Sales Engineer
Technical field sales engineer based in Dammam managing the full B2B sales cycle for welding consumables, wear-protection and maintenance & repair products across heavy industry — visiting customer sites, running demos and trials, preparing technical proposals, and managing distributors and payment collection. Requires an engineering/technical degree and 4–5 years of industrial technical sales exp
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Solutions engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Metallurgy, Welding Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Minimum 4–5 years of B2B industrial sales / technical sales experience
- Strong technical understanding of industrial maintenance and repair applications
- Good understanding of welding processes, consumables, wear mechanisms and/or industrial coating applications
- Strong B2B sales, negotiation and account-management skills
- Ability to conduct product demonstrations and technical presentations independently
- Good customer relationship and distributor-management skills
- Commercial awareness with the ability to manage quotations, pricing and margins
- Strong follow-up skills, particularly for sales opportunities and payment collection
- Ability to work independently and manage an assigned sales territory
- Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM/sales reporting systems
- Willingness to travel extensively for customer visits, site trials, distributor development and business development activities
Nice to have
- Experience preferably in maintenance & repair welding, welding consumables and equipment, hardfacing and wear protection, industrial coatings, repair and maintenance solutions, or industrial maintenan
- Experience dealing with cement, mining, steel, power, oil & gas, petrochemical, fabrication, quarrying and general heavy industry is an advantage
Full description
· Manage sales and marketing activities for Maintenance & Repair consumables, welding consumables and equipment, wear protection, repair and coating products within the assigned territory.
· Develop new customers and expand business with existing accounts by identifying maintenance problems, wear-related applications and repair opportunities.
· Conduct regular customer/site visits to understand applications, maintenance requirements, operational challenges and potential areas for product introduction.
· Develop technically and commercially suitable solutions based on customer requirements and prepare technical proposals, quotations and product recommendations.
· Generate new applications and conduct product demonstrations, application trials and field evaluations to support business development.
· Conduct technical seminars, product presentations, demonstrations and training programs for customers, distributors and sales teams.
· Manage the complete sales cycle, including lead generation, opportunity development, quotation, negotiation, order follow-up, delivery coordination and payment collection.
· Develop and maintain strong relationships with maintenance, engineering, production, procurement and management personnel at customer organizations.
· Work closely with distributors to develop the market, identify new opportunities, maintain adequate stock levels and improve sales coverage.
· Coordinate with the supply center, logistics team and distributors regarding product availability, inventory, order processing, shipment and delivery.
· Support the development and training of the local distributor and/or sales force to improve technical and commercial capabilities.
· Ensure timely follow-up and collection of outstanding/overdue payments from direct customers and distributors.
· Maintain accurate records of customer visits, applications, trials, opportunities, quotations, orders and sales activities.
· Prepare and submit regular sales reports, forecasts, opportunity pipelines and market updates within defined timelines.
· Monitor competitor activities, pricing, market developments and customer requirements and provide relevant feedback to management.
· Ensure technical applications, trial results, procedures and customer success cases are properly documented.
· Achieve assigned sales, gross margin, new-customer development and payment-collection targets.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Metallurgy, Welding Engineering or a related technical discipline.