Sales Engineer

Kids for the Future; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kids for the Future seeks an Inside Sales Engineer to support customers by communicating product information, managing sales processes and delivering exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities include handling RFQs, interpreting drawings and specifications, estimating costs, preparing quotations, and coordinating with sales, engineering, quality, and production teams to ensure projects fit the business.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial manufacturing, material sciences, or equivalent experience is required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business materials and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Communicate product information and manage sales processes to deliver customer service.
• Receive, respond to quotations and interpret customer drawings and specifications.
• Estimate production costs and determine selling prices for quotations.
• Prepare, send, and follow-up on customer quotations.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering, quality, and production teams to ensure project fit.

Skills

Customer communication

Sales process management

Reading drawings

Cost estimation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / industrial manufacturing / material sciences

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

• Base Pay $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Description

Inside Sales Engineer

We are seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to support our valued customers by effectively communicating product information, managing sales processes and delivering exceptional customer service.

Receive and respond to customer Request for Quotation packages.

Read and interpret customer drawings, 3D models, quality specifications, and testing requirements.

Estimate production costs, determine selling prices, analyze actual cost results.

Prepare, send, and follow-up on customer quotations.

Recognize the design, functionality, and cost benefits of common tooling options.

Review customer purchase orders for alignment with quotation.

Interact with customers in person, via telephone, and email.

Coordinate customer visits.

Work with sales, engineering, quality, and production teams to ensure that projects are a fit for the business.

Develop in-depth knowledge of production processes and provide assessment of product manufacturability.

Identify and address discrepancies, risks, or issues in specification, pricing, and contract terms.

Assist in the documentation of standard practices and participate in improvement initiatives.

Set annual personal and professional development goals, document progress.

Perform all other duties, as requested.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial manufacturing, material sciences, or equivalent experience is required.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

Summary

WHY BADGER ALLOYS

As a Badger Alloys employee, you will be given the tools you need to succeed, grow, and advance within the company. Our goal is to ensure all employees are performing in areas where their talents are best utilized. This helps individuals thrive and the company prosper. In the past few years, our employees have shared in the company’s success through our competitive compensation & benefits package. Some of our benefits include: Competitive compensation package with opportunity for performance-based incentives