Senior Sales Engineer

Personal and Professional Growth

Senior Sales Engineer - France and Central West
- Bourg La Reine, Bourg La Reine, France, 92

**What Timken makes possible begins with you.**
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.
- A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

**PURPOSE OF THE JOB**

Support the development of business in Europe West by assisting Customers (OE, Distributors and End Users) on all commercial and technical aspects within a designated geographic territory or, by nature of customers.

Drive sales growth through account management, new business development and implementation of the sales and marketing strategy.

**MAIN RESPONSABILITIES**
- Plan how to establish and maintain account relationships and meet personal sales targets.
- Support sales management and other sales professionals in developing new market opportunities in the designated territory or market.
- Manage all company interactions with assigned customers.
- Handle all commercial negotiations with customers.
- Search for new business opportunities, develops and executes a customer service plan to achieve sales profitability and growth.
- Provide direction for Timken activities related to all new channels’ development, sales and product promotions, collateral materials, trade shows, marketing communication, services development for customers and markets assigned.
- Develop strong communication and planning linkages with the appropriate global sales force, other industry segments and production plants, to ensure accomplishment of business plans and customer sales objectives.
- Participate in special projects/programs as assigned such as training, communication sessions within or outside of the company as well as major promotions, new product launches, new marketing initiatives.

**SKILLS/COMPETENCIES**
- Master’s degree in Business and/or Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 years of relevant experience in industry.
- Strong interpersonal skills, dynamic, negotiation skills, customer and results oriented.
- Ability to influence across the matrix organization and drive alignment.
- Project management and problem-solving expertise.
- Language skills : French, professional English

**OTHER INFORMATION**
- Permanent position (CDI), based on a 218 day annual working time package
- Reporting location: Paris region (Bourg-la-Reine) - Commercial responsibility for a Central West region (Centre Val de Loire, Ile de France, Normandie)
- All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2024.

We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies and one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek, one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere and one of America's Most Innovative Companies by Fortune.

Why Choose Timken?
- Over a century of knowledge and innovation
- A culture of top performance
- A global, diverse environment
- Products that contribute to a sustainable world
- A conviction to improve communities around us
- Competitive salary and benefits

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