Technical Sales Engineer

Technical Sales Engineer - Birmingham, Derby & Leicester regions

Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems.

These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized three years in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

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Solenis are recruiting!

We are pleased to go to market for a new field based Technical Sales Engineer.  This is a full-time, permanent field-based role covering the Derbyshire, West Midlands and Shropshire regions. 

As a Technical Sales Engineer, you will be customer focused, and results driven.  You will strive to expand market sales across our key manufacturing customers across sectors including metal treatment, plastics, food and agricultural.

You will draw upon your previous water treatment experience to account manage and develop sales within these customers.  You will also look to identify new manufacturing customers across these regions, where you will promote and grow the Solenis brand and our product offerings.

What you be doing as a Technical Sales Engineer

• Reporting to the Central area manager you will be expected to achieve your individual commercial targets line with our business strategy.
• The management of industrial water treatment applications, including the routine testing of our customers cooling and boiler water treatment applications on your designated sites.
• There is initially an approximate 20/80 split between new business sales and key account management (including sales and service and consultancy to existing customers).
• You will be responsible for all sales, account correspondence, contracts, orders received, new business implementation, troubleshooting and follow up within territory.
• Forecasting of the area financials performance on a monthly basis.
• The specific customers served include, food and beverage, metal processing and general manufacturing 

What you’ll bring

• Extensive account management experience with a bachelor’s degree in chemical, chemistry, general engineering or a science related subject.
• Sales and technical experience in the Water treatment/Legionella Risk industry is a distinct advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a true service attitude.
• This is a field-based role and frequent travel will be required. The successful candidate must have a valid full driving license and live in the West/East Midlands

The benefits

• An attractive salary,
• Annual bonus scheme,
• Company Car
• Private healthcare.
• A company enhanced pension scheme,
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance program.

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we would love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, consider joining our team.  

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and will not be discriminated against because of disability.