Vacancy - Sales Manager

A new Sales Manager position has arisen in Silicon Sensing Systems, Ltd. to support the company in growing its inertial products business in North America and Europe.  Silicon Sensing Systems is jointly owned by Collins Aerospace and Sumitomo Precision Products, headquartered in Plymouth, UK.

Silicon Sensing is an established and successful high-tech MEMS inertial sensor and systems company with locations in the UK and Japan. It specialises in the development and manufacture of precision MEMS gyroscopes, accelerometers and inertial measurement units (IMUs) for the commercial, industrial and aerospace markets. 

The company is launching new products and expanding its market share; we are looking for an enthusiastic and capable individual to work within the existing sales team based in Plymouth, UK with frequent UK and international travel to support customer visits and to represent the company at trade shows and conferences. 

Duties and Responsibilities include: 

• Key Account Management
• Identify and develop new sales leads, prepare winning proposals and close major sales prospects
• Engage with new and prospective customers to understand their requirements and qualify both the short and long term opportunities for Silicon Sensing
• Collect the 'Voice of the Customer' and liaise with internal engineering teams to ensure new product developments cater for market needs
• Analyse markets; e.g. size, location, trends, etc.
• Liaise closely with Silicon Sensing engineering and project staff to align product developments with customer applications
• Contribute to the general brand awareness and promotion
• Develop a working knowledge of relevant industry and competitor activity
• Assist with business forecasting and planning
• Liaise with staff in the UK and Japan

 

Requirements:

Essential 

The successful candidate will be results driven, self-motivated, confident and have excellent people skills. Ideally qualified to degree level, the candidate will be commercially astute and be able to demonstrate they have personally achieved major business development results, preferably within an international engineering environment, e.g. electronics/sensors. He or she will report directly to the Silicon Sensing Business Development Manager in the UK.

Desirable 

Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of working with or selling MEMS and/or inertial sensors or selling navigation sensors or systems.

To apply, please forward a copy of your CV, along with a covering letter to [email protected]