Senior Sales Engineer - France and Southeast Region

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Support the development of business in Europe West by assisting Customers (OE, Distributors and End Users) on all commercial and technical aspects within a designated geographic territory or, by nature of customers.

Drive sales growth through account management, new business development and implementation of the sales and marketing strategy.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

• Develop business plan for each customer account, subject to be reviewed by the supervisor.
• Plan how to establish and maintain account relationships and meet personal sales targets.
• Support sales management and other sales professionals in developing new market opportunities in the designated territory or market.
• Manage all company interactions with assigned customers.
• Handle all commercial negotiations with customers.
• Search for new business opportunities, develops and executes a customer service plan to achieve sales profitability and growth.
• Provide direction for Timken activities related to all new channels’ development, sales and product promotions, collateral materials, trade shows, marketing communication, services development for customers and markets assigned.
• Develop strong communication and planning linkages with the appropriate global sales force, other industry segments and production plants, to ensure accomplishment of business plans and customer sales objectives.
• Participate in special projects/programs as assigned such as training, communication sessions within or outside of the company as well as major promotions, new product launches, new marketing initiatives.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Master’s degree in Business and/or Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 years of relevant experience in industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills, dynamic, negotiation skills, customer and results oriented.
• Ability to influence across the matrix organization and drive alignment.
• Project management and problem-solving expertise.
• Language skills : French, professional English

CONTRACT TYPE

• Permanent position (CDI), based on a 218-day annual working time package.
• Reporting location: Paris region (Bourg-la-Reine) – Commercial responsibility for the Southeast region

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.