Sales and Application Engineer

7 days ago

Auckland CBD, New Zealand SMC CORPORATION Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

Are you a technically skilled professional with a passion for customer engagement and solution-driven sales? Join SMC as a Sales & Application Engineer and become a key player in driving growth through expert technical support and application guidance across our full product and solutions portfolio.

About the Role

SMC is looking for a passionate Sales & Application Engineer to join our team You'll work closely with the State Head of Sales to support customers with innovative automation solutions. You'll be the technical backbone of our sales team helping to bridge the gap between engineering, sales, and customer success. You'll work closely with internal teams, customers, and integration partners to understand application requirements, recommend tailored solutions, and ensure seamless implementation.

This is a customer-facing role where your deep product knowledge and hands-on training capabilities will empower both our sales team and our clients. A strong focus of the role will be to strengthen both customer application support and sales personnel support and training.

You'll lead technical consultations, product demonstrations, and training sessions, while identifying growth opportunities and supporting strategic accounts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Promote and sell SMC products and solutions to new and existing customers.
  • Provide technical consultation throughout the sales cycle.
  • Understand customer applications and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Conduct product demonstrations and technical training.
  • Support large or complex opportunity management with the commercial team.
  • Maintain and develop technical knowledge across the sales team.
  • Collaborate with the product management team to implement portfolio strategies.

What You'll Bring

  • Trade qualification and/or engineering degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics (mandatory).
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in technical sales, ideally within automation or pneumatics.
  • Strong understanding of industrial automation, pneumatics, and control systems.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficiency in CRM tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel.

About SMC

We are a manufacturer of electro - pneumatic and industrial automation components, successful in providing innovative products and solutions to customers across a wide array of industries. Our success has been achieved through our commitment to providing customers with Japanese quality, customer centric design, local manufacturing, and unmatched commercial support.

At SMC, we're committed to innovation, excellence, and empowering our people. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values technical expertise, customer success, and continuous learning.

Our benefits

  • Join a globally respected brand and market leader with highly skilled technical and people managers across ANZ
  • Internal promotions and opportunities
  • Generous sales incentive bonus plan
  • Annual pay increases and insurance benefits within the company superannuation plan
  • Focus on employee Wellbeing & Employee Assistance Programs

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