Sales Application Engineer

We have an opportunity for an Application Sales Engineer located in the Greater Milwaukee Area.

In this role, you will be responsible for conversion of more complex requests for quotes (RFQ's) to high quality bids and quotations. You will establish and maintain a strong relationship with clients throughout the sales cycle: proactively following up on leads for future business opportunities.

Prepare quotes by studying drawings, plans, and related customer documents, consulting with Program Managers and our technical experts
• Ability to navigate technical conversations with the end goal of qualifying a potential lead
• Calculate or establish pricing lead-time from standard price lists, local costing models
• Follow-up on quotations for the assigned customer base and or quotations produced, providing clarification and modifications when required
• Actively utilize CRM to record activities, ensuring contact & opportunity details are accurate, new information is added and sales activities logged
• Identify current and future customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers

• 3+ years of technical experience with sales responsibilities
• Bachelor's degree in Material Science or Engineering
• Testing, material science, or product qualification experience a plus
• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements
• Must love working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Must be a US Citizen

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.