Sales Engineer - Storage Solution | FAMCO

Sales Engineer - Storage Solution | FAMCO

FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Co.) is a market leading supplier of products & services to a diverse range of industries & commercial undertakings covering the transportation, construction, manufacturing, warehousing, oil & gas and marine sectors. FAMCO serves these industries with world-class brands like Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment, Merlo, Ingersoll Rand, Linde, Dexion, Yanmar, Himoinsa, Stanley Proto, Fenner, Bruynzeel, Mobel Linea, Meco, Bott, Stertil, Hart & Nassau.
The company's development and success has been based on an in-depth understanding of customer needs and the dedication of its skilled staff. FAMCO is committed to providing outstanding second-to-none service levels to customers and to maintaining quality, safety and environmental standards at the highest possible levels. FAMCO is an ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 certified company.

The Sales Engineer reports directly to the Sales Manager, and is key to implementing the sales strategy for FAMCO-SHS across the appointed territory. The holder will focus on attaining and achieving sales budgets and market penetration, while driving the solution selling concept to the market place and ensuring synergy across all SHS, FAMCO and Group Divisions.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Achieve sales penetration across appointed territories
2. Ensure positive cash flow
3. Key account development across appointed territory / industry segment
4. Ensure the dept. competitive edge in product, pricing, services and systems
5. Development of aftermarket sales
6. Develop the FAMCO brand

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
Bachelor Degree with Engineering background. Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate and interact with officials at all levels within government and private sectors. Work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to simultaneously manage several projects.

Minimum Experience:
This position requires business maturity, excellent judgment and a hands-on entrepreneurial spirit. Successful candidates generally have 3-5 years of professional machinery or industrial sales experience.

Job-Specific Skills:
Excellent communication, negotiation and closing skills. Leadership, planning and organisation. Strong analytical skills, strong customer relationship skills including the ability to present. Problem solving and team building skills. Position requires a valid driving license. Must be PC literate.

Behavioural Competencies:
Customer focused, able to build and maintain relationships across all corporate levels. Individual accountability and responsibility, including ability to plan and organise self while balancing multiple demands. Ability to influence others across multiple disciplines. Continuous Improvement, Personal Leadership, Teamwork, Self starter and learner, with ability to apply new knowledge and concepts, including complex industrial solutions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to identify and resolve problems at an early stage. Strategic thinker and operator, competent to source and analyze market information. Priority and Target oriented with the drive to adapt and exceed expectations within a competitive market environment with associated stress tolerance. Decision making capability in conjunction with business minded skill sets. Intercultural Empathy Skills.