search & Recruitment Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Internal Technical Sales Engineer in Gateshead. This role focuses on supporting sales and developing customer relationships in the electrical control and automation sector. Candidates should possess strong technical electrical knowledge, GCSE Maths and English, and relevant sales experience. A clean driving license is required. The company offers a negotiable salary package and other benefits.

Benefits

Pension

Negotiable Salary Package

Qualifications

• Illustrate technical knowledge and product applications knowledge.
• Experience in sales/customer service environment.
• Experience with electrical engineering or distribution is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Handle technical enquiries and provide sales support.
• Liaise with Field Sales Engineers to achieve sales performance.
• Generate quotations and assess competitive situation.

Skills

Technical electrical knowledge

Knowledge of electrical market products

Commercial awareness

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)

Job description

Internal Technical Sales Engineer Industrial Electrical Control & Automation

Negotiable Salary Package, Pension, and other benefits.

Our Client has a requirement for an Internal Sales Engineer with experience in Electrical control and automation to provide sales and technical support to the external customer base, whilst developing and maintaining customer relationships and promoting products and services to maximise sales opportunities.

You are most likely to be living in North of the Tyne area, including, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Wallsend, Longbenton, Jesmond, Cramlington, Blyth in order to commute. Ideally you will have knowledge of a wide range of electrical market related products and are likely to have strengths in more than one product area. This could be industrial electrical, control & automation/factory automation/process control including control gear, switchgear, automation equipment, variable speed drives, plc, hmi, instrumentation, cable management systems, connection systems, industrial data comms enclosures, sensors, and possibly ATEX equipment.

Responsibilities

As the Internal Sales Engineer you will respond to and handle all product technical enquiries. You will be required, with training, to understand and be familiar with the full product range with the ability to offer alternatives if required and advise on the selection of products where possible.

You will liaise with Field Sales Engineers and other staff to achieve the branch objectives and sales performance and as is normal in a small team environment engage in other duties. It is also expected that you have commercial ability and awareness to generate quotation for customers and are competent to judge the competitive situation needed to win the order whilst being mindful of profitability.

Requirements

• Technical electrical knowledge, there is flexibility on the qualification if you can illustrate your knowledge, product applications knowledge and commercial awareness.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and data entry systems
• Full clean driving licence
• Experience in similar sales /customer service environment.
• Experience with an electrical engineering role, or a background in electrical distribution would be an advantage.

Rise Executive Search & Recruitment Ltd are currently working on a wide range of business to business/B2B sales positions, account management, business development and sales management roles.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.