Job Title: Technical Sales Engineer
Location: Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AN
Salary: £28,000 – £35,000 Per annum (Negotiable, depending on Experience)
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 38 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 07.30 to 16:00 and Friday 07.30 to 12.50)
Based in Greater Manchester, Heatrod Elements are the UK’s leading manufacturer of heating elements and associated process heating equipment required for industrial applications.
About the Role:
As part of the Engineering team at Heatrod, this position will interact not only at customer level but also through the Operational side of the business.
Combining technical knowledge with sales skills this role will consult with existing and potential new customers on a wide range of products.
This role will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to expand their own knowledge of our products whilst managing projects and relationships with customers.
Essential Duties:
- Liaise with Customers to assist with technical aspects of business development
- Create and deliver technical presentations demonstrating how products meet customer requirements
- Identify customer needs, handle queries, agree specifications, engineering adaptations of products
- Develop and support UK customer base, identify new markets, potential customers and new accounts
- Negotiate tender and contract terms and conditions to meet customer/company need
- Look for the opportunities to upsell products/create new opportunities
- Generate technical sales proposals and contracts
- Create BOM’s & routes for production
- Maintain customer communication and sales in CRM
- Develop, manage and deliver sales administration, reports and data
- Research options/request quotes for outsourced components of project/custom product
- Work with the wider team to ensure development schedules are being met
- Support the wider sales team as required
- Develop and maintain long term customer relationships
- Provide pre-sales technical assistance and product education/after sales support
- Prepare cost estimates liaising with the Technical Manager
- Provide input into the design of custom made product
The above duties are neither exhaustive nor exclusive and the role may alter in line with business / operational needs.
About you:
Education / Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment essential
- Knowledge of using Solidworks highly advantageous
- Experience of working with other manufacturing ERP systems advantageous
- Experience in process improvement and/or continuous improvement
- Experience of working to and meeting ISO 9001 (2015) requirements or equivalent
- Educated to HNC level in an Engineering subject as a minimum. Educated to Degree level in an Engineering subject advantageous
Skills:
- Well organized with great attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of working in a fast paced environment, to tight target dates
- Excellent IT skills – MS office
- Proactive approach to challenges
What we can offer you:
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service
- Free on site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Referral scheme
- Staff social events
- Cash Health Plan
No agencies.
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