Applications Sales Engineer

L.J Gonzer Associates is looking for individuals to join our pool of qualified candidates for potential assignment as an Application Sales Engineer with our client based in Ramsey, NJ. You'll prepare equipment and service quotations including man hour estimates and purchased item costs for all products and services, work with the Project Managers as part of a project sales order team to process equipment orders, and minor travel to customer sites to support equipment sales. Job Duties: Development of non-standard machine and ancillary equipment quotations as requested by Sales to meet the required submission deadlines. This will require direct work with the Department Managers, Account Managers or Project managers to take direction for the specific development of the equipment quotations Provide quotations for all products by interfacing with required sub-vendors, intra-company departments or German parent company to procure specifications and pricing. Personal responsibility for quotation accuracy in all areas Utilize Sales Configurator to generate quotations and take advantage of standardized pricing and text to the maximum extent practical. When needed create custom text blocks and options Work closely with Applications Dept. Supervisor and overseas experts to develop a high level understanding of the company and ERP software. Act as an internal expert to support Sales, Project Management and other departments as needed. Actively provide suggestions for streamlining and improving the GSC quotation and other administrative processes Perform applications engineering to specify process equipment types for use in process systems, or to modify existing specifications for standard product offerings to meet customer requirements. Includes correspondence with equipment vendors and within the organization to procure the necessary information Maintain price calculation spreadsheets for all equipment projects by following guidelines for format and commercial content. For non-GSC products this will utilize Excel and word Assume lead as Project Manager for laboratory equipment product line sales and as assigned, stand alone material handling product line sales Where others are assigned as Project managers, work as part of the project team for the successful specification, purchase and delivery of equipment and equipment systems as requested Maintain Glatt standard product pricing matrices and equipment quotations on an as needed basis Organize and maintain project work files including equipment specifications and purchase orders, faxes/quotes from all vendors, pricing spreadsheets established for U.S. and foreign supplied equipment, customer/vendor correspondences, and all pertinent information Issue accurate, timely and consistent documentation related to all verbal conversations, submittals, project meetings, etc. Coordinate changes to standard product lines and disseminate information accordingly with the company Travel to customer and vendor sites for technical meetings, quote reviews, and project coordination Provide customer phone support and assistance as needed Complete weekly Timogix time sheets for all projects and workload Perform other duties as assigned by management Qualifications: BS/BE in Engineering Minimum 3-7 years of capital equipment applications engineering or related experience

Created: 2024-11-12