Modern Plant is seeking applications from sales engineers in engineering or technical disciplines to join their internal technical and commercial team.
This is a career opportunity for candidates who would value gaining experience in a hybrid technical / commercial support role.
Candidates interested in continuing career, professional and personal development in a commercially focused specialist engineering supplies environment should apply.
Responsibilities
Compiling and maintaining an appropriate business development pipeline for area of responsibility
Identifying and qualifying relevant sales and specification opportunities
Developing and maintaining an accurate database of relevant specifiers and contractors
Initiation and facilitation of virtual CPD and product training sessions (webinar and workshop)
Maintaining currency of product documentation, samples, displays
Proposing updates for social media and for area of responsibility
Achieving sales target for area of responsibility (revenue & GM)
Handling Customer enquiries / sales support enquiries and technical quotations.
Managing existing accounts, phone-based sales
Complete introductory product training course
Build relationships with the various companies throughout the customer base
Maintain a sales focused attitude in all dealings with the customer base
Operate in a proactive fashion to best publicise products and secure orders and additional revenue through regular contact
Maintain a positive attitude and foster a passion for the company and products you represent
Maintain and increase sales by timely and active communication with the customer base, Highlight offers, and incentives as required
Maintain the CRM system all sales, order, contact, customer, lead and supplier information within System.
Enter, maintain, and update all activity within System
Office based support to the external sales team
Have an awareness of the complete product offering
Qualifications / Experience / Person Specification
Outgoing and positive personality
Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
An understanding of sales customer service
Sales team experience
Sales and customer service focus
Commercial awareness
Team Player
Mechanical and electrical aptitude
Ability to attain basic customer/technical/product knowledge within a relatively short period of time (3-6months)
Analytical skills
Able to use initiative to follow general guidelines to achieve goals
Ability to work unaided and unsupervised as part of the wider team
Reporting as agreed and required vs targets
MS Office including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Remote / Virtual platforms including MS Teams, Zoom and Skype
MRP/ERP – preferably SAP Business One
Please note this is an office based role - 5 days per week onsite
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Company pension
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
Ballymount, CO.
Dublin: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
Ireland (required)
Work Location: In person