Position title
Filled by Sundridge Search – VACANCY CLOSED - x2 Hydraulic Components & Hose Product Managers (£35000 - £45000 basic plus benefits)
Description

Our client is looking for Hydraulic Product Managers to join a team of product and applications engineers. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with working to deadlines, results-driven and with a deep interest in fluid power and mechanical systems. While office-based, this is a customer-facing role, with significant time spent daily communicating with customers. Visits to customer sites will become more common as the candidate’s experience and skills develop.

Responsibilities
  • Supporting area sales managers by serving as a key technical liaison between manufacturer and customer accounts
  • Producing technical quotations/sales proposals
  • Applications engineering – Reviewing a customer application and offering complete supply of components to a system utilising our clients industry leading product range
  • Technical support to customers and end-users from enquiry stage through to delivery and installation, then operation
  • Technical writing – Warranty investigations, bespoke O&M manuals
  • Direct communication with engineering and purchasing teams within customer accounts
  • Contract reviews, project kick-off meetings to ensure the specification is correct prior to supply
  • Real-time technical and commercial assessment of supply chain
  • Small modifications to standard product in order to replace competitor or obsolete products
Qualifications

The candidate should ideally possess a degree or diploma in mechanical engineering or similar, however specific fluid power qualifications and experience in a fluid power technical sales role are just as relevant. Desirable skills include:

  • Comfortable with basic calculations & formulae
  • Knowledge of Hydraulic systems
  • Technical report writing
  • Experience in drawing hydraulic circuits
  • Excellent phone manner
  • Customer service experience
  • An understanding of the commercial side of engineering
Job Benefits
  • £35000 to £45000 basic salary plus benefits
  • 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
  • Pension (3% minimum employee contribution, 6% company contribution)
  • Annual company bonus
Contacts

info@sundridgesearch.com

Employment Type
Full-time
Beginning of employment
2020 & 2022
Industry
Fluid Power
Job Location
United Kingdom, Manchester
Working Hours
Contracted hours are Monday to Friday 0800 to 1630
Base Salary
£30000-£40000
Date posted
January 1, 2022
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