ifm
Field Sales Engineer - South Midlands / East Anglia

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ifm electronic is looking for a high-quality individual to help continue our excellent sales growth in the UK. The role will include working within varied industries involved in automation and process control. You will be actively looking at achieving growth in customers and in ifm’s wide product range. In some product areas ifm are market leaders while in others we are just entering markets and are looking to achieve large growth potentials. You will be allocated a mix of OEM and End-User customers to manage within the South Midlands and surrounding areas (which include Oxford, Cambridge, Corby, Ipswich, Norwich, Stratford-upon-Avon) . You will also have an active strategy to increase this customer base. The role is very varied which makes it both interesting and challenging for the correct person.
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- Three years field sales experience is preferred but not a necessity for someone with the right technical skills and a desire to move into a field sales role.
- A knowledge of some of the following would be preferred:
- Sensors
- PLC’s
- Industrial networking
- Vision products
- Process instrumentation
- Condition monitoring
- Safety solutions
- Industrial software
- Automation
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