Senior Sales Engineer

Senior Sales Engineer
Sheffield
£48,000 - £52,000 + Bonus and Benefits
Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a well-known and respected Sheffield Engineering business to recruit a Senior Sales Engineer. This is a key role with excellent career progression opportunities.
This role is responsible for taking opportunities and enquiries through the sales process with a strong bias on the technical understanding of customer needs and the products and services offered.
We are looking for excellent sales relationship skills at a high level along with an Engineering qualification.
Senior Sales Engineer Role:

• Identify new opportunities supporting the Sales Director with existing customers and target businesses.
• Work closely with Product Engineers, Contracts, and Supply Chain to follow the enquiry qualification process.
• Acquire customers by providing products and services that meet their quality, price, and delivery needs, offering commercial solutions with technical support.
• Conduct technical and commercial negotiations with customers.
• Handle engineering enquiries and prepare quotations.
• Arrange face-to-face visits with current and potential customers both in the UK and oversea, and attend trade shows and exhibitions where required.

Skills required:

• Engineering background with a strong commercial bias
• NVQ level 3/ONC/HNC/HND in Engineering Excellent communication and presentation skills 
• Strong literacy, numeracy and computer competency
• High level understanding of technical specifications and tender documentation
• Demonstrable commercial acumen with proven strong negotiation skills
• Needs-fulfilling and/or consultative sales experience 
• Experienced in negotiating commercial contracts and T&Cs