Job Description
Job Description
Sales Engineer - multimillion dollar industrial equipment
Western region sales manager required for large custom systems for castings, forgings, extrusions, and sheet.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Capability to analyze specific markets
- Introduction of company product line to potential customers with sales meetings and presentations
- Write complete sales proposals using Microsoft Word and visual content as provided or available
- Assist in preparation of sales estimates as needed using available templates, obtain quotes for outsourced equipment and installation
- Assist in development of proposal drawings / models using sketches or markups
- Commercial and technical negotiations and closing the deal
- Arrange and participate in PSR (“Project Scope Review) meetings Participate in sales meetings
- Support Project Team after project kickoff with change orders and customer liaison as required
- Provide weekly reports and or CRM entries for all sales activities
- Assist ongoing projects as necessary even if not the primary salesperson for the project, depending on location of project and time availability
- Coordinate with supervisor to ensure non-duplication of efforts.
- Supporting Marketing (information about marketing activities necessary, about trade shows, etc.)
- Constructive support to R&D
- Maintain full and open liaison with all personnel and members of other departments.
- Ready for Intensive travel
- Must meet annual targets goals and expectations
QUALIFICATIONS :
Good communication skills, verbal and in writingShould be well organized and be able to work independentlyGood software skills in Word, Excel, PowerPointSales experience in metal industryFoundry experienceExperience with additional equipment to operate a heat treatment systemAdditional language knowledge is advantageousEDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :
Sales professional for at least 5 yearsExperience in selling larger heat treatment equipmentSales experience in metal industryFoundry experienceTechnical degreeTechnical backgroundExperience with additional equipment to operate a heat treatment systemFamiliar with heat treatment technologies for different materialsStrong business problem solving, PC, time management and organizational skills. Good knowledge of foundry and machine manufacturing processes and interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation communication skills