Sales Engineer

This is a lovely role for someone with TECHNICAL Or MECHANICAL SALES ENGINEERING background who is able to interpret technical drawings in order to understand the spare -parts required for your clients . The office is based in Colchester ( you must be a car driver ) and you will work with an international team who will take orders from clients and then source the required technical products globally for dispatch. Your role is to liaise with customers and understand which spare parts are required for heavy industrial equipment. Delightful role for an Engineer looking to be office based and who knows about valves, pipes, gaskets and gaskets

TITLE: Sales Engineer

SALARY : up to £40,000 per annum + excellent benefits , 25 days holiday and performance related bonus

Team: Engineering

Flexible working : This is an office-based role

LOCATION : Colchester in Essex ( Free car parking available)

SECTOR : Purchasing hub for international clients within the manufacturing sector

HOURS: 8.30am-5pm

COMPANY

This is a lovely role! The company is a specialist business and acts as a purchasing ” hub” for heavy industry and manufacturing clients across the world who are looking for specific components . The business employs about 100 staff globally and the Head office is in Colchester where the team will take orders from clients and then source technical products globally for dispatch. This is a classic senior level technical customer care and purchasing role in which you will be taking inbound enquiries from clients who will ask you to source certain pieces of heavy industrial equipment.

Your role is to source heavy industrial equipment and then liaise with the client , add a ” finders fee” and then liaise with the warehouse who will dispatch it . Nice and straight forward.

THE ROLE: You will be supporting the UK and international sales team

• Researching new suppliers globally in order to source products
• Getting quotations
• Comparing prices and service levels
• Producing quotations for clients . Negotiate a price and delivery schedule with the supplier
• Dealing with enquiries from clients looking for a specific piece of heavy industry or essential spare part
• Reviewing technical drawings (Gaskets, Valves (actuated and manual),Flame arrestors, Tank treatment) in order to understand the customer’s requirements
• agree terms of business and delivery schedule with client
• Liaise with the warehouse who will arrange all the logistics
• All post sales administration
• Provide an outstanding level of personal customer care at all times.

REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent English
• Car driver essential
• Purchasing/buying experience ideally
• Previous experience in a technical sales environment is useful

Pls note: The company will NOT consider anyone at all where any sponsorship will be required either now or at a future point .