Field Sales Engineer - South UK

Field Sales Engineer - South

Our client is a German owned global operating company which designs, manufactures and supplies surface measurement equipment, metrology equipment, metering and gauges across a range of industries. To support their continued UK market presence and growth, they are seeking a hybrid working Field Sales Engineer to manage and further develop their Southern UK market encompassing South Wales, the SW and SE.

Ideally with exposure to similar surface metrology (roughness, contour, form, roundness) and dimensional measurement instruments or their applications (CNC machining etc..), they typically offer measurement solutions into industries such as aerospace, defence, medical, automotive, oil & gas and research establishments.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the UK Sales Manager and working with the small team in the UK, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing sales of the entire product range to both existing and new clients. You will ensure the CRM system is maintained logging visits and opportunities that you find or are working on. This is an active hunting role with some key account management.
Products range from £100 to over £350,000 and therefore you will have several ‘project driven’ opportunities ongoing at the same time. You are to ensure these are worked on closely with regular meetings with the end user to ensure the very best chance of securing orders.
Customers can vary considerably in size and therefore you will be engaging on a range of applications, mainly focused on machining and ‘metals-use’ manufacturing. The sales cycle can be from one week through to months depending on application and spend.
This role will also support some resale distributors within the territory who will require additional development and engagement such as notifying them of any special promotions, price increases and new products.
You will be required to provide product demos of some products including mobile surface finish testers and 1D/2D height gauges.
This is a hybrid home based role with visits to the head office in Bedfordshire when required or requested - roughly a 30/70 split of home office activity with face-to-face meetings with clients and prospects. This role may also require staying away from home from time to time to enable proactive development of the sales area. Where possible, candidates would ideally be in commuting distance of the MK office.
Occasional trips to the headquarters in Germany will also be required for training etc.
Successful applicants will have at least 3 years’ experience in technical sales – if possible, with a metrology / CNC machining awareness (with a demonstrable track record). You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as being able to manage your time effectively and efficiently. This is a professionally facing BD and sales role.

Note, consideration could be made for suitably qualified graduates who have an interest in a career in business development and sales.

You must be a team player eager to help your colleagues wherever possible.
You must be self-motivated, committed and passionate about your job, being polite, professional and punctual.
You must have a desire to succeed and achieve goals given to you, and those you set for yourself.
Where possible, have an engineering background (within manufacturing such as CNC operation) would be advantageous
Previous use of Salesforce CRM, or similar. Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Experience of sales development strategies.
This is a sales growth targeted role working with an established company which provides a range of products and services. The position comes with a good salary and bonus structure, company car and other benefits.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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