Technical Sales Engineer - Southwest
Focused area: PL, TQ, EX, TR, TA, DT
Wider area: BH, BS, BA, SP, SN.
Due to continued growth, we’re adding a new Technical Sales Manager to strengthen our ever-growing external team across the East Midlands and surrounding areas.
This is a full-time remote role. As a Technical Sales Manager at Tungaloy-NTK UK, you’ll manage key accounts, provide hands-on technical support to customers, and drive sales growth. You’ll work closely with the sales team and customer service to ensure exceptional end-to-end support. The role needs excellent communication and presentation skills, and a strong understanding of our product offering and the needs of our target industries.
Preferred Location: PL, TQ, EX
Key Accountabilities
* Be proactive, focused and driven to meet sales targets.
* Understand, interpret and manage customer requirements with the confidence to negotiate and close sales.
* Communicate and build rapport effectively with our partners and customers.
* Provide pre-sales and after-sales technical assistance, sharing your knowledge of cutting tools, conducting technical presentations and demonstrating how a cutting tool will meet customer needs.
* Document cost-saving activity and maintaining the CRM system.
* Work with our talented product team to create custom-made products for customers.
* Attend trade shows, conferences and other marketing events to generate new contacts and develop existing relationships, enhancing our reputation for delivering quality cutting tools that exceed customers’ expectations.
Candidate
* You will have had success selling metal cutting tools, or be a time-served multi-skilled engineer with strong knowledge of correctly applying cutting tools.
* You can advise optimum metal removal rates on Milling, Drilling, Grooving, Turning and Threading applications, reducing the customer’s cost per part.
* Comfortable reading engineering drawings; ideally you have a Mechanical Engineering qualification or a completed technical apprenticeship.
* You are a disciplined, target-driven individual capable of working on your own initiative.
* Whether or not you’ve held a sales role before, you’ll bring first-class communication and negotiation skills combined with a winning mentality.
Must haves
* A full UK driving license.
* Right to work in the UK.
* Able to read engineering drawings.
* Strong people skills and time management.
* Willing to travel across the territory, with occasional overnight stays.
* Comfortable running on-machine trials/time studies and presenting results.
* Suitable home workspace and reliable broadband (remote role).
* And at least one of the below:
3+ years’ experience applying cutting tools on the shop floor.
2+ years’ experience selling cutting tools.
Package
* Attractive salary
* Annual commission based on sales growth
* Company car (plug-in hybrid or electric) or car allowance
* Mobile phone, laptop and iPad
* Pension with 6% company contribution
* Life insurance
* Starting 23 days’ holiday (+ Bank Holidays), rising with tenure
* Optional private healthcare
At Tungaloy-NTK UK, we continue to expand, and with our ever-growing product portfolio and industry-leading project team in Japan, we have everything you need to build a long-term career. As a business, we truly value our people and we’re always open to fresh ideas and innovative strategies to further strengthen our market presence. We are running a marathon, not a sprint, so we take our time to build sustainable long-term relationships.
This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a rapidly expanding, forward-thinking market leader in cutting tools.
We look forward to hearing from any interested candidates.