Sales Operations Engineer / Inside Sales Engineer

Are you an early-career professional with an engineering background who enjoys connecting with people and is interested in developing a career in sales?

As part of our Inside Sales team, you will support and develop relationships with OEM customers in the U.S. market. This role combines technical understanding, customer interaction, and commercial skills, offering a great opportunity to build your career in sales and account management.

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned OEM customers through phone, email, and virtual meetings.
• Proactively connect with customers and prospects to identify new business opportunities.
• Understand customer needs and recommend solutions that best fit their technical and business requirements.
• Support sales growth by following up on opportunities, customer requests, quotations, and commercial activities.
• Participate in price, volume, and commercial discussions with customers.
• Maintain consistent follow-up with your customer portfolio to strengthen long-term relationships.
• Collaborate with internal sales, technical, and commercial teams to provide an excellent customer experience.
• Develop your knowledge of our products, solutions, customers, and sales processes.

What's in it for you?

This is an excellent opportunity to start or accelerate your career at the intersection of engineering, customer relationships, and sales.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Gain direct exposure to customers in the U.S. market.
• Develop consultative selling and account management skills.
• Build commercial experience while leveraging your engineering background.
• Receive training and support to strengthen your technical and sales capabilities.
• Manage and develop customer relationships as you grow in the role.
• Build a strong foundation for future opportunities in sales, account management, and other customer-facing roles.

What will make you successful?

We are looking for someone who is curious, proactive, comfortable talking to customers, and eager to develop a career in a commercial environment.

You could be a great fit if you have:

• A Bachelor's degree, or are completing your degree, in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 6 months to 1 year of professional experience in an internship, entry-level role, or other professional environment.
• Advanced conversational English, with the confidence to communicate regularly with customers in the U.S.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfort proactively reaching out to new customers and starting conversations by phone.
• A customer-focused mindset and an interest in understanding customer needs.
• Strong organization and follow-up skills.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about technical products and commercial processes.
• A proactive, energetic, and results-oriented mindset.

Bring your sales talent to a team that values innovation and results-apply today!

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+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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Responsibilities

Are you an early-career professional with an engineering background who enjoys connecting with people and is interested in developing a career in sales?

As part of our Inside Sales team, you will support and develop relationships with OEM customers in the U.S. market. This role combines technical understanding, customer interaction, and commercial skills, offering a great opportunity to build your career in sales and account management.

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned OEM customers through phone, email, and virtual meetings.
• Proactively connect with customers and prospects to identify new business opportunities.
• Understand customer needs and recommend solutions that best fit their technical and business requirements.
• Support sales growth by following up on opportunities, customer requests, quotations, and commercial activities.
• Participate in price, volume, and commercial discussions with customers.
• Maintain consistent follow-up with your customer portfolio to strengthen long-term relationships.
• Collaborate with internal sales, technical, and commercial teams to provide an excellent customer experience.
• Develop your knowledge of our products, solutions, customers, and sales processes.

What's in it for you?

This is an excellent opportunity to start or accelerate your career at the intersection of engineering, customer relationships, and sales.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Gain direct exposure to customers in the U.S. market.
• Develop consultative selling and account management skills.
• Build commercial experience while leveraging your engineering background.
• Receive training and support to strengthen your technical and sales capabilities.
• Manage and develop customer relationships as you grow in the role.
• Build a strong foundation for future opportunities in sales, account management, and other customer-facing roles.