Service Sales Engineer at Buhler Nigeria

Buhler is the global specialist and technology partner in the supply of plants and services for processing grains and food, consumer foods as well as for manufacturing advanced materials.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Service Sales Engineer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job type: Permanent, 100%
Start: Immediately

About the Job

• Buhler Group in Lagos, Nigeria is looking for a passionate professional to join our team as Service Sales Engineer.
• This position will be responsible to strengthen the company’s business in the region, develop the customer base, implement the business strategy and ensure the targets are achieved.

Tasks

• Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge.
• Establish, manage, and maintain current client and potential client relationships.
• Prepare action plans and schedules to increase business activities in the assigned territory.
• Identify sales prospects and contact these and other accounts as assigned.
• Align and complement market activities together with existing Area Sales/Service Manager in the assigned territory.
• Ensure that client data in CRM is up to date.
• Prepare presentations and proposals.
• Prepare quotation and generates sales leads for equipment/plant business.
• Implement the sales targets of the company in the market territory.
• Identify, handle, and resolve customer complaints/concerns.
• Communicate new product and service opportunities and special developments gathered through field activity to the Supervisor.
• Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the Grains and Food processing industry, or similar.
• Fluent communication skills in English language.
• Communication skills in local languages (Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, etc.) is an advantage.
• Ability to conduct sales conversations and contract negotiations.
• Willingness to travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PSSR (Parts, Sales and Service Representative) experience is an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of sales and customer relationship management.
• Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work in a matrix organization.
• Has the ability to develop technical/technological solutions with and for the customers.
• Has a command of presentation and negotiation techniques.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Benefits

• International & successful company with sustainable prospects for the future.
• Exciting development and training opportunities.
• Great & dynamic work environment.
• Wide technically & modern environment with interesting challenges.
• Professional environment with an open communication culture.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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