Sales Engineer

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 & Requirements:

• 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
• Skilled at product demonstrations, presentations and business writing
• Maintain organized records, including regular reports, quotes, status, actuals, expenses, etc
• Demonstrate acumen to discuss business decisions, particularly return on investment in support of solution selling
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Experience / Skills:

• Sales experience with rotating equipment such as pumps and mechanical seals
• Experience in the oil & gas, power, paper and chemical industries, including familiarity with API 610 Standard
• 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 3-5 years relevant experience