Sales Engineer/Sr Sales Engineer SVD

Edwards Vacuum; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust

Career growth

Innovative environment

Compensation & benefits

Health and well-being

Job summary

Edwards Vacuum is seeking a seasoned Sales Leader to drive growth across East and South India. You will manage the territory, build a high-performing indirect team and execute strategic sales plans for High/Ultra High Vacuum equipment.

The role requires extensive travel, strong customer handling, and the ability to close cycles from lead generation to payment collection, while coordinating with after-sales and finance teams.

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience in Industrial Equipment or related field.
• Strong commercial and technical knowledge with direct and indirect sales channel experience.
• Good command of MS Office and CRM platforms; willingness to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned territory to maximize sales revenue and exceed goals.
• Forecast annual, quarterly and monthly sales targets clearly and timely.
• Collaborate with management to develop and execute a regional sales plan.

Skills

Sales experience

Negotiation

CRM usage

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CRM platforms

Microsoft Office

Job description

Your role

Mission/Purpose of the Job

To bring and ensure sustainable, profitable growth in revenues and volumes of Scientific vacuum Business through successful planning, execution and management of sales and marketing strategies for the assigned territory.

To become and remain market leader in the Scientific vacuum segment in the assigned territory of South India & East India.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing assigned Territory and maximize sales revenue and meet or exceed corporate-set goals for High/Ultra High Vacuum Industry.
• Responsible for timely and clear forecasting of annual, quarterly and monthly sales goals
• Collaborating with seniors and management to establish and execute a sales & business development plan for the region
• Recruit, build and develop the indirect sales team with basics/products/application knowledge of Deeper/High/Ultra High Vacuum and help them prepare and execute the sales strategies & increase the market coverage/presence through regular meetings & field visits
• Lead the indirect team by examples with excellent customer handling, complex situation handling, Value selling, Time management, timely/correct decision making, Sales soft skills.
• Develop Sales plans and budget to achieve or exceed the annual sales objectives for the region with solid year on year growth.
• Conduct regular customer/dealer visits along with the team to check route coverage, competitor activity and continuously search for new opportunities in order to increase sales in the region
• Responsible for identifying and suggesting & executing marketing activities like participating in Expos, conducting seminars and sales camps in the assigned territory of South & East India.
• Responsible for closing the sales cycle in full starting from lead generating exercises till collecting the last penny of payments in time.
• Effectively develop the business through online GEM/ Govt Tender Portal and coordinate with Tendering expert.
• Regular coordination with VTS (after sales service team) /Supply chain colleagues to share the feedback of dealers/customers/market to align and develop mutually agreed sales/service strategies to keep the customer base satisfied with our timely support of spares & services.
• Follow up on outstanding and other required statutory documents. Ensure compliance with bank guarantee, LC procedure. Coordinate with cross function team (CSO, Finanace and Accounts department for accounts reconciliation)

Key Challenges

• Requirement to travel extensively in East India & North East States, Manager customers and OEMs through direct and Indirect channel. Consistent report to management about the current and future opportunities and plan

To succeed, you will need

Skills / Knowledge / Experience

Educational requirements

• University degree (Bachelor/Masters) in a related engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics) discipline. Additional degree in business & administration or related work experience in managerial position is an advantage

Experience Requirements

• Proven sales experience in Industrial Equipment of 5+ years & Sales experience in the vacuum pump industry is an added advantage. Commercial and technical knowledge - having an understanding and an ability to use technical/professional knowledge and information. Experience in managing a sales through both direct and indirect sales channels. Ambitious personality with nice commercia, soft skills and negotiating skill.

Knowledge

• Sound technical understanding and interest in new products/technical developments/ new learning. A clear understanding of optimized territory management Strong sales technique and communication skills Very good knowledge of Microsoft office, comfortable using CRM platforms quit desire to learn new systems. Being a very proactive person, committed to achieving established goals, capable of working under high pressure and multi-tasking environments. Able to work as a team and always under the ATLAS COPCO philosophy "THE WAY WE DO THINGS" Clear decision making Act and think strategically Take ownership and raise red flags in case needed

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

On-Site

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Kolkata, India (IN). You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

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