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Reference
LT17
Sector
Marine, Shipping & Maritime
Salary
Competitive
Town/City
Devon
Contract Type
Permanent
Our established client believes Sales is the Heartbeat of their business and because of this they pride ourselves on providing a first-class experience every time they interact with our customers.
Involved with manufacture and supply a large and diverse range of marine propulsion equipment to all sectors of the industry. The company has been on a consistent upward trajectory in recent years, and are now looking to recruit an additional sales engineer who can be an important part of the team to help us through the next phases of their growth and expansion. The role will inevitably involve occasional customer field visits, some overseas travel and attendance at trade exhibitions.
Responsibilities will include...
- Prepare technical offers and quotations from customer enquiries.
- Developing enquiries, building a sales pipeline, and ensuring the highest levels of Customer Satisfaction.
- Ensure all customer queries are monitored and managed efficiently.
- Communicate with customers to problem solve and sell the best solution.
- Creating harmonious working relationship with all other areas of the company including daily dialogue with the manufacturing group.
The ideal candidate will...
- Preferably have a Marine Industry background working in a technical//engineering related environment.
- Have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Developing and maintaining relationships is critical to our business.
- Be accurate and disciplined.
- Possess energy, enthusiasm and ambition. A person who thrives on a challenge and sense of achievement.
- Be IT literate, including Microsoft office, outlook and excel.
- Possess mathematical and numerical skills.
- Have a strong work ethic, capable of managing a diverse and time critical workload.
- Be intuitive and able to be reactive as well as proactive without continual supervision.
- Have a flexible approach to work and colleagues.
- Hold a current UK Driving Licence.
The position offers a competitive salary based on experience and skills, 5 weeks of annual leave plus national bank holidays, enrolment in the company pension scheme, participation in the group bonus/profit-sharing scheme, on-site parking, and a sponsored staff canteen.
