Operates production machinery, adjusts settings and checks materials, output quality and safety.
Technical sales representatives for machinery and industrial equipment sell capital goods while explaining product functions, service characteristics and technical fit for customer operations.
In job descriptions, look for machinery products, industrial tools, quotation requests, product demonstrations, technical communication, customer contact, client orientation, sales promotion and compliance requirements.
The role connects industrial customers with the company selling machinery or equipment. The representative explains technical functions, answers quotation requests, demonstrates products and checks whether a machine fits the customer’s operation.
Useful depth includes machinery products, industrial tools, capital goods, product and service characteristics, technical communication, customer contact, sales promotion, quotation handling, product demonstrations and client orientation.
Salary context depends on product complexity, territory, quotation value, sales cycle length, customer account responsibility, technical demonstration work, after-sales coordination and how much independent negotiation the role carries.
Career paths can move toward senior technical sales, key account management, product specialist work, sales engineering, sales management, industrial equipment procurement support or customer training for machinery products.
Check whether adverts name machinery, industrial tools, quotations, product demonstrations, customer visits, technical specifications, service characteristics, sales targets, compliance requirements and responsibility for customer satisfaction.
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41-4011.00
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41-4012.00
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41-9031.00
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technical sales representative (2433.6)
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b6f4573d-659f-49ca-a885-850a48d01913 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2433.6.4 |
| ISCO group | 2433 |
| Concept type | Occupation |