As a Sales Engineer (SE), you will be the technical lead responsible for defining customer requirements and designing solutions that fit from our portfolio of services.
- Partner with account managers to develop strong relationships and opportunities with clients
- Ability to interface with senior-level customer contacts, identify customer needs, add technical expertise to customer proposals - adding value through inclusion of all company pillars
- Leading meetings providing thought leadership to present portfolio and technical solutions to internal / external clients and partners
- Participate in pre-bidding decision making efforts : review preliminary drawings and specifications, perform site visits, fully document information gathered
- Serve as a technical liaison for customers, vendors, partners, subcontractors and Solutions Engineering team members
- Proactively develop innovative solutions and programs to enhance business opportunities
- Actively assist account managers in closing opportunities
- Lead multidisciplinary teams of Solutions Engineers in our portfolio to develop cost summaries and proposals for complex projects
- Implement and make recommendations to improve methodologies, core competencies and processes for deployment engineering to ensure stable and quality product & service delivery consistent with company objectives and client expectations
- Maintains competency in established area(s) of expertise through vendor and industry training
- Actively and consistently recommend and support all efforts to improve, simplify, automate and enhance day to day operations and the client experience
Additional duties as assigned
The Sales Engineer should be competent in handling constant change and leading change with respect to Company resources, vendors and our customers. As a SE, you will be placed at the center of activities, entailing a high level of interaction with customers and internal organizations (project management, operations (delivery) and sales teamsSales Engineers must have experience in presenting to diverse audiences and possess excellent written and oral communications skills with the ability to effectively correspond with all levels of a client organization in the technical, operational and executive suitesSales Engineers must have experience in architecting complex solutions; which may include network infrastructure, voice infrastructure, paging and sound masking, campus backbone and data centersSales Engineers have design ownership of key strategic opportunities and are responsible for coordinating resources involved to ensure technical deliverables are properly completed and submitted in a timely manner and that expectations are realistic and achievable. Therefore, strong leadership and project management skills are requiredDepth of knowledge with a wide variety of cabling materials and methods of installation as well as NEC Code, local code(s), and EIA / TIA / BICSI Standards as well as site, local, and federal guidelines and regulationsAbility to read and understand telecommunications plans and Construction Specifications Institute (Communications and Electrical Safety & Security - CSI Division 27 and 28) as they relate to infrastructure workProven reliability and dependability demonstrated through completing tasks on time and with minimal supervisionDemonstrated experience of continuously expanding and leveraging knowledge of technology, market and industry trends with success in identifying, recommending best practices and methodologiesTechnical Skills
Sales Engineers must be strong technology generalists who can speak with authority on a broad range of cabling and technology topics.They must have a strong working knowledge in the following technology areasNetwork Infrastructure (copper / fiber cabling)Edge Device cabling and integrationCampus and inner-building backbone cablingPaging and Sound Masking SystemsData Center BuildoutSkills Required
Crm, Accounting, Sales, Vendor Management, Product Management