Sales Engineer Co-op

Position:                Sales Engineer Coop
Division:                Sales
Reports To:           Director of Sales
Status:                   Full Time
Assignment Term: Spring 2027/Summer 2027
Location:               Melink Headquarters, 5140 River Valley Road, Milford, OH 45150
Start Date:            Based on student availability

Responsibilities to include:
New Business Development

• Assists team in estimating and developing sales proposals with new and existing customers.
• Enter sales orders and assists with project management of technicians in the field.
• Works with Business Development Manager in identifying and executing on new business opportunities. Assist in the development of detailed new business account plans for specific customers and/or markets. Gathers data to help set annual and long-range objectives for each opportunity and outlines the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Identifies opportunities to strengthen relationships with existing customers via people, processes or new technologies

Business Analysis

• Works with internal and external stakeholders to understand market and customer needs. Uses data mining skills across a variety of information resources to identify key trends, validate hypotheses and solve business problems.
• Co-leads primary and secondary market research efforts to support assigned projects and initiatives. Provide presentations to management for approval, feedback, and identification of next steps, which could include developing a business case.
• Monitors key sales and profitability metrics and reports on trends and opportunities to management.

Marketing Planning

• Creates or supports the creation of various marketing presentation material, collateral or communications materials, analytical reports and other initiatives as required

Qualifications:

• Strong and unabashed networker and seeker of business information both internal and external to the company
• Highly motivated, high emotional intelligence, positive attitude, outgoing, naturally curious and a service leadership philosophy
• Must have a commitment to excellence and integrity in all respects
• Must possess a strong work ethic and a high level of self-accountability
• Engineering or Technology course of study with an interest in sales, marketing, business analytics, market research or customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

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