Automation Product Specialist

Product Team Automation Product Specialist

Home-based with travel to Milton Keynes national field-based role x2 North/South

The Company:

From putting the soles on your shoes to the tarmac they walk on; from a packet of crisps to silicon chips; from wooden toothpicks to electric cars; youd be amazed at the things we get involved in. We dont do these things ourselves of course but we have worked with the people that do to enable their efforts and dreams to be realised. Sometimes our role is significant; sometimes its small but its never trivial and its always rewarding.

We provide automation and fluid control solutions for factory and laboratory applications. Our target sectors are automotive food beverage & packaging and the life science sectors.

SMC Corporation UK Ltd is the wholly owned subsidiary of SMC Corporation in Japan. The UK operation is located at a substantial 14-acre site in Milton Keynes which houses our UK offices design factory and warehousing.

SMC Corporation is the UK and global market leader in its field.

The role:

As a key member of our talented and successful products team this is an interesting varied and challenging customer-facing role that is designed to support and increase our market share. Working closely with our field sales team you will provide application product knowledge and sale support during customer visits. The role covers a broad portfolio of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control solutions including cylinders actuators grippers valves air preparation and management systems vacuum technology flow control and industrial filtration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records of activities using our CRM system
• Grow sales of the product range through supporting the salesforce and their customers
• Understand and have the ability to use the value proposition of the product range responsible for and business value to grow sales.
• Identifying researching and gaining application knowledge for new opportunities for the product range.
• Promote the product range responsible for by creating marketing material training material and identifying trade shows where the range will achieve exposure.
• Develop strong working relationships with our internal and external customers consulting with them to solve problems from a technical perspective.
• Meet and exceed targets.

Skills and Experience:

• Desirable: A degree within an Engineering or science discipline
• Required: HND or equivalent or relevant experience
• Proven track record of selling specifying or developing products within themachine and device manufacturing sector.
• Experience skills and knowledge of the types of applications found in the automotive food beverage & packaging and the life science sectors. As these are the types of market areas you will be working in.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the business.
• Highly driven and passionate about making a difference within the industry.
• Proven track record of using value propositions to ensure customer satisfaction increasing retention and customer loyalty to a brand.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Current passport as European travel may be required.

What We Offer:

We give extensive sales product & application training both in classroom and in-field.

We are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals. SMC has sustainable development goals as we believe in caring for our futures as well as the future of the planet.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a competitive commission scheme company car with a fuel card life assurance private medical cover 25 days holiday including a holiday purchase scheme a salary sacrifice personal pension plan and more!

The Selection Process:

Upon successful application candidates will be asked to undertake an online interview online testing and a second interview face-to-face onsite at our SMC Milton Keynes Office.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1