Sales Engineer

• Sales Engineer
• Netherlands - Rotterdam
• Global Market Leading Manufacturer
• Mechanical Components – Rotating Equipment
• Technical / Engineering / Solution Selling
• Flow components / Pumps / Valves / Seals / Mechanical components
• €80,000 - €90,000 Basic salary (negotiable experience dependent)
• Home Office, Quality Audi Company Car, Pension, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Credit Card and Bonus, on target earnings €110,000 - €120,000 open ended.
• Netherlands – Rotterdam 
• Home Based – must be able to commute to Rotterdam one day per week
• Could live in: Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Breda, Roosendaal, Dordrecht etc.
• Mercury Hampton is working exclusively with this client. 

A world leading manufacturer of rotating equipment and mechanical components for applications throughout numerous industrial sectors including pulp and paper, chemical, oil & gas, refineries, food and Beveridge, mining, process, defence, power, and pharmaceutical. My client has been established for many years and is a global leader in rotating equipment with a multimillion turnover operating across the World with sites in over 100 countries. They manufacture products, systems and solutions that enhance pump efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce maintenance down time and cost. Due to growth this world leading company are looking to grow their market share in The Netherlands. You will be joining a winning Dutch sales team and some great established clients based across The Netherlands. This modern net zero precision engineering manufacturing company has an outstanding reputation across the world for innovation, reliability, and service. They are a thought leader in the field of rotating equipment, their components are the best in the world they assist their customers to minimise production downtime through reliability and service. Their service, pump reliability company and quick response time will give you a significant advantage in winning business away from their competition. If you would like to be part of something special in The Netherlands, please get in touch.

The successful candidate will take full responsibility for industrial Rotterdam region and all business activities throughout the region; you will own the sales target and be rewarded for hitting the numbers and growing the business. You will take full responsibility for managing all key account customers and lead new customer acquisition in your region. There is a diverse client base in this region, you will be selling and working within a multitude of industrial, process and manufacturing environments. This is technical solution selling, you will need to have a mechanical engineering aptitude, but also be an articulate and dynamic salesperson. You will have a strong mechanical engineering aptitude and or qualification either through an engineering apprenticeship and or Engineering Degree. Our client is a thought leader in pump reliability and mechanical seals and gaskets and bearing protection. They have well established customers in the paper and pulp and chemical processing markets in The Netherlands, their maintenance and repair components are the best in the World they can improve the efficiency of a process dramatically in a vast array of industries such as chemicals, food and Beveridge, mining, power, nuclear, oil and gas, refineries, defence, hydrogen, pharmaceutical etc.

This is a home-based role that requires regular customer visits throughout the sales region, you will also have access to the Rotterdam office. You will be supported from a team of internal sales engineers who will assist with any technical back up needed to assist in closing the sale and supporting the customer. 

The Candidate:

• The successful candidate will have external sales experience from an associated sector i.e., mechanical seals, rotating equipment, pumps, motors, gears and valves etc 
• Ability / experience of forecasting 
• Mechanical Engineering Background
• Full knowledge of rotating equipment and mechanical seals highly beneficial
• A strong strategic thinker with exceptional ability to develop relationships, manage key accounts and develop new business 
• You will have excellent communication skills and able to communicate and sell to a wide variety of levels.
• A proven track record of business to business sales.
• Dynamic “can do” attitude, and enthusiasm for sales
• An engineering qualification will be advantageous but not essential.
• A mechanical engineering apprenticeship would also be desirable 
• Extensive global Product training will be provided.
• You will have an eye for upselling / cross selling opportunities 

Please click on the apply button or contact Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days.