Technical Sales Specialist

Job Description

• [Company] located in Iselin, NJ (future location will be Tinton Falls, NJ, effective September 2012) has an opening for an technical Sales Specialist.
• Provide technical and commercial sales project assistance supporting the internal sales group and channel representatives and maintain product line responsibility and control for a specific product line.
• Provide timely, effective and economical filter application recommendations and operational advice to customers and market channel partners to assist in meeting group sales goals and in assuring filter performance viability.
• Develop and produce professional proposal packages for systems sales to enable fast, accurate and comprehensive response to customer inquiries.
• Reviews commercial and technical requirements of proposals, advising customer of conflicts and makes recommendations for changes. Elevates outstanding conflicts with potential order loss to management for review and further definition.
• Perform in-house and field training on filter sizing, pricing, application and function to help in the development of market channels’ filter system knowledge and image of permanent solutions providers.
• Assist Sales & Marketing and the Company’s overall effectiveness and efficiency through active participation in individual or team project assignments.
• Continually looks for improvements in processes and procedures that will ultimately improve the quotation turn-around time and improve the quality of the quotation, with the ultimate goal of improving hit rate and generating more business.
• Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements):
• 4-year degree from an accredited Institution
• Minimum of 5 years of technical sales or support experience
• Ability to work in the US without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:
Technical/Commercial Skills:

• Above average in math and/or science.
• Knowledgeable with personal computers/software.
• Basic understanding of technical terms and mechanical or chemical process.
• Commercial capabilities to cost custom engineered systems accurately and effectively so margins are understood during the sales process.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical sales information, specifications, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental or legal regulations.
• Ability to write quotations and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, business associates, customers, and the public.
• Multi lingual preferred