Title: Graduate Technical Sales Positions (Physics / Engineering)

Location: Northampton / Wellingborough / Kettering / Moulton Park

Shifts: Mon-Fri - 9am-5pm

Salary: Circa £25,000 - £30,000

Benefits: Career progression, Funded training & qualifications, Pension (up to +7.5% company contribution), regularly reviews, 25 days paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Are you an engineering or physics graduate with an interest in scientific applications? Have you ever considered a technical sales role?

We're looking for someone who can work independently and take ownership of their tasks, even within a smaller team. You will work directly for the ECO and shadow them whilst meeting with clients and customers discussing projects and scientific data for manufacturing unique products to support their business. They need to be able to follow directions from project management while also being willing to help out other teams and colleagues when needed.

Responsibilities:

Handle incoming sales inquiries for standard products, providing support to distributors.
Support colleagues with more complex sales inquiries, including organizing meetings, taking notes, and tracking actions.
Draft and publish newsletters, product datasheets, and other marketing materials.
Organize and attend national and international conferences and exhibitions.
Track sales opportunities and manage the sales pipeline and manage the process until completion of contract.
Prepare sales and marketing activity reports for senior management.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in physics or equivalent engineering, physics or science discipline
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, both written and oral
Will be positive, flexible and hardworking and work to high standards
Professional work ethic and the ability to work under pressure when required, and deliver to deadlines
Be a team worker and willing to help out where needed outside the primary job role
Proactive, responsible, confident and customer-oriented
Results driven and a self-starter with excellent administrative record-keeping
High level of attention to detail.
Ability to produce accurate and engaging written content
Technical sales experience (preferably with a small start up company or manufacturing company)
Good IT skills and proficient using Microsoft Office

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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