Field Sales Engineer (FSE) - South West England / South Wales (Home Based) in Oxford

With more than 6,000 employees, SAMTEC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of connectors in the electromechanical components market, with over 40 sales locations and 12 production sites worldwide. Far more than just a connector manufacturer, Samtec is committed to providing exceptional service, quality products, and convenient design tools. We believe that taking care of our customers and appreciating our employees is of the utmost importance for the development of the business.

We are looking for a Field Sales Engineer (Technical Sales) based in South-Central England / Oxford / Cambridge (UK). From your home office, you will be responsible for the support and further development of our customers in this strategically important sales position. As a specialist, you will sell our entire product portfolio, further develop our sales area, and look after existing customer contacts in our customers' engineering and manufacturing departments.

What do we offer you?

• A position in which we build on your ideas, creativity and spontaneity.
• Flexible structures and flat hierarchies.
• Extensive product and systems training.
• A high degree of personal responsibility and creative freedom.
• A performance-based income aligned to company growth and success.
• A highly motivated, dynamic team focused on success orientation, fun, trust and team spirit.
• Company car as well as laptop and mobile phone that can be used for private use.

What do we expect from you?

• Presales support, analysing target groups and determining customer needs.
• Budget and profit responsibility within the defined sales territory.
• Acquisition of new customers and expansion of existing customer contacts in the electronics industry.
• Answering customer inquiries and developing technical solutions with the help of the Samtec product teams.
• Presentation of the company and the Samtec products at trade fairs and specialist events.
• Independent planning and implementation of workshops, tech days and webinars for key accounts and distribution partner contacts in the sales area.
• Cooperation and support to the inside sales team to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Regular reporting of sales activities to management.
• Independent maintenance of your customer master data.

Application requirements

• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering, or comparable, or equivalent technical sales related work experience.
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable, possibly technically oriented sales function would be an advantage.
• Knowledge in the field of electromechanics or semiconductor technologies is desirable, but not a requirement.
• Extensive product training is provided.
• Residence within the assigned sales area is essential.
• Very good spoken and written English is essential.
• Valid driving licence.
• Willingness to travel frequently (minimum 50%) within your territory.
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications, Teams, Salesforce, Power BI.
• Hands-on mentality / Let’s get the job done.
• Enthusiasm and commitment.
• Analytical thinking.
• Well-groomed appearance and friendly demeanour.
• Social skills and ability to work as part of a team.

SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.