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Sales Engineer
MEL Systems and Services Ltd
CHENNAI
Full-Time
2-4 years experience
Description
Key Responsibilities
Business Development
- Identify new business opportunities in manufacturing industries.
- Generate qualified leads through customer visits, references, exhibitions, seminars, and digital marketing campaigns.
- Develop relationships with OEMs, System Integrators, Consultants, and End Customers.
- Maintain an updated sales pipeline in CRM.
- Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
- Identify opportunities for repeat business and annual maintenance contracts (AMC).
Customer Engagement
- Visit customer plants to understand manufacturing processes.
- Conduct requirement gathering meetings with production, quality, maintenance, and IT teams.
- Analyze customer pain points.
- Recommend suitable Digital Manufacturing solutions.
- Build long-term customer relationships.
Product Demonstration
- Conduct software demonstrations.
- Present live dashboards.
- Demonstrate mobile applications.
- Explain reporting features.
- Conduct proof-of-concept (POC) demonstrations.
Customer Follow-up
- Follow up on quotations.
- Coordinate technical discussions.
- Negotiate commercial terms.
- Resolve customer concerns.
- Track order closure.
Market Intelligence
- Study competitor offerings.
- Analyze market trends.
- Track new technologies.
- Identify emerging industries.
- Share market insights with management.
Internal Coordination
Work closely with:
- Proposal Team
- Software Development Team
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
- Application Engineers
- Marketing Team
- Service Engineers
- Finance Team
CRM Management
Maintain records of:
- Leads
- Opportunities
- Customer interactions
- Quotations
- Sales forecasts
- Visit reports
- Lost opportunity analysis
Industry Exposure
Experience in one or more of the following sectors is preferred: Automotive- Auto Components- Electronics Manufacturing (EMS)- Tire Manufacturing- Food & Beverage- FMCG- Chemical- Renewable Energy- EV Battery Manufacturing
Required Sales Skills
- Consultative Selling
- Technical Presentation
- Negotiation
- Customer Relationship Management
- Proposal Discussion
- Value Selling
- Opportunity Qualification
- Objection Handling
- Closing Techniques
- Territory Management
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Problem-solving mindset
- Analytical thinking
- Customer-focused approach
- Team collaboration
- Self-motivated and target-oriented
- Time management
- Professional business etiquette
- Willingness to travel extensively
Eligibility Criteria
- Experience in one or more of the following sectors is preferred: Automotive- Auto Components- Electronics Manufacturing (EMS)- Tire Manufacturing- Food & Beverage- FMCG- Chemical- Renewable Energy- EV Battery Manufacturing
- Consultative Selling
- Technical Presentation
- Negotiation
- Customer Relationship Management
- Proposal Discussion
- Value Selling
- Opportunity Qualification
- Objection Handling
- Closing Techniques
- Territory Management
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Problem-solving mindset
- Analytical thinking
- Customer-focused approach
- Team collaboration
- Self-motivated and target-oriented
- Time management
- Professional business etiquette
- Willingness to travel extensively
About MEL Systems and Services Ltd
MEL Systems and Services Ltd is an Indian environmental engineering company offering water treatment and sustainability solutions.
