External Sales

External Sales Engineer – Midlands & North – £40,-£45, (DOE)External Sales Engineer required to join a well-established distributor of pressure control equipment for the oil & gas, automotive, medical, power generation and brewing industries. My client is seeking someone to cover part of the Midlands and the North of the UK who has held one of the previous job titles; Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Account Manager or Business Development Manager. They have a UK turn-over of £6m and operate as an SME but have the financial backing of a global parent company. As the successful External Sales Engineer you will have a strong technical background, with previous experience selling pressure management and fluid control equipment, including valves, pneumatics, filtration and gauges. Benefits:Salary – £40,-£45,Uncapped bonus scheme Car allowance (£ per month)Mobile phonelaptopCompany pension (8%)Private medical insurance24 Days Holiday + Bank holidays Working hours Mon-Thurs 8.45am – 5.30pm, Fri 8.45am – 14.45pmResponsibilities:Liaising with suppliers to gain product support and pricingCreating customer quotationsInputting Customer ordersWork closely with Operations team, advising on specific customer requirementsWork with accounts to resolve any invoicing issues General admin dutiesAnswering the telephones, assisting customers, or directing the call onwards to the relevant person Advising management of any issues/problemsAttend relevant training on and off site.Management of Existing Accounts (£1.4m revenue)New account Business development Solutions sales – advising customers on the best products to solve their problemsCandidate requirements: External Sales experience preferred as this is a customer facing position.A good mix of “Hunter” and “Farming” sales experience.Knowledge of valves, pneumatics, filtration, gauges, manifolds and related fluid control products.Computer literacy skills, Microsoft office. Sage experience preferred but not essential