Role Summary:
As a Sales Engineer, you are responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with key customers and trade organizations, understanding and solidifying purchase agreements, customer alliances and market trends. You will also develop a keen understanding of Flowserve operations to enhance selling effectiveness and coordinate selling efforts with other internal and 3rd party selling channel partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive bookings levels to meet and/or exceed assigned bookings goal

• Maintain regular, planned communication with key customers in the area you support

• Develop and implement marketing plans aligned with regional sales objectives to support organizational goals

• Serve customers as a primary contact for all business dealings, ensuring all customer concerns are being addressed including proposals, deliveries, repairs, quality, warranty claims, etc.

• Educate customers on the quality, features and uses of our products through the full use of the company’s marketing materials

• Collaborate with application engineers, customer service, and manufacturing to ensure customers’ needs are met

• Maintain organized records, including regular reports, quotes, status, actuals, expenses, etc

• Demonstrate financial acumen to discuss business decisions, particularly return on investment in support of solution selling

• Other duties as assigned

Preferred

• Sales experience with rotating equipment such as pumps and mechanical seals

• Experience in the oil & gas, power, paper and chemical industries,

• Training in sales techniques, negotiations and business finance

• Demonstrated skills in leading meetings, including setting agendas, preparing, facilitating discussions and assigning follow-up activities

• Ability to lead root cause failure analysis and communicate results

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Project management experience is a plus

• BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 8-10 years relevant experience