An IT company in Lagos is in urgent need of technical sales engineers.

Technical sales engineers are a key point of contact for clients and provide both pre and after-sales advice. You'll liaise regularly with other members of the sales team and colleagues from a range of departments:

Responsibilities
As a technical sales engineer, you’ll need to:
• Search for new clients who might benefit from company products or services and maximize client potential in designated regions
• Develop long-term relationships with clients, through managing and interpreting their requirements
• Persuade clients that a product or service best satisfies their needs in terms of quality, price and delivery
• Negotiate tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs
• Calculate client quotations and administer client account provide pre-sales technical assistance and product education
• Work on after-sales support services and provide technical back up as required arrange and carry out product training
• Analyze costs and sales
• Prepare reports for head office and keep customer records
• Meet regular sales targets and coordinate sales projects
• Support marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
• Make technical presentations and demonstrate how a product meets client needs
• Liaise with other members of the sales team and other technical experts
• Help in the design of custom-made products
• Provide training and produce support material for other members of the sales team.
Working Hours
Expect to work long or irregular hours to meet deadlines, secure deals and attend conferences and networking events.

Qualifications
The following degrees are acceptable:
• Applied science
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Physics.

Skills
• General knowledge on IT systems
• Strong Knowledge on enterprise IT Systems
• A solid technical background
• Sales skills
• Communication skills
• Sound judgment and good business sense
• Organizational skills
• Team working capability
• The ability to build relationships quickly and effectively
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Resilience and tenacity
• Independence and self-reliance.

Work Experience,
Minimum of 3 years in the IT industry playing a supervisory or mid management role

To apply, kindly send your CV to jobs@tranter-it.com using Technical Sales Engineer as the subject of the email on or before Wednesday 9th August, 2017.