Sales Engineer - Airports
Sales Engineer - Airports
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Sales Engineer - AirportsJob Description
Reports to:Senior Manager Sales Engineering
Location: London Heathrow
Introduction to role
The area you will be working in focusses on the development of the Airports and Parcel segment in the EMEA LATAM region (Northern Europe and Middle East). Furthermore your department supports other Vanderlande customer centres globally on the disciplines of Sales Layout Engineering Sales Engineering and Sales order to accommodate a successful growth and to prepare for future readiness we are looking for a Sales Engineer to strengthen our team.
Role Responsibilities
As a Sales Engineer your challenge is to identify customer goals and requirements in earliest possible sales phase and to translate this into a winning technical solution with the right balance between technology and a competitive price. Within your role as Sales Engineer you support challenge and team up with the sales manager in pre-bid bid and closing phase to jointly secure your role you are also able to prepare and present convincingly the technical content towards the customer.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Co-define the winning sales strategy together with the Sales Manager and translate this strategy into a winning solution.
- Solve commercial / tactical issues and challenges directly with the Sales Manager.
- Translate customer needs into an overall solution while understanding the customer processes and operations the tender procedures and the different stakeholders.
- Responsible for (organizing) all sales engineering deliverables throughout the sales process while involving different disciplines and technical experts to come to the best possible solution.
- Coordinate and lead the internal sales project team in line with the sales (bid) planning while steering the team towards the winning solution considering the agreed sales strategy.
- Provide updates to senior management on the bid status and progress.
- Bring all aspects of the offer together (e.g. technical solution planning price T&Cs) in a clear quotation matching the budgets calculated.
- Present the technical solution to the customer in an attractive and interactive way to show the customers value of our solution matching with the customers needs.
- Ability to work on various projects in various sales phases simultaneously.
- Strong in listening and analyzing customer requirements.
Please note: there will be some occasional travel expected with this role.
Role Qualification and Skills
- Is proficient with Microsoft Office.
- BSc/MSc in a technical direction.
- Proven track record in material handling systems strongly preferred.
- Proven track record with customer interaction by the means of presenting workshops etc. strongly preferred.
- Preferred experience in the Airport/Parcel domain
What we offer
- 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Bupa Medical Cover
- YuLife Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension with Aviva
- Achievers Employee Recognition Platform and discount of everyday shopping!
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualifies applicants will be considered without regards to race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying we are always happy to discuss or explore any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
Employment Type
Full-Time
