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My client, a composite manufacturing business based in Blackburn, are currently looking for a Technical Sales / Customer Account Engineer with substantial previous experience within the aerospace sector, to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

This is a remote, home-based position, but some travel to the Blackburn office will be expected, therefore it will be easier if the candidate was based in the North of the country.

Frequent travel to customers' sites will be essential as well.

Role
Reporting to the UK Sales Manager, you will plan and carry out direct sales activity to support current customers and actively seek out new potential customers in the defined area.
Responsibilities
• Prepare and achieve agreed Sales Targets
• Customer contact and care through regular visits / communication
• Technical support where and when appropriate
• Preparation of quotes / sampling and subsequently follow ups
• Liaise with various manufacturing units throughout Europe
• Joint customer visits with Engineers from relevant manufacturing operations
• Attendance at appropriate trade shows and presentations
• Overseas visits to various sites around Europe
• Liaise with our internal sales support team to ensure customers support is maintained at the highest level
Knowledge and Experience
• Ideally, an extensive knowledge of composite materials and processes, though a comprehensive training package will be provided
• Candidates with technical qualifications will be preferred though those with suitable experience will also be considered
• Strong communication skills both written and oral
• Competence in IT is essential
• Self-disciplined and a strong desire to achieve
• Proven commercial instinct and ability
• The ability to work under pressure and achieve targets and deadlines
• Essential to function both as an individual and part of a team
• Clean driving license
• A second European language would be ideal but not essential
Our Offer
• Competitive salary package with company bonus
• Company car
• On job expenses
• Comprehensive training programme
• Effective and comprehensive support

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