Technical Sales Engineer

St Albans
1 year ago
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  • Industry Leading Benefits Package
  • Fully Expenses Car or Car Allowance
  • Excellent Pension, Private Healthcare, Insurances, Progression & Holiday Entitlement

    LOCATION:
    We are looking for a sales engineer or technical sales professional to focus on our South East / Home Counties area, so perfect locations for candidates to live include Cambridge, Oxford, Luton, Bedford, Slough, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Reading, London, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Crawley and other local areas.

    THE ROLE:
    This is without doubt a career defining permanent job opportunity for a sales engineer, technical sales professional, business development manager or similar professional to join an award winning, market leading and world renowned engineering manufacturing organisation.

    You will join the UK Technical Sales team and sell capital equipment projects, plant upgrades, plant modifications and new process engineering equipment to food & beverage manufacturers, industrial process firms, logistics and distribution industrial sites and similar industrial / commercial customers in this extremely busy southern region.

    This job would perfectly suit a sales person who has experience in the HVAC, mechanical M & E sector, refrigeration / temperature control industry or similar mechanical systems market.

    As market leaders you can expect to benefit from approximately 80% of incoming enquiries so we need to see excellent account management and relationship management skills; but also, a proven ability in a technical sales or engineering sales related capacity.

    You will be rewarded with a salary and benefits package that surpasses all others in the UK; and also be given the genuine opportunity to develop and grow your career within one of the UK's leading and most prestigious engineering manufacturing brands.

    Do NOT miss out on this once in a career sales opportunity. Apply now for immediate interview consideration.

    CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
    Any experience in the HVAC, M & E, mechanical engineering, capital equipment, special purpose machinery, manufacturing equipment, process production machinery or similar would be advantageous but not essential. Also, any experience selling into large food/drinks manufacturers or logistics and distribution centres would be of great benefit however we will consider all technical sectors and client base backgrounds.

    If you are a sales engineer, technical sales professional or business development manager OR you're a proven field service engineer with excellent commercial potential and you want to get into sales, we want to hear from you.

    Apply now following on screen application instructions making sure to clearly highlight your most relevant skills and experience for this exciting and career enhancing job

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