Sales Engineer

Job Description:

Position Summary:

This position provides technical sales support to ensure successful customer integration and implementation of established organization products. Supports unit sales plan through pre-sales and/or post-sales technical consulting activities. Typical pre-sales activities include gaining understanding of customers business and analysis of customers system and product needs. Prepare cost estimates and engineered drawings by studying blueprints plans and related customer documents; consulting with engineers architects consultants and other professional or technical personnel. Typical post-sale activities include gathering data and information on customers and participating in developing presentations relative to keeping customers current on how organizations product enhancements can meet customers changing business needs.

Reports to Engineering Sales Manager. Position will support the Field Selling Organization (FSO) to achieve sales goals as set forth in Annual Plan execute the RFQ to RFF process for FSO Foodservice Consultants Mechanical Engineers Targeted Specifiers and Dealers to achieve year-over-year growth in quotes sales and hit-rate. Support Market Segment Focus (MSF) events as assigned. A wide degree of creativity is expected.

Essential Functions:

• Learn operate and optimize the RFQ through RFF processes.

• Obtain orders and releases assigned by Sales Manager.

• Read plans and kitchen layouts; interpret into hood designs.

• Use approved design tools to design draw and quote project opportunities within requested and reasonable due dates.

• Design fire suppression Ansul Systems.

• Design and quote DCV with illustrations showing interface to building BMS systems (Demand Control Ventilation)

• Support Sales Reps as assigned by Sales Manager.
• Assists in the preparation and presentation of technical proposals of how organizations products can meet the customers needs.

• Assists in the preparation and presentation of customer systems/equipment needs to assure complete plan is feasible within cost time and environment constraints.

• Assist and support methods to measure customer experience and post on KPI boards to track and improve performance towards 100% customer satisfaction.

• Support a culture and work practice with peers where performance on response times accuracy and follow-thru meets Sales Manager objectives.

• Working with other departments face to face on site 100% of the time

• Report on the competitive landscape to Sales Manager regularly and recommend appropriate change to advance our competitive advantage.

Skills/Abilities:

• • Basic skills to draw in AutoCAD 2D 3D
  • Basic understanding of electrical circuits HVAC Design and HVAC Controls
  • Proficient in reading and comprehending floor plans kitchen layouts mechanical blueprints and specifications
  • Ability to articulate a value proposition
  • Customer relationship skills
  • Problem Solving skills
  • Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
  • High Aptitude for creating sense of urgency accuracy and responsiveness
  • Organized and detail oriented
  • Analytical Skills
  • Results Driven
  • Teamwork oriented

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Education: Bachelors degree in business Technology or Engineering
  • Experience: Four (4) or more years of experience or training in a technical field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Ventilation Hood design experience
  • Prior exposure in the design of Controls Automation and PLCs.
  • Ability to design wiring interface to VFD and BMS systems.
    

Compensation Information:

Exempt Salaried Role: Annual $75000 - $85000

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex gender identity sexual orientation religion national origin age disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.