GRADUATE DATA DRIVEN SERVICES SALES ENGINEER

Functional area: Service
Country: UK - United Kingdom
City: Wolverhampton
Company name: Air Compressors and Tools Limited
Date of posting: Aug 11, 2025
Are you interest in joining one of the fastest growing business in the Atlas Copco Group – If you are collaborative, open minded, resourceful and entrepreneurial then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Our UK Business is now looking for a Trainee Sales Engineer. Initially working at our Innovation Centre in Congleton, you will be working alongside the internal sales team to learn our ERP and CRM systems and how we engage with customers post-order. You will quickly move into our engineering department where you will learn the fundamentals of our product portfolio before progressing to working externally with the sales and operations teams.
Once you have completed the first year of training we will then provide you with a sales territory where you will be field-based and engaging directly with customers on your own.
You will be provided with Coaching and Mentoring from the Management Team, and other UK sales and operations managers, to assist you in building your skill set, to become a fully experienced Area Manager over a three-year period.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Develop a good understanding of how we go to market.
• Learn how to use our CRM ( Salesforce ) effectively and efficiently
• Develop a good working understanding of our ERP system ( SAP )
• Engage with our existing customers and partners to drive sales and keep a good / high level of engagement
• Follow up sales orders to make sure of on time delivery
• Maximize our penetration with existing customers with a view of increasing Customer Share and selling our full ecosystem
• Develop your understanding of our products to enable you to make sure we become First In Mind First In Choice for our full ecosystem.
• Drive every opportunity to increase our service revenue.
• Become a key member of the sales team.
• Sell the Value of Desoutter and why customers should be buying from us.

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL;

• One of the most important aspects of this position is to be organized in a way that allows you to keep focus on all customers, making sure you spend your time efficiently and effectively growing your knowledge which will ultimately lead you to become a competent field salesperson.
• Have an understanding and an ability to use technical/professional knowledge to fully understand customers’ requirements.
• Ability to promote, develop and maintain a culture conducive to quality throughout the organization and to improve its performance.
• Ability to reason logically and to recognise assumptions to evaluate options and reach sound decisions.
• Express ideas and receive and exchange information clearly.
• Maintain a clear focus on customer satisfaction; take action when needed to meet the expectations of the customer.

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE DESIRABLE:

• Identify alternatives to current thinking; ability to develop and implement innovative solutions to problems.
• Modify style in order to achieve results and maintain effectiveness.
• Positively persuade, convince and impress others in order to achieve results.
• Utilize appropriate interpersonal styles and methods during group interactions.
• Have an Open Growth Mindset.

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL:

• Full Driving License
• Microsoft Office and computer skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Resourceful and Inquisitive
• Tenacious
• Can do attitude

Educational requirements:

• 5 GCSE grades A – C included Maths and English
• Degree, HNC, HND qualified in one of the following disciplines
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• IT
• Business
• Marketing

ABOUT US:

Desoutter offers the manufacturing industry class leading tooling products (electric & pneumatic products, aftermarket solutions and accessories). Our target markets include Automotive, Automotive Aftermarket, Aerospace, Light Assembly and General Industry. The CP Division operates globally with primary focus in Europe, North America, India, China and Brazil, and employs approximately 1200 people.

Please refer the Job description for details