HBK, a subsidiary of Spectris, is seeking a proactive Field Sales Engineer to work remotely with up to 40% travel. The role involves direct sales responsibilities, establishing professional relationships, and promoting HBK's Test and Measurement solutions across various industries.
Responsibilities:
- Direct sales responsibilities - Provide sales coverage for the territory of SC, NC, VA, MD, DC, WV and NJ
- Provide regular feedback of territory business climate to management
- Identification of new business and maintain loyalty of existing customer base
- Establish and maintain professional selling relationships across all levels of the customer’s organization, including engineering, marketing, purchasing, and senior management
- Plan and execute customer visits and presentations to promote HBK awareness and develop opportunities
- Develop strategies to grow HBK’s presence in, automotive, military, machinery, and other market segments
- Technical understanding of key HBK products with ability to perform basic hardware and software demonstrations
- Participate in regional trade shows and conferences to foster new opportunities
- Develop and maintain sales forecast, coordinating closely with inside sales
- Support marketing with application information and feedback
- Diligently log sales activities and opportunities in Sales Force CRM
- Network and prospect for new opportunities and contacts using social media
Requirements:
- ME or EE degree or other technical degree in an engineering or physical science discipline strongly preferred
- Working knowledge and experience selling one or more of the following: acoustics, sound/vibration measurement, DAQ's, test and measurement products, sensors; the ideal candidate will have experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Acoustics or Test Measurement
- Must be self-motivated, organized and have the ability to handle numerous parallel tasks and projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, technical ability to learn diverse product line a must
- Background in instrumentation, test or data acquisition, acoustics
- Ability and experience in demonstrating technical products
- Proven track record in sales with a minimum of 2 to 5 years of sales experience meeting or exceeding sales quota, beneficial
- Successful history working from home office with minimal supervision