Sales Application Engineer

Rosemallow; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 78,120 - 100,440; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical contracting company in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia is seeking a proficient candidate with experience in the High Voltage transmission industry. The role involves preparing technical offers, conducting cost analysis, and collaborating with various departments to optimize project proposals. Ideal applicants should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 3 years of relevant experience. A positive attitude and strong IT skills are essential for success in this challenging environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working for a major electrical contractor.
• Experience in proposal development and tender documentation.
• Knowledge of cultural differences and coping strategies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical and commercial offers based on RFQs.
• Lead cost integration and analysis for pricing.
• Interface with operations, engineering, and factories globally.
• Support sales during product promotions and negotiations.
• Investigate recommendations for process improvements.

Skills

Experience in High Voltage transmission industry

Strong competence in IT Tools

Professional English

Positive attitude in challenging environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

• Location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
• Years of experience: 3+ years
• Monthly Salary: Around MYR 7000-9000
• Mode: Yearly renewable contract under us
• Interview rounds: 1 or 2
• Notice: Immediate – 30 days
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is preferred
• 3-5+ years’ experience working for a major electrical contractor, with proven experience in the preparation of quotations for service-based work.
• Works experience in an engineering role or as a site / field service technical expert would be beneficial.
• Experience and knowledge of High Voltage transmission industry in Malaysia and throughout Asia Pacific.
• Positive attitude to work in challenging environment and in embracing high performance culture.
• Understands cultural differences and copes with them effectively.
• Strong competence in using IT Tools including Microsoft (especially Microsoft Word and Excel), SAP, and Salesforce applications.
• Professional English required, where additional Asian languages will be a benefit.

Your responsibilities

• Review Request for Quotations (RFQ) received from customers and develop and prepare technical and commercial offers with identification of key scope that highlights our OEM value.
• Responsible to lead the overall cost integration and analysis with consideration for technical and commercial risk assessment prior to arriving at final pricing.
• Collating and preparing tender documentation including drawings, technical data sheets, bill of materials, method statements, project plans, QHSE documentation, time schedules etc.
• Prepare outside purchase equipment RFQ(s) and work together with the regional supply chain manager(s) to engage and align for a compliant offer.
• Interface with operations, engineering, and factories throughout the world to optimize our technical and commercial offerings and to resolve configurations and technical changes including prioritization of works as required.
• Identify cost and time-saving opportunities within the proposal development process or stemming from Non-Conformance instances as Lessons Learned and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Provide support to sales during product promotions, site walk-downs and visits, negotiations, and follow-up activities as necessary.
• Prepares, reviews and books customer orders / revisions to orders as well as order management for spare parts and handling orders to our factories and suppliers.
• Supports development of proposal resource library (both text and visual aids) and provides input into business cases and go to market approaches.
• Investigates and provides recommendations on ways to further localize scope, improve processes and grow the business.

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