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Senior Sales Engineer

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Antonieta Pichinte

Recruitment Partner Consultant at Van Storm

Job summary:

Tasks:  initiating and following up on leads and scoring new projects

Projects: complex steel structures in the offshore, maritime & equipment sectors

Company: engineering & design firm for complex steel structures

Main requirements: +8 years of experience in technical sales in the offshore/maritime industry

Your opportunity

As a Senior Sales Engineer, you'll be responsible for building and maintaining a diverse network of contacts while securing new projects for the structural and mechanical engineering fields. These departments specialize in designing and executing unique structures across various sectors, tackling everything from decommissioning to special mission equipment for a wide range of industries.

Beyond the technical aspects, as a Senior Sales Engineer, you'll engage with customers, ensuring that all agreements and proposals are effectively followed up. You will prepare attractive proposals and accurate estimates to engage current and new customers. You will also oversee ongoing projects, ensuring they are completed to the highest standard and meet customer expectations.

What you will do

  • Establishing and maintaining leads and gaining new projects
  • Maintain a good relationship with clients and follow up on agreements and offers made
  •  Create attractive offers and accurate estimates to engage new and existing customers
  • You are knowledgeable in technical aspects and you advise clients on structural and mechanical solutions, working closely with specialists and sales managers
  • Follow up on current projects and ensure the correct execution
  • You report to the Executive Board on new developments and projects

Where you will work

This multidisciplinary engineering office based in the Rotterdam area is well known for delivering state-of-the-art tailor-made solutions in the field of Construction, Installations, Infrastructure, Traffic, Maritime, Water, and Offshore & Energy.

Their scope of work covers a wide range of technical activities: starting from the feasibility studies, up to the execution of engineering and procurement projects.

Offshore platforms, FPSOs, onshore facilities, and complex steel & mechanical installations are only some examples of their impressive portfolio of projects based all over the world.

  • Learn from the best: an internal team of almost 1000 professionals passionate about technology 
  • Diversity is powerful: office with an international environment
  • Every day is different: diverse & complex projects based all over the world 

What you already have

  • BSc. or MSc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent technical background
  • +8 years of experience in sales engineering of technical complex projects
  • Experience in the steel structures, offshore or maritime environments is a pre
  • High-quality standards, so you always strive for the best outcome for the project
  • Excellent communication and people skills, since you will be communicating with clients and other internal departments
  • Ability to work in a highly complex technical environment, so expect to be positively challenged
  • Fluent English, so you can communicate efficiently with your multicultural team
  • Being eligible to work in the EU

Your benefits

  • Salary starting from 65K gross per year
  • 31 paid holidays per year
  • Flexible working hours
  • Covered commuting and interviewing costs
  • Business Travel Insurance, so you stay safe during your business travels
  • Basic Dutch course, so you will understand the Dutch jokes during the coffee break
  • Access to social gatherings, lectures, and events, so you will meet like-minded friends within the Dutch Maritime Industry. We also offer you a 1-year membership of KNVTS, Royal Dutch Association of Marine Engineers.
  • Housing search support and registration are provided by Van Storm 

Sounds interesting?

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