Sales Engineer

Accu-Mold Corp; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accu-Mold Corp seeks a Sales Engineer to drive new business development and manage existing accounts with a focus on customer satisfaction and profit growth. You will lead prospecting, prepare quotations, and coordinate with internal teams to deliver tooling and parts on time.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1–5 years in technical sales of high-value manufactured products. Travel and comprehensive product knowledge are expected to ensure customer success and company growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; 1–5 years in technical sales of high value manufactured products preferred.
• Proficient with PC, fax, copier, telephone; strong data entry.
• Good reading and writing with ability to interpret manuals and policies.
• Ability to perform basic math including rates of return, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to understand drawings and specifications; willingness to train and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Uphold Accumold brand and customer-focused standards.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities via leads, tradeshows, and prospecting.
• Manage strategic accounts with defined strategies and key decision-makers.
• Define customer business/technical requirements for products.
• Provide quotations for tooling and parts and follow up until orders are secured.
• Coordinate with internal teams to meet customer expectations on delivery and quality.
• Develop sales forecasts and report revenue trends for assigned customers.
• Share market trends with management and maintain SOPs for sales processes.

Skills

Education/Experience

Computer Skills

Language Skills

Mathematical Skills

Reasoning Ability

Other Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Sales Engineer

LOCATION: Accumold Office

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Sales & Marketing

FLSA: Exempt

JOB SUMMARY: Facilitates anddirects the overall new business development, current sales and customer service activities in order to meet and exceed the Accumold Business Plan gross profit and revenue goals with respect to assigned existing accounts and new prospects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for upholding the brand image of Accumold, "Smart People, Working Fast, Customer Focused."
2. Play an active role in lead generation and follow-up in cooperation with Accumold's Marketing Plan. Through given leads, tradeshows, personal prospecting and/or other sales strategies, identify and process opportunities for new business growth.
3. Manage Strategic Core and Strategic Target accounts by creating, executing and maintaining Account Strategies and Action plans. Identify and cultivate relationships with decision-makers in customer organizations.
4. Identify projects within those leads/customers that fit with Accumold's capabilities and business objectives. Define the business justification for quotable projects by understanding the customer's business model and position in the market.
5. Facilitate the definition of the customer's technical and business requirements (e.g., target part and project pricing) for particular products.
6. Provide the customer with quotations for tooling and parts within SOP-0001 guidelines, and continue follow-up until the order is secured.
7. Facilitate dialogue between the customer and other necessary departments within Accumold regarding the customer's requirement and expectations.
8. Provide support of customer service in managing customer expectations for delivery of parts and tooling.
9. Develop and maintain sales forecasts and revenue trends for assigned customers.
10. Provide industry information and market trends to the Management team.
11. Establish and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP) and work instructions (WI) to support contract review and the general ordering and sales of parts and tooling and customer service so that customer expectations are met.
12. Responsible for meeting Brand Critical Standards for this position.
13. Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

1. Education/Experience. Bachelor's degree; relevant studies or equivalent experience in business, sales or marketing required. One to five years of experience in technical sales of high value, manufactured products for the plastics microelectronics, medical or fiber optic industries preferred.

2. Computer Skills. Ability to operate personal computer, fax machine, copy machine and telephone required. Proven accuracy in keyboarding skills to enter data correctly and efficiently. Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred.

3. Language Skills. Proven reading and written communication skills required with the ability to comprehend and interpret instructions and standards from manuals or other materials. Effective correspondence skills with professionals required. Oral communication skills necessary for speaking on occasion to groups. Also the ability to effectively present information in a professional manner in one-on-one and small group situations. Ability needed to read, analyze, and interpret general plastics/manufacturing periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and organizational rules and policies.

4. Mathematical Skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates of return, ratios and percentages.

5. Reasoning Ability. Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

6. Other Skills and Abilities. Ability to read and understand specification drawings. Willingness to attend conferences, classes or training to enhance and update knowledge and skills. Ability to work with various personnel in departments to reach consensus on work related issues. Must be able to maintain confidentiality and a professional relationship with customers, fellow workers