Are you an established Specification Sales Engineer? Would you like to join a company that is on an upwards journey of growth?

Major Recruitment are seeking an experienced Specification Sales Engineer to join their team at their sales team based in the West Midlands area. Reporting directly to the CEO you will use your technical knowledge and sales skills to provide advise and support on a range of our clients engineering products. It is expected that the successful candidate will spend 85/90% of there time working closely with Mechanical and Electrical contractors, gaining specifications for current and future projects.

You will provide a key point of contact for the installers of our products and provide both pre and post sales advice. You will liaise regularly with other members of the sales team and colleagues from a range of departments, such as:

• design
• development
• production
• purchasing
• quality
• senior company managers.

What's in for you?

• Location: National
• Circa £55k -£65K
• Annual Performance bonus scheme
• Company car (after qualifying period) or car allowance
• Mobile Phone and Laptop

Skills required to be a Procurement Manager:

• a solid technical background with either a formal qualification or a minimum of 5 years related sales experience
• selling and strong communication skills
• sound judgement and good business sense
• organisational skills
• teamworking ability
• the ability to build relationships quickly and effectively
• analytical and problem-solving skills
• resilience, tenacity, Independence, and self-reliance

Education, Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualification in purchasing, business, materials management, operations management, or related fields
• Experience in Supplier negotiation and procurement (preferably importing from Asia)
• Strong commercial skills preferably with a manufacturing background
• Working knowledge of Purchasing principles and practices
• Knowledge of demand planning and MRP/ERP systems
• Strong numeracy, financial and commercial acumen
• High competency level in MS Office applications
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Demonstrable history of success in a similar role

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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