Sales Executive

Skills
Capital Equipment SalesTrainingCritical ThinkingDecision QualityEquipment SalesRelationship BuildingSales Strategy
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the packaging industry with expert negotiation skills
  • Ability to understand technical proposals and drawings
  • Experience in contract management and working with commercial agreements
  • Proficiency with CRM systems
  • Critical thinking and decision-making abilities
  • Strong sense of initiative and internal motivation
  • Effective presentation and communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills to instill trust
  • High degree of intellectual curiosity honesty and capability
  • Openness to feedback and continual learning
  • Capacity to function effectively in a global company while driving results

Nice to have

  • Competitive spirit
  • Drive to win

Day to day

  • Generating opportunities for de-palletising palletising and system integration projects
  • Be the key point of contact for BW Integrated Systems for your customers
  • Managing pipeline and maintaining CRM opportunity data (MS Dynamics 365)
  • Introducing BW Integrated Systems to new customers
  • Building relationships with new and existing customers at a senior level
  • Present technical proposals to customers
  • Reviewing and interpreting RFQ details
  • Reviewing and sense checking proposals technically and commercially before preparing them to be sent to the customer
  • Negotiating contracts/sales
  • Promotion of additional services and offerings from BWIS – Spare Parts Upgrades Field Service
  • Build relationships internally across departments
  • Effectively communicate opportunity details internally (technical and commercial)
  • Identify new market opportunities/emerging markets (products & customers)
  • Keep abreast of latest technology developments
  • Be aware of and communicate competitor activity and capabilities
  • Supporting the Sales Director with ongoing strategy development
  • Promotion of Barry-Wehmiller companies’ capabilities across the Packaging Platform
  • Build relationships with peers across the Packaging Platform and BW Integrated Systems colleagues globally
  • Awareness of Health and Safety requirements appropriate for customer site visits

Hiring process

  • Submit a resume and cover letter
  • Initial interview with HR
  • Second interview with hiring manager
  • Final interview with the Sales Director