Senior Sales Engineer

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Sales Engineer at Chesterfield Special Cylinders in Sheffield. You will be responsible for taking opportunities and enquiries through the sales process, with a strong emphasis on the technical understanding of customer needs and the products and services offered. The role requires excellent sales relationship skills at a high level and an expert understanding of varying commercial requirements in the sale of a technical product.

As Senior Sales Engineer, you will manage key sales accounts and provide sales support when needed in other areas of the team and enable new sales into established customers by maintaining excellent relationships, updating their pipeline activities and supporting the Sales Director in the formulation and implementation of account plans.

The growth of revenue and margin from customers is a key objective of the role, along with providing the highest level of customer service through customer engagement and maximising opportunity generation.

Job duties, responsibilities and accountabilities include but not limited to:

• Identification of new opportunities for Chesterfield Special Cylinders’ products and services
• Being accountable for customer service, maintenance and growth of revenue and margins
• Working with managers to help formulate marketing plans
• Arrange face to face visits, including attending trade shows and exhibitions
• Preparation of data for sales reports, forecasts and key performance indicators
• Preparation of costings and price analysis and ensuring processes are maintained for service agreements

About the rewards

In the role of Senior Sales Engineer, the hours are 07:45 – 16:15 Monday to Thursday and 07:45 – 12:45 on Friday. There is a salary on offer of £45,000 to £49,500 per annum (dependent on experience) and benefits which include:

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 holidays per year
• 5% Employer pension contribution / 5% employee pension contribution
• 4 times salary – life cover
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) share save scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Company funded healthcare scheme (MediCash) offering discounts to lifestyle activities
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Long service recognition
• Free car parking and electric vehicle charging
• Free tea, coffee and fruit

Qualifications

• Engineering, materials or science-based background
• NVQ level 3/ONC/HNC/HND in engineering
• Professional sales qualification and training or equivalent experience
• Driving licence to allow travel between businesses
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Objective setting and time management
• Strong literacy, numeracy and computer competency

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in a technical sales role, preferably in specialist manufacturing
• High level understanding of technical specifications and tender documentation
• Demonstrable commercial acumen with proven strong negotiation skills
• Needs-fulfilling and/or consultative sales experience
• Contracts / SLA / T&Cs

Skills & Attributes

• Personal effectiveness
• Delivering results and professional effectiveness
• Dependability
• Collaboration
• Resilience and determination
• Commercial focus
• Innovation and creativity

Why choose us?

At Chesterfield Special Cylinders we recognise that our people, their knowledge and their skills are at the very heart of what we do. We are committed to making Chesterfield Special Cylinders a great place to work. To find out more about working for us visit: https://www.pressuretechnologies.com/careers-hub/

To apply:

Please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter to: hr@pressuretechnologies.co.uk