PRÜFTECHNIK, a maintenance technology company, pioneered laser shaft alignment and offers products and services in alignment, condition monitoring and non-destructive testing. With subsidiaries and distributors in more than 70 countries the company serves manufacturing enterprises around the world.

We are now starting a new subsidiary in Japan and for this reason we are searching a

Sales and Applications Engineer

for our non-destructive testing office in Kobe.

Requirements

As an ideal candidate can you combine technical knowledge with sales skills and you can articulate technology and product positioning to both business and technical users.
Ideally, your qualifications should include:

• a background in mechanical or electrical engineering
• experience in sales and other customer relations
• general understanding of eddycurrent testing or of NDT (non-destructive testing) technology
• experience in the steel industry will be a plus
• fluent knowledge of English and Japanese both spoken and written. 

Responsibility

The Technical Sales Engineer is responsible for all technical sales and service activities in Japan. You will be involved in all aspects of the supply chain from initial customer sales contact, specification of systems, application and implementation of systems through to development of customer support structures.
Typically tasks will be:

• establishing new, and maintaining existing, long-term relationships with customers
• managing and interpreting customer requirements
• persuading customer that a product or service will best satisfy their needs in terms of quality, price and delivery
• providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education;
• offering after-sales support services
• solving client problems
• supporting marketing activities by attending trade shows and other marketing events.

The job will involve extensive travel within Japan.
Please refer to www.pruftechnik.com for information on our business.
For questions contact Masanobu Kanegae at +49 89 99616-366, or submit your resume directly to job@pruftechnik.com