Sales Engineer (NETA Services) (Richmond, VA)

Southern Staffing Group; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Staffing Group in the United States is seeking a sales and marketing support professional to help meet regional goals. This role includes direct client interactions, proposal development, and collaboration with Operations and corporate staff. The position also involves marketing activities, trade shows, and presentations for training services, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in engineering or technical field is required.
• Flexible hours, weekends, and some travel may be required.
• Valid driver’s license is required for territory travel.
• Experience in sales support or marketing coordination is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales and marketing support to meet region goals.
• Make regular sales calls on major accounts and establish new contacts.
• Prepare proposals and coordinate with Operations and corporate staff.
• Participate in trade shows and professional associations to promote services.
• Deliver effective presentations and support the training services division.

Skills

Customer focus

Results oriented

Interpersonal skills

Active listening

Negotiation

Time management

Education

BSEE/BSME

Electrical tech school or equivalent

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Provide sales and marketing support as assigned to meet region goals. This activity will be done using all principles of good salesmanship, including personal client visits, telephone selling, group selling plus participation in technical and professional associations. Responsible for developing proposals for the Company services in conjunction with the Operations Department staff and corporate staff.

Responsibilities:

• Perform sales support to consistently meet overall area sales goals.
• Make regular sales calls on existing major accounts and establish contact with new accounts.
• Make effective customer presentations, proposal pricing is accurate and technically correct. This may include walk-through customer site, and field visits.
• Perform marketing support to promote the Company's image throughout the industry.
• Implement area-marketing plan on a monthly basis.
• Assist Corporate needs in new service assessments, marketing research and literature development.
• Perform public relations to promote sales.
• Active participation in trade shows and professional societies.
• Give effective presentations for the Company's Training Services and Speaker's Bureau.
• Member of the Area Management Committee.
• Actively participate as a committee member.
• Assist in the development of the area sales and marketing plan.
• Bring input and new ideas on Sales and Marketing activities.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer Focus– Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customer; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Drive for Results– Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; listens; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; truly values people; can diffuse tension.
• Listening– Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Negotiating– Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly.
• Time Management– Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; sets priorities; values time; separates the critical few from the trivial many and concentrates his/her efforts accordingly.

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell.
• Frequently required to sit, climb, and balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move 100-pound test sets.
• Valid Driver's License.

Education/Experience

• Graduate engineer (BSEE/BSME) and no experience. OR Graduate of electrical technical school or equivalent, and five years of similar work. OR High school diploma or equivalent and eight years of similar work.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, some overnight travel to cover sales territory.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, talk and hear. Required to sit and work at computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Conduct walk-through of construction sites and work in and around electrical equipment.
• Valid Driver's License required.

TRAVEL TIME REQUIRED

• Up to 75% within assigned territory
• Company provided vehicle