Sales Engineer Power Switching & Monitoring – remote

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Hiring Remotely in Houten, NLD
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Industrial
The Role
Field-based sales engineer responsible for managing and acquiring accounts for low-voltage switching and energy monitoring products. Build long-term customer relationships, handle quotations and negotiations, provide technical advice, generate leads, collaborate with internal sales and application engineering, and meet regional sales targets while frequently visiting clients.
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YOUR GOALS: 
•    Your product portfolio consists of innovative switching components for managing and protecting low-voltage installations and products for monitoring and improving energy efficiency in buildings and installations
•    You are responsible for managing existing customers and acquiring new accounts within your region
•    You develop and maintain long-term customer relationships at both the operational and strategic levels
•    To this end, you maintain commercial contacts with panel builders, installation companies, OEMs, consultants, and end users
•    In addition, you manage the quotation process, conduct negotiations, and, in collaboration with the internal sales department, supervise the follow-up of projects 
•    You actively approach potential customers and analyze the market using customer information obtained from the sales department to generate leads, a quotation pipeline, and orders 
•    For technical issues, you are able to provide customers with adequate advice and translate the proposed solution into an order
•    You work closely with your colleagues in internal sales and application engineering. In this role, you'll be responsible for optimal collaboration to achieve the assigned region, contracts, and objectives (sales targets and customer satisfaction)
•    You'll proactively and creatively contribute to developing and growing the service proposition
•    You'll collaborate daily with the local team in Houten and international colleagues at our factories in France.

WHAT YOU BRING: 
•    You have completed a higher professional education (HBO) degree in electrical engineering or a vocational (MBO) degree supplemented with relevant work experience
•    You have several years of experience in commercial field service within the electro - technical industry
•    Knowledge of low-voltage components and energy management systems is desirable 
•    You have strong communication skills and are able to translate customer needs into the most favourable solution based on SOCOMEC products and services
•    You are ambitious, entrepreneurial, commercially oriented, and results-oriented, and not afraid to roll up your sleeves
•    You are a self-starter and able to work independently, but you are also a team player
•    To perform this role, you are accustomed to working in an organised manner and setting priorities
•    Constantly on the road? That's no problem for you. You'll spend most of your time with clients
•    You have experience with Windows, Salesforce, and ERP systems
•    Excellent written and spoken Dutch and English
•    You preferably live in the northwest Netherlands
•    You hold a category B driver's license. 
 

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About the Team
The Europe-North Africa zone has been our historic base for over 100 years.
Our headquarters have been in Benfeld (Alsace), France, since the company was founded in 1922. With production sites in France, Italy and Tunisia, we have 12 sales offices in France and 21 subsidiaries in Europe.
In 2022, the Europe-Africa-Middle East region accounted for 61% of our turnover, with France alone accounting for 25%.
The company is committed to international expansion while maintaining competitive French production. Socomec is currently one of the last French manufacturers to produce UPS equipment in France.

Skills Required

  • HBO degree in electrical engineering or MBO with relevant experience
  • Several years of commercial field service experience in the electrotechnical industry
  • Knowledge of low-voltage components and energy management systems
  • Experience with Windows, Salesforce, and ERP systems
  • Excellent written and spoken Dutch and English
  • Category B driver's license
  • Willingness to be frequently on the road and visit clients
  • Strong communication skills and ability to translate customer needs into solutions
  • Self-starter, organized, able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Preferably reside in the northwest Netherlands
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The Company
HQ: Benfeld
2,771 Employees
Year Founded: 1922

What We Do

Founded in 1922, SOCOMEC is an independent industrial group with a workforce of 4200 experts spread over 30 subsidiaries in the world. Our core business: the availability, control and safety of low voltage electrical networks serving our customers’ power performance. In 2023, SOCOMEC posted a turnover of 843M€.

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