External Sales Engineer (UK South)

Location: South UK (Remote)
Salary: Competitive DOE + Car + 25% Bonus + Pen + Priv Medical + Shares Scheme
Benefits: Enhanced Carer/Paternity Leave, Additional Holiday, EAP and more
Website:https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group:https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/

About Us:

For over 40 years, Aflex Hose has been at the forefront of innovation, inventing and manufacturing the most technologically advanced range of PTFE lined flexible hose products globally. Trusted by leading Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Chemical companies, our patented products are recognized as the best-designed and most reliable choice for process fluid transfer. Over 10 million vehicles on the roads today, from cars to ATVs, trucks, and motorbikes, feature Aflex PTFE hoses. From raw materials to finished hose assemblies, our manufacturing facilities in the UK and the USA ensure unparalleled control over quality and design, allowing us to meet our customers’ diverse needs.

Now proud to be part of the Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, we are committed to shaping the future of fluid transfer technology.

Are you ready to make a significant impact in specialist markets? Join our dynamic team as a Sales Development Specialist and play a pivotal role in expanding our client base and sales of PTFE flexible hoses.

Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an SSE PLC Group company (https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/). SSE (London Stock Exchange - FTSE 50) is a manufacturer of engineered solutions, employing 8500 people across 130+ operating units globally. We offer a range of fluid handling solutions across the biotech and industrial markets.

This role will focus on:

• Client Engagement: Manage your time effectively to visit existing customers and actively pursue new accounts.
• Daily Reporting: Provide daily reports and promptly communicate any issues to your line manager.
• Weekly Objectives: Present weekly objectives and customer visit plans to your line manager for strategic alignment.
• Team Collaboration: Liaise with the internal sales team to address customer issues and ensure seamless coordination.
• Customer Support: Conduct on-site visits, offering expert advice and assistance to customers.
• Sales Targets: Successfully achieve monthly sales budgets through strategic planning and execution.

Collaboration with Teams:

• Internal Sales Team: Collaborate closely for enquiries, quotations, and order processing.
• External Sales Team: Share successes, experiences, and customer details to strengthen team cohesion.
• Technical Department: Coordinate on technical requests that fall outside your expertise or the internal sales team’s scope.
• QA Department: Engage with the QA department for validations, quality issues, and accreditations.
• Management Team: Provide regular updates and maintain open communication with the management team.

• Proven experience in sales, particularly within the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotech, or food and beverage industries.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Results-oriented mindset with a commitment to meeting and exceeding sales targets.

Closing date: 29/02/2024

As a growing and ambitious organisation with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

About Watson-Marlow

Every day, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten established brands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customers unrivalled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications. Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proud to be a FTSE 50 company.