Graduate Sales Engineer Job in Andover SP10 3JP, Southern UK

Graduate Sales Engineer

Hampshire

 

Company:

 

My client is a small but growing manufacturing company which makes illumination products for specialist niche applications.  Our business is worldwide. This is a new position created due to the continuing growth of the business. 

 

The position represents an exciting opportunity for someone in the early stages of their career to gain a wide range of sales and commercial experience with in a small company environment.  An excellent grounding in a growing company which is likely to offer further growth in coming years.

 

Job Title:

·         Graduate Sales Engineer

Purpose

·         To increase the company’s growth rate by selling its products and services both directly and through distributors.  Providing technical responses to customer questions.  Visiting customers distributors and attending conferences and exhibitions

Principal Duties:

·         Responding to customer inquiries

·         Generating quotations

·         Following up on quotation and inquiries to maximise orders

·         Networking within industries via manufacturers, distributors, and third party product suppliers

·         Establishing relationships with distributors

·         Following up on loans provided to prospective customers to maximise benefit

·         Visiting and exhibiting at conferences and exhibitions

·         Developing new customer applications

·         Providing input to the marketing and publicity material including the website

Additional Duties:

·         General support to the office and business

·         Assistance with Marketing activities

 

Working Environment:

·         Office based but with regular need to make customer and distributor visits.

·         Opportunity for foreign travel

Reports to:

·         Business Director

Person Specification

 

Person Specification: Essential requirements

·         Sales-orientated personality

·         Science/Engineering background

·         Comfortable in a technical environment

·         Computer literate

·         Numerate

·         Conscientious and reliable

·         Fits into small company atmosphere and environment

·         Good manner with people

·         Ambitious self-starter with ambition to grow within a dynamic environment

·         Full Driving licence