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SALES ENGINEERS IN HEAVY EQUIPMENTS
Leading Company in Sudan
 Duty Station: Khartoum
 Closing Date: 05 July 2016

 
 Background:

Leading Company in Sudan require the following job:

 

Sales Engineer:

As a sales engineer, you'll combine technical knowledge with sales skills. The balance depends on the level of technical knowledge and understanding you'll need to sell the product you're offering and to respond to clients' queries.

You clients will usually be technical staff from non-retail organizations, such as factories, public utilities and local authorities

 

So, what will you’re actually be doing?

To ensure your clients' and your own company's needs are met, you'll liaise regularly with other sales personnel, and colleagues from other departments such as research and development, design, purchasing and production, and senior company managers.

 

Your day-to-day tasks are likely to involve:

  • Searching for new clients who could benefit from your products in a designated region
  • Travelling to visit potential clients
  • Establishing new, and maintaining existing, relationships with customers
  • Managing and interpreting customer requirements
  • Persuading clients that a product or service will best satisfy their needs
  • Calculating client quotations
  • Negotiating tender and contract terms
  • Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
  • Offering after-sales support services
  • Administering client accounts
  • Analyzing costs and sales
  • Preparing reports for head office
  • Meeting regular sales targets
  • Recording and maintaining client contact data
  • Co-coordinating sales projects
  • Supporting marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
  • Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
  • Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
  • Liaising with other members of the sales team and other technical experts
  • Solving client problems
  • Helping in the design of custom-made products
  • Providing training and producing support material for the sales team

The finer details...

You'll usually split your time between the office and visiting clients, visiting these on a weekly basis. As well as clients, you'll also travel to trade shows and conferences regularly. Initially, you will be expected to gain experience in your field, develop product/service knowledge, and build your reputation in technical sales.

The good points..

Generally, demand for experienced technical sales engineers with relevant qualifications continues to grow. Experienced technical sales engineers may well be head-hunted by other companies. What's more, positions occur throughout Sudan and abroad.

OK, If you’re interested... is it really the job for you?

To be a sales engineer you'll need:

  • A solid technical background
  • Sound judgment and good business sense
  • Team working ability
  • The ability to build relationships with clients quickly
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Resilience and tenacity
  • Independence
  • Increasingly, foreign language skills are in demand
  • A full driving license
  • Mechanical Engineer Bsc
  • Experience of as a sales engineer for 3 years
  • Military Service
  • Certificates
  • Good English Language
  • Computer Skills









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