JOB – Sales Engineer    LOCATION – Southampton TERM- PermanentSALARY - £30,000-£40,000 per annum, dependent on experience My client designs and manufactures specialist solutions for Engineering. They are looking for a Sales Engineer to join their team in the Southampton area on a permanent basis.      The Sales Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

• Ideally be experienced in Technical Sales, with knowledge of quotations, technical specifications and orders
• Strong understanding of Construction / Engineering Projects and 
• Ideally have knowledge of pipes, valves, pumps, etc. 
• HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ / Degree qualified in Engineering or similar
• Be keen to develop as part of an organisation long term
• Good time management skills
• Be self-motivated and driven
• Proficient with using Microsoft Office – any CRM database knowledge would be a plus
• Excellent communication skills are required
• Be able to work well individually as well as part of a team

The Sales Engineer role will involve:

• Working directly with customers to understand their requirements and produce quotations and orders
• Understanding the technical side of how their products are designed and built 
• Being involved in processing and progressing sales
• Reacting to inquiries 
• Investigating and resolving sales enquiries from both customers and distributors
• Offering a proactive Account Management approach for Distributors and updating customers at regular stages
• Liaising with different departments and colleagues as required  
• Having the opportunity to grow with the company long term

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.