Field Sales Engineer - Factory Automation (based in Melbourne)

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In automotive production, water treatment plants or chemical systems - around the world, electronic sensors and automation components by Pepperl+Fuchs guarantee smooth and safe operations. We know that dedicated and highly motivated employees are crucial to our success. As we want to continue growing, we hope to find, as soon as possible, a Field Sales Engineer to be based out of Victoria looking after the assigned region.

Field Sales Engineer - Factory Automation (based in Melbourne)

Role Purpose:
Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager based in Australia, this position is responsible for supporting an existing customer network with a focus on new business development, with the primary function of achieving sales targets for the region of Victoria and Tasmania. 

Major Accountabilities:

• Create and build upon strong relationships with the customer base, building effective and sustainable relationships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), large end users and developing good business relationships with system integrators, with the primary objective of growing these customer groups
• Maintain good relationships and build up new value with existing customers and accounts
• Follow up with customer enquiries and quotations
• Work closely with internal customer support on order fulfillment and processing
• Continuous monitoring of the market and competition

Role Requirements:

• Electrical or electronic qualifications with a background in Industrial Automation sales
• Passion for sales and understands the importance of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 applications
• Assisting the customer solve their problems and achieve their requirements, ranging from conventional applications through to more complex digital solutions 
• Understanding the different industrial communication protocols is crucial in being able to offer the company’s many components and solutions across such interfaces as IO-Link, CAN, OPC UA, Profibus and Ethernet/IP etc
• Experience with our product portfolios would be great to have and understanding of smart sensor solutions will be highly regarded
• Highly motivated, can work autonomously and has a record of achieving results

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Then we would like to meet you. Send us your documents directly online. We look forward to your application!