Sales Application Engineer – JOEM

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Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Drive New Business Growth: Actively identify and pursue new business opportunities with a strong “hunter” mentality. Expand our customer base by targeting new markets and industries.
• Lead Generation & Conversion: Manage the full sales cycle-from initial outreach and technical consultation to successful onboarding and post-sale support.
• Strategic Customer Development: Build and nurture long-term relationships with new clients to ensure sustained revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
• Customer Relationship Building: Develop trust-based relationships by understanding customer needs and aligning our solutions to meet their technical and business objectives.
• Collaborative Engagement: Work closely with internal engineering, product, and support teams to ensure a seamless transition from prospect to loyal customer.
• Technical Expertise: Provide technical guidance and product demonstrations to prospective clients, leveraging your electronics knowledge to address complex challenges.
• All other duties as required and domestic travel at 20-30%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Japanese (business-level or higher) is required.
• Proven experience in a sales engineering or technical sales role, preferably in the electronics industry.
• Strong understanding of electronic components, systems, and applications.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with a goal-oriented mindset and a passion for exceeding targets.

Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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