Sales Service Engineer

Sales Service Engineer

Permanent

About Heraeus Electro-Nite

How do steel makers save energy and become more sustainable? How do foundries become more efficient and optimize their processes? Heraeus Electro-Nite (HEN) provides solutions for the molten metal industry. We lead the market with our innovations since the 1950s. As a global company with 25 locations and approximately 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to the sustainable growth of our teams and sites.  
Heraeus Electro-Nite, headquartered in Houthalen (Belgium), is part of the Heraeus Group. The Technology Group delivers world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 16,400 employees in 40 countries.  

Position Summary: The incumbent will work remotely, out of a home office. By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers, the Field Sales Service Engineer will provide highly visible customer support and technical insight while promoting our products and services to steel mill customers.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Provide direct sales and technical services to customers.
• With a hands-on approach, the incumbent will respond to customer calls, plan and conduct trials at customer sites for the introduction of new and/or improved products.
• Deliver training to the end user and respond to all customer calls in a timely manner in which he or she may need to provide on-site trouble shooting assistance and work to develop or improve upon existing products, systems, and methods.
• Seek sales opportunities while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Provide feedback to design teams as the end user representative; communicating deficiencies, desired updates, and configuration change requests of product.
• Evaluate, track and maintain effective inventory levels at all customer sites, where access to inventory is permitted by the customer.
• Coordinate with Customer Service Representatives to ensure customers Purchase Orders are correct and submitted on a timely basis.
• Monitor on a routine basis the financial health of all customers (including: projected product utilization, account aging, etc.) by monitoring the central computer customer data-base trend analysis.
• Actively participate in industry shows/meetings.

What is Required for the Role

• Must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
• Minimum of an associate degree or technical degree in the following areas of study: metallurgy, material science, engineering, instrumentation, industrial maintenance, HVAC or related technical fields.
• Previous experience in a foundry, molten metal processing facility or other industrial environment highly desired.
• Previous technical sales experience in an industrial environment and with an innate passion for sales highly desired.
• Basic electrical and mechanical knowledge required, pneumatics experience a plus.
• Must possess strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Must possess strong technical understanding, product knowledge and know how to sell to customer needs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, required.
• Must possess Customer Service fundamentals - the ability to effectively deal with customer complaints.
• Strong computer and mobile device skills; experience with PC based systems.
• Must be willing to be a road warrior and travel overnight 50-60% of the time (2-3 days per week) and be available for emergency on call work.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, qualified to obtain a credit card for expenses, for the term of employment.

What’s in it for you?

• Challenging work
• Stable Company
• Comprehensive benefits
• Base Salary
• Bonus
• Company Car with Company paid Fuel & Maintenance program
• iPhone
• Laptop
• Safety Equipment
• Opportunity for advancement