External Sales Engineer - EDM

Following continued growth of our Client in the UK and internationally for the supply of EDM components and tooling, we are looking to recruit an additional External Sales Engineer to help take our business to the next level.

We are therefore looking for a confident, hardworking Sales professional ideally with experience in EDM / Graphite however a background in manufacturing & consumable sales will be viewed favourably. Representing the full product range from fully manufactured graphite parts to EDM consumables, this will be a role with scope and opportunity for growth.

The successful applicant will undergo comprehensive training to fully familiarise themselves with the processes within the company from both from an administrative viewpoint and a manufacturing one. During this time, the successful applicant will also shadow the existing external team to customers within the various industries that Erodex service.

With responsibility for a geographic area within in the South of the UK, this will be a role suited to someone ideally based within the area. The candidate will be required to manage workloads and customer demands.

Key Responsibilities

-    Management of customers

-    Following up quotations

-    Maintaining visit logs.

-    Territory management.

-    Provide technical support to internal sales when required.

-    Submit regular reports to Sales Manager.

-    Maintain contact with customers.

-    Develop relationships with customers.

-    Find new customers in existing industries.

-    Continually look for new markets.

The successful applicant will

-    Be self-motivated, tenacious, confident and results orientated.

-    Have a full, clean UK driving licence.

-    Be able to work on own initiative.

-    Be comfortable meeting new people.

-    Be comfortable dealing with objections.

-    Preferably have a background in or some knowledge of EDM or Graphite.

This is a hybrid working role with a close working connectivity with the existing sales team and organisation.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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