Sales Engineer - Transportation UK

Overview

Sales Engineer - Transportation UK

Location: UK - remote (covering UK, Netherlands & Belgium)

The role

You'll spend most of your time with customers - figuring out what they're trying to achieve, solving problems, and turning those conversations into opportunities.

It's a mix of technical sales, account management and business development. Some days it's pricing and margin work, other days you're on-site talking through applications and making sure we're delivering what we promised.

Responsibilities

You'll:

• Grow profitable sales by expanding existing accounts and winning new ones
• Hit sales, pricing and margin targets (and understand the numbers behind them)
• Act as the main contact for customers across the UK, plus selected accounts in NL/BE
• Identify, nurture and convert new opportunities in the Transportation segment
• Provide technical and commercial support from enquiry to after-sales
• Work with customers to create application-specific solutions using our products
• Coordinate with engineering, operations and other teams to deliver what's been agreed
• Keep customer relationships healthy and improve satisfaction where needed
• Use CRM to keep pipelines, visit reports and quotes up to date
• Represent the business at industry events, trade fairs and conferences
• Follow Morgan's Responsible Business Programme in your daily work

Qualifications

What you'll bring

• An engineering or materials science background (or similar technical grounding)
• 3-5 years of technical sales experience, ideally in manufacturing or industrial markets
• Strong commercial sense - pricing, margins, budgets, the full picture
• Experience with both direct and indirect sales channels
• The ability to spot opportunities early and move fast on them
• Solid negotiation skills
• Experience selling technical or high value added products
• Comfortable talking with engineers, purchasing and senior leaders alike
• Fluent English (Dutch is a bonus)

Nice to have

• Dutch language skills
• Experience in carbon, materials, or industrial components
• Exposure to European sales environments
• CRM experience
• Any informal leadership experience - coaching, mentoring, influencing

What you'll get

You'll join a European Sales Team where your work actually moves the needle. There's autonomy, support when you need it, and the chance to influence product direction.

Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits aligned with the UK market.

If this sounds like you, apply now.Don't have an up-to-date CV? No problem - apply with what you have and/or reach out to our Talent team via LinkedIn.

At Morgan Advanced Materials, our rich history and dedication to innovation define who we are. Since our establishment in the UK in 1856, we have expanded globally, now operating across 70 sites in 18 countries.Our goal is to create a more sustainable world and enhance quality of life. We actively pursue this purpose through the development and production of advanced materials.

Within our business unit, we specialise in innovating cutting-edge carbon, graphite, and carbide products that deliver outstanding performance. We use our expertise to tackle complex challenges across many diverse industries to provide effective solutions for our valued customers.

Our products are shaping a better future; from enabling electric cars to charge faster and drive longer distances to maximising the operational efficiency of wind turbines. We are proud to help generate power for billions of people, deliver water to drought-stricken regions, improve the efficiency of industrial pumps, and protect lives both on the land and in the air.

Key Figures:Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), 8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Ind-1