Working at Ruhrpumpen means being part of a team that values innovation, dynamism, and creativity. As Inside Sales Engineer you will provide support to the Outside Sales Engineers in the selection and quotation of pumps, spare parts, and services ensuring competitive technical and commercial proposals by means of a strong foundational knowledge of Ruhrpumpen (RP) products, sales methodologies, and applications engineering processes.
Properly use quotation software tools, reference resources, & follow detailed RP processes.
Work closely with sub vendors and properly qualify (both commercially and technically) sub vendor offers to ensure their offering is commercially and technically in line with RP needs for our customer.
Understand customer’s commercial requirements (terms and conditions, etc.) and ensure RP quotation meets commercial as well as technical needs of the customer.
Handle multiple tasks and projects as at any time ISE will have quotation tasks in various stages of quotation life (initial quotation work, ongoing customer clarification work, order handoff to RP factories for project execution, etc.).
As needed, participate in project meetings (at RP or customer location) to define the technical and commercial aspects that govern a customer’s project needs.
Strong communication skills are essential as ISE will communicate with persons located in many areas globally (verbal and written communications).
~ German speaking is strongly desired but not a must.
~ English is the official language of RP so you must be proficient speaking/reading/writing English.
~ Excellent multi-tasking and time management skills are a must as the work is deadline driven and ISE will have many quotation projects in different stages of the quotation life at any given time.
~ In-depth working knowledge of hydraulics, mechanics, pumps (applications, sizing, mechanical operation), pump design standards (API, HI, ANSI, DIN, etc.).
~ Expertise in specific pump applica