Graduate Engineer | Internal Sales Division

Graduate Engineer | Internal Sales | Permanent At Staffline Recruitment we are working on behalf of a market leading company who are seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Graduate Engineer to take up an internal technical sales role within their organisation.

The successful candidate will proactively communicate with an established customer base and build strong working relationships with key account customers.

The purpose of this role will be to ensure best in class customer service while also proactively increasing core product sales.

Applicants will have a relevant engineering related third level academic or vocational qualification.

Direct experience in or indirect commercial exposure to the process, mechanical and / or electrical engineering, safety systems, plumbing or 'hard' facilities management segments would be advantageous.

Key responsibilities will include the following : Handling Customer enquiries / sales support enquiries and technical quotations.

Managing existing accounts, phone-based sales Compiling and maintaining an appropriate business development pipeline for area of responsibility Build relationships with the various companies throughout the customer base Operate in a proactive fashion to best publicise products and secure orders and additional revenue through regular contact Identifying and qualifying relevant sales and specification opportunities Developing and maintaining an accurate database of relevant specifiers and contractors Initiation and facilitation of virtual CPD and product training sessions (webinar and workshop) Achieving sales target for area of responsibility (revenue & GM) Maintain a positive attitude and foster a passion for the company and products you represent Maintain and increase sales by timely and active communication with the customer base, highlight offers, and incentives as required Maintain the CRM system all sales, order, contact, customer, lead and supplier information within System.

Enter, maintain, and update all activity within System Interested applicants will meet the following requirements : Graduate, Degree in Mechanical or manufacturing Engineering An understanding of sales and customer service An outgoing and positive personality Ability to attain basic customer / technical / product knowledge within a relatively short period of time Able to use initiative to follow general guidelines to achieve goals Ability to work unaided and unsupervised as part of the wider team Strong knowledge of MS Office including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint Remote / Virtual platforms including MS Teams, Zoom and Skype Ambition with a desire to pursue a career within Engineering Sales This is a permanent position that will offer a salary in the region of €35,000 - €40,000.

To apply, please send an up to date version of your CV for immediate review to Laura Craughwell at Staffline Recruitment via the enclosed link.

Skills : engineering graduate sales customer service account manager