Technical Sales Engineer - Automotive Sector

Sika Deutschland GmbH; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and industrial materials supplier is seeking a Sales Executive to manage automotive industry sales in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and strong sales experience. Responsibilities include understanding customer needs, creating new accounts, and providing commercial support. This role requires extensive travel within the region.

Qualifications

• Industrial and manufacturing background, automotive background preferred.
• Willingness to travel extensively and possess own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Handle automotive industry sales in Malaysia.
• Understand customer and market needs.
• Create new accounts and specify products.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Market analysis

Technical support skills

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

• Handle automotive industry sales in Malaysia.
• Understand customer and market needs, trends, manufacturing process and related automotive industry information.
• Create new accounts, specify Sika product and solution to generate new sales.
• Build rapport with customers and ensuring a smooth day to day commercial activity.
• Provide commercial and technical support to accounts secured.

Your expertise - Our strength

• Degree in Engineering
• Industrial and manufacturing background. Automotive background would be added advantage
• Willing to travel extensively, posses own vehicle.

About Sika

Sika was first established in Malaysia in 1989 and full operations commenced in 1991 through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sika Kimia Sdn Bhd, with the completion of its local head office and production plant in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Since then, the company has gained a leading position in the country with the acceptance and endorsement of its products for construction and industrial applications by local and international proponents.

In the Construction sector, our business activities cover the full spectrum of project types ranging from infrastructural development to buildings, from institutional facilities to manufacturing plants. We service our direct customers – concrete producers, contractors and distributors – and stay close to them through our central sales & marketing office in Bangsar South and a network of sales offices in Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. In 2014 our presence in the Malaysian construction continued to grow when our Ipoh Plant was built and running to meet customer demands.

In Malaysia, our Industry Division is the clear market leader in the automotive glass replacement sector (AGR) and the “Sikaflex” brand is instantly recognized as a mark for quality, reliability and performance. In the automotive OEM sector, we are the approved supplier to top German car markets such as Mercedes Benz and BMW. Meanwhile, Sika leads the field in total bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protection solutions for bus, truck and rail vehicle manufacturing, and for the assembly of appliances, industrial equipment and building components.

Sika Kimia Sdn Bhd currently employs more than 400 people in Sales & Marketing, Technical Service, Finance, HR & Administration, Laboratory, Production, Purchasing, Customer Service and Warehouse.