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Working for a global market leader in the composites industry, we are looking for a Technical Sales Engineer. If you are and Engineer now looking to work with some of the biggest customers with in the marine and aerospace sector and make the transition into sales on a national basis then this is the opportunity for you.  
 
BASIC SALARY: £50,000 - £60,000
 
BENEFITS:
· Company Car
· 25 days holiday
· Company bonus scheme (Paid Annually)
· Life insurance
 
LOCATION: National : Home based / Hybrid, with occasional overseas travel
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Gloucester, Birmingham, Leicester Northampton, Bristol, Oxford, Reading.
 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer - Composites, Plastics Manufacturing
 
This Technical Sales Engineer role will require you to go out and develop relationships working mainly with in the Marine and Aerospace industries from start to finish on providing kits for various customers.
This begins with the design work on AutoCAD, all the way to working with the assembly team and helping with installation, lead times are typically up to 8 weeks.
 
We are ideally looking for an Engineer who understands the technical elements of composites and has the commercial outlook on business decisions to manage big customers.  
 
In addition, you will be required to:
· Provide quotes to customers which can take up to 5 days.
· Work closely with other departments including the kit departments and technical departments to provide support.
· Have commercial awareness to provide account management for key accounts, circa £1.5 million, in the business to ensure all customers managed have their kits updated and meeting requirements.  
· Continuous development for market knowledge in the UK and throughout Europe.
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer - Composites, Plastics Manufacturing
 
To be successful in becoming our new Technical Sales Engineer you will need to have technical knowledge, or a passion in composites and the processes involved with in production.
 
In addition to this you will have:
· Communication skills when working speaking to multiple stakeholders in the sales cycle.
· Commercial awareness when managing customers, ensuring repeat business and top-level customer service.
· A good knowledge of 3DCad to look at the customers designs and help produce kit designs.
 
THE COMPANY:
 
We are a big player in the composite composites market with over 60 years, supplying a wide range of markets. We aim to make our customers' solutions more competitive and sustainable with our values being at the core of what we do. With 9 people working in the UK operations, we are an international company with over £7 million turnover.  
 
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer - Composites, Plastics, Marine, Aerospace, Resins, infusion, Prepreg progressing, Resin Transfer Moulding, Boat Builders, Kits, 3D CAD, Rhino.
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
 
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.
 
REF: RM18006, Wallace Hind Selection

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