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Job Overview
- Internal Sales Engineer – Electrical Engineering
- Leicester
- H2O Recruitment are working with an established UK engineering manufacturer to recruit an Internal Sales Engineer for its Leicester operation.
- This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in electrical, electronic or control engineering who enjoys combining technical problem-solving with customer interaction.
- You'll join an experienced technical sales team and become a key point of contact for customers, helping them understand and specify engineering solutions for a range of demanding industrial applications.
- This isn't simply an order-processing or traditional internal sales position. You'll need to understand customers' technical requirements, interpret specifications and data, develop appropriate solutions and produce accurate quotations and tenders.
- You'll need:
- A good understanding of electrical engineering
- Ideally an HNC in Electrical, Electronic or Control Engineering, or an equivalent apprenticeship/qualification
- Previous experience in a technical customer-facing position
- The ability to read, understand and interpret technical information
- A practical, solutions-focused approach to customer requirements
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to deal with customers at different levels
- Good commercial awareness and an interest in converting enquiries into orders
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
- A self-motivated and proactive approach
- A degree in Electrical, Electronic or Control Engineering would be advantageous but isn't essential.
- Experience dealing with large OEMs, engineering contractors or international customers would also be beneficial.
Key Responsibilities
- 1The Role
- 2Working within the company you'll manage customer enquiries from initial contact through to quotation, order and ongoing customer support.
- 3Your responsibilities will include:
- 4Handling technical customer enquiries by telephone, email and face-to-face
- 5Understanding and interpreting customers' technical and commercial requirements
- 6Developing preliminary technical solutions that can be accurately costed and quoted
- 7Preparing detailed quotations and tenders
- 8Following up quotations and helping convert opportunities into profitable orders
- 9Providing pre-sales technical advice and product information
- 10Building strong, long-term relationships with existing and prospective customers
- 11Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities
- 12Ensuring orders and technical information are passed efficiently to Engineering, Contracts and Production
- 13Keeping customers informed throughout the order process and resolving queries quickly
- 14Maintaining accurate records of enquiries, quotations, orders and customer activity
- 15Developing strong knowledge of the company's products and their applications
- 16Supporting colleagues across Engineering, Contracts and Production
- 17Attending occasional customer and site visits within the UK and internationally
- 18What We're Looking For
- 19You'll ideally already have experience in a technical sales, sales engineering, applications, estimating, proposals or customer-facing engineering environment.
Requirements
Essential
- Electrical
Why Apply for This Role?
- Why Consider This Opportunity?
- You'll be joining an established engineering manufacturer whose products are used across many sectors.
- The position offers an interesting combination of engineering, technical sales, customer relationships and commercial problem-solving, with exposure to both UK and international customers.
- You'll predominantly be based at the Leicester site, with occasional national and international customer visits.
- Interested?
- If you're an electrically minded engineer who enjoys working with customers – or you're already working in technical/internal sales and would like a role where you can use more of your engineering knowledge – we'd be very interested in hearing from you.
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Job Details
- Job Type
- full-time
- Location
- Leicester
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
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