Sales Engineer

Since 1969, NEDCON has been a leader in storage systems, offering solutions from manual warehouse racks to complex automated systems. We design, test, and manufacture our products in-house to ensure the highest quality and reliability. Our storage solutions serve international organizations, including prominent e-commerce companies and supermarkets. With headquarters in the Netherlands and offices in Europe and the United States, our team works together to create a family-like culture. NEDCON's core values, 'Smart' and 'Safe', drive our mission to provide smart and safe storage solutions that empower businesses to optimize their warehouses and meet future challenges. Position Overview As a Sales Engineer you are responsible for translating customer demand for automated, robotic and conventional racking systems into a concrete solution where you will prepare the corresponding calculations. The Sales Engineer plays a crucial role within the Sales team leading the effort to translate the customers’ requests into an optimized rack configuration to win the order. Based on this, youprepare the right quotation. Responsibilities Register all incoming RFQs into Salesforce and SAP Communicate closely with the Account Manager and the rest of the sales team to discuss offers, missing information needed from customers, alternative proposal configurations, risks, and other quote details. Design rack systems and create pricing based on customer RFQs using excel based internal programs to determine configuration, material lists, and costs. Recognize and take into account critical aspects in the applications and discuss these with the Structural Engineering Department to ensure accuracy in the quotes. Make preliminary drawings for proposals in AutoCAD. Communicate effectively with engineering, purchasing, and logistics in order to obtain correct pricing for all project proposals Establish effective communication with Project Manager to address potential risks and costs during project phase. Skills Skilled in Excel - some programming skills and SAP knowledge are a plus Knowledge of CAD is important and should be able to read and interpret technical drawings. Knowledge of Solid Works and 3D drawings are a plus Must be a team player and be able to work efficiently within the sales team Must have a creative and analytic mindset, developing the ability to suggest alternative configurations or designs to make the rack better and/or more cost effective for the customer An “out-of-the box” thinker, able to build on and improve our current processes Must be Detail Oriented to ensure that all quotes include the full scope as requested by the customer and discussed by the sales team Self-motivated and deadline driven Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree, or associate's degree with 1-2 years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience in Mechanical/Civil Engineering. Microsoft Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook We'd love to have you join our NEDCON family. Our focus on integrity, teamwork, and high performance creates an ideal work environment for every one of our employees. As a team member at NEDCON, you can expect to make a difference through your work, to have a direct impact on the achievement of our company growth and mission to serve our customers and to have room for fun and fulfillment in your daily life. #J-18808-Ljbffr NEDCON