At a Glance
- Tasks: Promote and sell advanced optical measurement solutions while engaging with customers across the UK and Ireland.
- Company: Join a global leader in optical surface metrology with a supportive team culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, uncapped bonuses, company car, healthcare, and increasing holiday entitlement.
- Other info: Enjoy ongoing training and international opportunities in a dynamic work environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact in engineering measurement technology and develop your career in a growing field.
- Qualifications: Experience in technical sales or applications engineering with a relevant degree.
The predicted salary is between 38000 - 48000 £ per year.
Location: Coventry, UK (Office Based / Mobile)
Territory: United Kingdom & Ireland
Salary: £38,000 - £48,000 basic DOE
Bonus: Uncapped performance bonus (typical OTE £10,000+)
Benefits: Company Car, Healthcare, Pension, Increasing Holiday Entitlement, Ongoing Training
Join a Global Leader in Optical Surface Metrology
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a highly successful international technology group and a recognised leader in optical measurement and metrology solutions. They provide advanced non-contact measurement systems to customers in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, medical technology, electronics, research and academia.
Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Technical Sales Engineer to develop business opportunities and support customers across the UK and Ireland. This role combines consultative technical sales with hands-on customer engagement and offers the opportunity to work with world-class surface metrology instrumentation at the forefront of engineering measurement technology.
Whats on Offer
- Competitive basic salary of £38,000 - £48,000
- Uncapped bonus scheme with a typical OTE of £10,000+
- Company car
- Company pension scheme
- Private healthcare package
- Increasing annual holiday entitlement
- Comprehensive product and applications training
- International training opportunities
- Long-term career development within a growing and stable organisation
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
The Role
Based in the Coventry office and working throughout the UK and Ireland, you will be responsible for promoting and selling advanced optical surface metrology solutions to industrial, research and academic customers. You will work closely with customers to understand their measurement challenges, demonstrate system capabilities and develop tailored solutions that deliver measurable value.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across the UK and Ireland
- Manage and grow relationships with existing customers
- Conduct technical presentations, demonstrations and consultations
- Understand customer applications and recommend appropriate metrology solutions
- Prepare quotations, proposals and technical documentation
- Manage the complete sales process from initial enquiry to successful order completion
- Work closely with applications, service and logistics teams to ensure customer satisfaction
- Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts and activity reports
- Attend exhibitions, conferences and industry events
- Achieve and exceed agreed sales targets and objectives
About You
Essential
- Proven experience in technical sales, applications engineering or sales engineering
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related engineering or scientific discipline
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with engineers, researchers and senior decision-makers
- Commercially aware with a consultative sales approach
- Self-motivated and capable of managing a territory independently
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to travel throughout the UK and Ireland
Highly Desirable
- Experience in surface metrology
- Qualification, academic research or industry experience related to surface measurement, roughness analysis or topography measurement
- Experience selling metrology, scientific instrumentation, measurement systems or capital equipment
- Understanding of manufacturing quality control and precision engineering processes
- Knowledge of optical measurement techniques
- Familiarity with optical profilers, interferometry or non-contact measurement technologies
- Experience working with industrial, research or academic customers
- CRM experience
If you think you would be suitable, we would love to hear from you! Click apply now and a member of the team will be in touch.
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