Technical Inside Sales Engineer to NAF/Flowserve - Under tillsättning eller tillsatt, ej sökbar

NAF started its operations in 1899. Since 2002, we are a part of Flowserve. This gives us access to a global sales organization as well as greater access to development resources. Flowserve is the recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, pulp and paper and other industries. With more than 17 000 employees in more than 56 countries, we combine our global reach with a local presence. 

The Vacancy

The Commercial Operations team of NAF in Linköping, Sweden, has a vacancy for an ambitious and self-driven Technical Inside Sales Engineer with an interest in sales and developing strong customer relations.

The Commercial Operations team is responsible for supporting a wide variety of customer inquiries across Flowserve's portfolio. In this role you are responsible for all customer activities related to the order acquisition process. This includes proposal development, specification and scope review, pricing analysis, and coordination with multiple internal and external stakeholders. It also includes accountability for technical expertise and a clean order hand-off to operations. The Commercial Operations team work independently but support each other regularly.

In this position you will work globally as a part of an international team and report to the Commercial Operations Manager, situated in the Netherlands. 

 
Job Specification

In this position you will be working on the following tasks:

• Prepare and deal with inquires in a timely manner for the NAF product portfolio and potentially other brands within the Flowserve organization
• Verify that received orders are in accordance with quotations made
• Produce and maintain accurate records of all activities in accordance with company report systems
• Liaise closely with the sales and operational organization, both internally and externally, to ensure the achievement of both sales and company objectives
• Manage & resolve topics related to contractual clauses, sales inquiries and customers technical specifications.

In this position you will work with technical solutions as well as communicating with customers where your soft skills will be important. You will work as the bridge between the sales team and Operations.

Qualifications

We believe that your experience includes the following;

• An education in mechanical engineering or process-technology or equivalent.
• A commercial sense of prices, pricing and products.
• Similar experience from a manufacturing/technical environment is needed, knowledge of valves and/or automation of valves in the process industry is an advantage.
• Ability to communicate fluently, both verbally and in writing, in Swedish and English, proficiency of Finnish is a plus.
  
  

We believe that the following personal experience and personality will assist you in succeeding;

• Ability to prioritize a variable workload and ensure proper and effective use of time.
• Flexible, supportive and self-motivated person with a positive and proactive approach and strong customer service ethics.
• Proven history of solving technical problems in a wide variety of situations as well as previous sales support experience in a technical environment is welcomed in this position.

Terms

The role will be located in Linköping, Sweden. Travelling may be included in the position from time to time. For this position you will be employed directly by NAF. We recruit on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your application. 

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