Sales Engineer

Description

At Bensons, we enable the flawless operation of complex control system solutions by designing and building the highest-quality, electrical control panels to meet exacting customer standards.

As a Sales Engineer at Bensons, you will have the opportunity to progress your career in a supportive, people focused environment where continuous improvement is the norm. Working across industry sectors you will be given the autonomy and support to deploy and develop your technical and commercial acumen. Every job at Bensons is different, providing an ideal opportunity for a natural problem solver to flourish and progress.

What is involved in the job?

Working with an existing team that spans estimating, engineering and manufacturing, the Technical Sales Engineer will:

• Interpret customer requirements and specifications to develop well-considered, well-engineered and commercially sound proposals that address customer needs;
• Convert solution-based opportunities into sales;
• Develop and sustain long-lasting customer relationships through excellent account management skills, to deliver high-levels of customer satisfaction;
• Maintain a high-level of customer service at all times, to facilitate repeat business; and
• Numerate.

What Skills and Capabilities are Required?

Bensons is a skills-based business, to be successful we need to support and develop our team. The successful applicant will already possess or have the appetite to acquire the followings skills that will underpin their success in the role:

• Successful consultative sales and negotiation skills;
• Motivated by solving problems;
• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written;
• Sound electrical engineering capability;
• Able to work collaboratively with our engineering and manufacturing teams;
• Able to interpret customer specifications and read electrical drawings; and,
• Numerate.

Background to the role

The role reports into Director level. Current clients range from blue chip, household names through to SMEs and start-ups, being able to understand and address their differing requirements will be a key element of this role.

The position is primarily office based, with some requirement to travel to meet with customers. The Technical Sales Engineer will need to work both with internal tools and a broad base of suppliers to develop fully costed estimates and proposals for opportunities.

Outline Package

• Salary up to £35k, depending on candidate;
• 29 days holiday per year, inc. public holidays;
• Employers pension;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Medicash scheme; and
• Free parking.