Technical sales representative

As Front office sales/ work planner you have a dual position within the organization. You will be responsible for the front office sales activities, including drawing up, following up on various quotations, making price agreements, customer contact and customer visits. Aside from this you also perform administrative work in this context, such as confirmation, entering and approving the quotations in the ERP system.

As work planner you are responsible for the technical side with an overlap to the sales activities. You perform preliminary, interim and subsequent calculations. Determine the processing sequence, the required materials, planning of the products/parts to be made on the basis of the working drawings. Builds on maintaining relationships with customers, determines the price structure and production methods with the focus on optimizing the order.

You focus on safety first, HQ Group Values, operational excellence, Lean and 5S. Must adhere to the (safety) instructions given and use personal protective equipment (PPE) where necessary.

Your activities will include:

• Calculating, drawing up and issuing quotations
• Carrying out interim and subsequent calculations
• Determining the processing sequence, required materials, production time, planning and purchasing needs based on working drawings and customer questions
• Determining the price structure and production methods with a focus on optimizing the order
• Building and maintaining customer and supplier relationships
• Identifying bottlenecks and market developments
• Issuing and following up on quotations
• Make price agreements and/or contracts
• Customer contact with questions or wishes from the customer
• Customer visits (relationship management) ±1 day per month
• Confirming, entering and approving orders through ERP system
• Written communication to customers regarding orders and, where necessary, relocation of orders