Sales Engineer

Company Overview: BTD is a fast-growing metalworking company. We provide custom metalwork services for some of the world's top brands. Our 1100+ employees work from four facilities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. We invest in our people, our equipment, and our facilities to offer our clients the best value possible. We are also a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.

Summary : Support Sales Account Managers to generate sales of Company products and services. Specifically, responsible for day to day activities to insure customer satisfaction in regards to all activities around quoting new products/ project management and related processes. This role will engage in both customer interaction and internal interaction in order to resolve issues and build strong relationships with both stakeholders.

Safety is #1 at BTD : Our expectation is that every employee: 1) Strictly follows safety policies, rules and safe work methods. 2) Promptly corrects or reports safety hazards or unsafe conditions. Promptly reports injuries for prompt diagnosis and treatment. 3) Makes regular suggestions for safety process improvements to support continuous improvement in safety.

Essential Functions :

1. General Understanding of customer material specifications
2. Manage customer contact list
3. Prints (Fabrication)
4. Quotation Accuracy
5. Quoting / CRM quote entry
6. Routing compilation
7. Understands process for purchased items (hardware, supplies, etc)
8. Works well with sales teams

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor's Degree in an engineering/technical discipline and a minimum four (4) years' directly related experience. Or at least 8 years of experience without degree. Customer Interaction - Organizes RFQ, Quotation Follow-up and Schedule Travel arrangements

Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Experience and Skills Required:

1. Must understand technology and Company products extremely well.
2. Must have experience/training in computer technology including familiarity with MS Office, Axapta experience a plus
3. Must have developed good/key relationships with internal and external customers.
4. Must have demonstrated the ability to seek out and identify new opportunities within assigned accounts.
5. Must have the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
6. Must be capable of working with a high degree of personal discipline.
7. Must have potential sales leadership qualities.
8. BTD Business Understanding and BTD Capabilities, Quotation/Costing process, and Work centers
9. Computer Skills - Axapta Proficiency, BMS, General Excel, and Sharepoint

The qualifications listed above are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and fingers to, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Compensation Salary Range: OTC8 $26.28- $39.43 hourly. The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(k) match, etc.

(EO/AAMet/Disability Employer)