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Sales Engineer - North UK

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering or a technical related field
  • Engineering background strongly preferred
  • Proven experience in the pump industry and/or industrial cleaning sector
  • Demonstrated track record in sales

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop relationships with new and existing customers
  • Promote solutions across industries such as water treatment, petrochemical production, refining, construction and environmental remediation
  • Analyse and communicate market trends, opportunities and risks to management, including actionable recommendations
  • Collaborate closely with operations and internal teams to exceed customer expectations

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Technical Acumen
  • Microsoft Office
  • Presentations
  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Relationship Building
  • Time Management
  • Planning

About the company

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Rain for Rent International

Rain for Rent International is a leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions. With more than 80 years of engineering excellence in temporary liquid movement, filtration and storage in the United States Rain for Rent now brings this Liquid Ingenuity® to the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Rain for Rent International offers filtration units and newly-designed storage tanks for use in petrochemical production and refining, construction, environmental remediation and any industry needing liquid handling solutions.

Company details

Company size2 - 10

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Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated Sales Engineer to strengthen our team in the Northern region of England, ideally based in Northern UK (Carlisle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Glasgow and surrounding areas)

This is a dynamic, customer-facing role combining technical expertise and commercial acumen, focused on delivering liquid storage, pumping and filtration solutions across a wide range of industries.

Tasks

  • Maintain and develop relationships with new and existing customers

  • Promote solutions across industries such as water treatment, petrochemical production, refining, construction and environmental remediation

  • Analyse and communicate market trends, opportunities and risks to management, including actionable recommendations

  • Collaborate closely with operations and internal teams to exceed customer expectations

  • Provide inside sales support and actively support the promotion of safety-related products

  • Plan and execute marketing activities, including online campaigns, social media and editorial content

  • Prepare presentations, reports and internal communications

  • Support and participate in trade shows, exhibitions and industry conferences from planning through execution

  • Oversee the local depot, including material checks, quality assurance and status monitoring

  • Ensure compliance with statutory Health & Safety regulations

  • Maintain accurate records of incidents and operational activities

  • Support additional day-to-day business activities as required

Requirements

  • Degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, or a technical related field

  • Engineering background strongly preferred

  • Proven experience in the pump industry and/or industrial cleaning sector

  • Demonstrated track record in sales

  • Experience in customer support (B2B and B2C)

  • Strong market knowledge within relevant industries

  • Proficiency in MS Office applications

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong communication and negotiation skills

  • Ability to build long-term customer relationships

  • Proactive and hands-on mindset

  • Open to new systems, tools and ideas

  • Strong time management and planning skills

  • Ability to work independently and accurately

  • Fluent in English, additional languages is a plus

Benefits

  • A challenging and varied role in a growing international environment

  • Opportunity to work with innovative technical solutions

  • High level of autonomy and responsibility

  • Competitive salary

  • Company car, mobile phone, laptop

If you are passionate about technical sales, have experience in the pump industry, and enjoy building strong customer relationships, we would love to hear from you.

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