Sr. Sales Engineer

Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

John Crane is part of  Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

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To promote and sell John Crane products and services and other product range to meet and exceed sales targets.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and maintaining all aspects of customer contracts.
• Point of contact for all matters relating to customer contracts.
• Pursue sales leads.
• Visit existing and new customers.
• Assess customer needs and suggest appropriate products and services.
• Respond to customer enquiries.
• Negotiate prices and delivery times within limits of authority, and conclude sales orders to meet revenue targets.
• Provide sales and technical support.
• Coordinate and liaise with Customer Service Coordinator to produce proper Technical and Commercial quotations.
• Study all tenders and work with Regional Customer Service Team and Logistics to define price levels
• Identify research and contact prospective customers and build positive relationships that will generate future sales and repeat business.
• Refer sales leads, customer feedback, and information on competitor activity to appropriate contacts within the organization so that they can respond to changing market conditions and customer demands.
• Establish annual, quarterly, monthly, or weekly sales plans and prioritize and schedule.
• Provide training to all customers and assist in conventional trouble shooting at customers’ sites when required.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field
• 10+ years of professional experience in engineering and sales
• Engineering knowledge in a proactive multinational and multicultural environment.
• A strong technical knowledge of John Crane product portfolio.
• Proven experience in the field.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to get on with multi-functional and multi-nationality peers.
• Ability to write technical, concise reports in a formal and professional manner.
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Dynamic self starter
• Independently reliable & self sufficient whilst being part of wider team

Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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