Sales Engineer Robotics Automation

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1 month ago
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This innovative company works at the tech end of the manufacturing industry as leaders in the design and production of advanced automation solutions, working with market-leading customers across sectors such as automotive, medical & food production. They included automated systems, robots, and drones.

You must already live near Birmingham to be considered for this role and without requiring sponsorship in the future.

Salary £30K - £50K DoE
Car allowance £4,800This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, commercially minded engineer keen to work at the cutting edge of the automation revolution in a company where the Head of Sales started as an apprentice.

The vacancy would suit a degree-qualified engineer or tech-savvy Business graduate with a passion for sales and technology and the gravitas to present technical solutions to global manufacturing OEMs.

The Role

Working closely with Head of Sales for the preparation of customer proposals, negotiation of pricing
Proactively identify business opportunities and drive opportunities through telephone, Teams, and in-person meetings/presentations
Work with major OEMs and their supply chains within automotive, food production and medical product manufacturing sectors
Identify and follow up leads for new business opportunities
Effectively manage customer and supplier issues
Provide input and support marketing initiatives and trade shows to actively promote the companyWhilst this isn't a highly target-focused sales job, we do require someone confident to be proactive and work on their own initiative. Full product training and support will be provided.

Requirements

HNC or graduate degree in engineering, electrical, mechanical, automation, business or mechatronics - essential
Previous technical sales experience - internal sales, field sales engineer, technical sales, account manager - beneficial
Confident, proactive, technically competent
Full driving licence
Experience selling into the automotive, medical or food manufacturing industry is beneficialPackage

Salary £30K - £50K DoE
Car allowance £4,800
25 days holiday
Hours 38 per week. Lunchtime finish Fridays'WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide.

WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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