Are you a Technical / Sales Manager looking for a new role? Do you have proven ability to develop a sales pipeline from both incoming leads and current customers? Join our client in Oxfordshire as a Technical Sales Manager.
The Technical Sales Manager will:
- Build a sales pipeline and manage all aspects of the sales process, from leads to completion of orders, to grow sales.
- Meet with existing and potential customers to review their needs.
- Maintain good customer relationships to foster referrals and repeat orders.
- Using own initiative identify potential customers for contract services and systems.
- Make contacts to develop own sales leads.
- Report on the competitive landscape.
- Respond to contract manufacturing and industrial systems enquiries using the company's technical and manufacturing experts as required.
- Prepare quotations and detailed technical proposals.
- Provide sales forecasts based on management of sales pipeline.
- Update the company's CRM system to track the progress of opportunities and manage follow-up. Maintain records to support forecast and build pipeline.
- Assist with marketing activities as required. This may include attending relevant conferences, exhibitions, and trade events.
The Technical Sales Manager will have:
- Experience navigating capital approval procedures.
- Proven ability to sell technical services and develop repeat customers and Key Accounts.
- 5 years sales experience of technical products and services to industry.
- >5 years' experience in progressing and generating leads.
- >3 years' experience of international sales territory management.
- Self-motivation; ability to operate autonomously with limited supervision to develop sales leads into orders.
- Proven ability to establish and understand the detailed technical needs of customers relating to laser micromachining and competing technologies.
- Experience of laser systems or laser technology would be advantageous. Do not need to be an expert but must be technically credible in front of the customer.
- Wide experience of customer types and industries would be advantageous, particularly target markets such as the Semiconductor industry, microfiltration, laser welding of dissimilar materials, bio/medical and electronic devices, optical apertures / X-ray imaging.
For a full job spec and list of benefits please apply ASAP.
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