Business Development/Sales Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development/Sales Engineer to join our clients UK Sales team based in Gainsborough who are a World leading supplier of Filling, Sealing and Packing solutions for the food industry. Business Development/Sales Engineer Benefits Salary: Basic of 40k to 42k plus commission Location: Gainsborough - office based unless out on client meetings Working hours: 39 Hours a week, Monday - Friday between 08.00 - 16.30 Contract: Permanent 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays Contributory pension scheme Company Car Company Electronics Business Development/Sales Engineer Duties You will be responsible for dealing with existing client base and developing new leads. Identify and generate new accounts and potential new market areas which will result in increased sales growth. Customer contact - Taking enquiries and raising of cost schedules and quotations. Attending sales visits nationally and internationally. Contacting and targeting new customers with a view to gaining new market areas. Project manage all intercompany sales enquiries of UK manufactured products. Raising of order acknowledgements and works orders. Responsible for liaising with accounts department for raising of all invoices. Point of contact for sister Companies / Sales offices including North America. Organisation of Exhibitions and Trade Shows as required. Point of contact for Agents / Distributors. Assist with spare parts orders / maintenance agreements. Business Development/Sales Engineer Criteria High achiever with a track record of achieving rapid and sustainable business growth. Customer focused with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver solutions. The ability to quickly assimilate and retain information (especially technical and product based) Proven, long term relationship building skills. Ability to liaise and work with different teams within the office to progress accounts and customer requests Confident and dynamic with the ability to communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels. Preferred industry backgrounds Industry experience in labelling and/or packaging Computer literate, especially in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and experience of working with CRM systems would be a bonus Full, clean driving licence Self-motivated and results-driven. Enjoy working in a team environment. Willingness to travel overseas. TPBN1_UKTJ