We Are Hiring: Sales Engineer

Main purpose of job role:

• Apply technical and sales skills to meet the financial growth targets of the Vyon business segment
• Work closely with the Business Manager & Product Manager, supporting the needs of the business.
• Internal & External Technical Adviser, linking customers to our Vyon products & removing any technical barriers. Listen carefully to the needs of customers and propose ways of meeting their needs
• Sell technical products / solutions to both current and new customers

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage existing accounts

- Primary contact for transactional Customers & Products

- Primary contact for Internal Group Company & Customer Service lead enquiries

- Key link with Production partner for enquiries, samples, technical support

• Target and win new business:-

- Key contact for new enquiries (web, direct, phone)

- Support with research and contact of potential new customers

- Support with key projects, samples, technical data, costings, quotes

• Liaise with internal departments to satisfy customer needs eg. Quality, Customer Services, Production, Process, Development
• Coordinate sample manufacture to support new opportunities
• Interact with key customers, agents and distributors to provide quotes, understand problems, obtain feedback and identify solutions
• Represent the business at Exhibitions and conferences

Accountable for:

• Achievement of the annual sales budget for the business segment globally
• Supporting Existing & New Customer Accounts to achieve budget
• Supporting Key Project stakeholders to achieve agreed levels of new business.

Experience Required:

• Proven Technical and Sales experience - experience and understanding of the sales function in a technical business
• Demonstrated high technical capability
• Desirable experience within Plastics, Filter or Medical Industries

Personal Skills Required:

• Strong Computer (ICT) Skills – with experience of CRM Systems, MS Windows , Word , Outlook , Excel , Powerpoint
• Interpersonal skills to engage with all business functions (development, sales, senior management)
• Achievement motivated, proactive and driven to achieve goals
• Strong commercial acumen
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to draw actionable conclusions

Interested? Please drop Faye Farrar an email with your current fully updated C.V. and cover letter to faye.farrer@porvairsciences.com