Technical Sales Engineer

Our clients ultimate success depends on their ability to solve cutting edge problems for their customers in relation to interconnects, cable assemblies and backplance for high bandwidth signal transmission applications.  They value the relationships with these companies and so they depend on thier Technical Sales and Field Applications Engineering Teams to foster this ongoing partnership.

As a Technical Sales Engineer you will interface with our external customers and internal product development, product marketing, and application teams. Selling and promote all of the compines products within an assigned territory and defined accounts, either through original equipment manufacturers (OEM customers) and/or distributors, via successful design win  activities and total channel management. Help devise strategies to differentiate thier products and solutions from thier competitors. Broaden customer base and increase penetration at existing accounts, including key global accounts. The role of Technical Sales Engineer gives an excellent insight into the Design, Sales, Marketing, Technical, and Product Development functions of the compasny.

.RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical sales leadership, and work closely with Field Applications Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Business Units
• Promote and sell Amphenol products with established customers and developing new prospects.
• Identify all interconnect opportunities/applications of Amphenol products for clients and work with the customers engineering team to design in new products
• Develop and implement sales plan and growth strategy for territory and customers
• Meet and exceed strategic objectives and established sales quota via new design wins and management of the entire sales channel
• Motivate existing and potential customers to increase product content on the design
• Support technical aspects of the sales cycle including marketing support for the development and implementation of Amphenol products
• Provide customer service to solve complex interconnect problems and technical inquiries
• Track orders and revenue by customer
• Build rapport and provide customer support by supplying information related to samples, delivery dates, part drawings and specifications, quality issues, credit issues, etc.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the market and competition in your territory.
• Keep informed of new products and other general information of interest to customers.
• Travel required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (E.E. or M.E.) with Business/Marketing aptitude                             
• Knowledge and understanding of interconnect solutions industry
• 5+ years of technical sales and applications experience, or related experience with interconnect, passive, and or  electromechanical components
• Knowledge of international business practices a plus

SKILLS:

• Technically astute with an ability to acquire extensive product and application knowledge, with an ability to assess, and provide solutions for, customer design challenges/needs
• Sales skills to successfully negotiate a technical design win, approved vendor status, contracts, and customer partnership.
• Self-motivated and driven to identify, qualify and pursue new customers and new markets
• Ability to effectively communicate across the engineering and managerial functions of a business
• Strong oral and written communications to provide high level customer service and build relationships
• Organizational skills to anticipate, prioritize, plan, organize to meet and exceed strategic objectives
• Leadership skills to assess and drive new opportunities in a global account environment
• Knowledge of modeling tools Pro E or Solidworks
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products