Title: Sales Engineer
Closest Metropolitan Area: Detroit, MI
Location Type: Supplier
Product Type: Automotive Parts

About us

SOLO World Partners supplies end-to-end solutions to Fortune 500 companies and premier global manufacturing industrial suppliers with high-precision OEM metal-based components.

Our services range from FOB to DDP full conversions to À la carte independent services which may include any combination of material planning, program management, POC finance, engineering, global sourcing, door-to-door logistics, ocean vessel freight, interstate rail, customs brokering, international tax law, specialized warehousing, quality assurance, IT technology, and CRM.

Summary:
Reporting to the VP of Sales and President of the company, the Sales Engineer – OEM Autoparts provides sales, technical and engineering support to the broader stakeholders as it pertains to Supply Chain Management / Program Management of OEM autoparts for the commercial truck and light vehicle automotive industry.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain sales leads.
• Assist in lead generation, sales, and execution of parts orders.
• Travel to customer sites to sell and market goals.
• Travel (if necessary) – about 1 week per quarter (domestic and international.
• Develop sound technical and commercial proposals that meet customer needs
• Develop preliminary project schedules.
• Coordinate all aspects of the client proposal
• Provide proposal follow up leading to project sales.
• Perform problem and failure investigations and in support of OEM component sales.
• Participate in national and regional conferences, Users Group meetings, and trade shows.
• Maintain accurate and easily accessible records of site conditions, customer interactions, proposal activity, and inspection findings.
• 10% travel required (primarily domestic). Driver’s license required.
• Exposed to occupational and environmental risks with field inspection assignments.

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge in areas of metal manufacturing (castings and forgings), process systems, and other related process systems.
• Competent engineering background to understand meetings relating to manufacturing processes of forgings and castings
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specification.
• Intermediate to advanced technical software skills to keep accurate and easily accessible records such as MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Education:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering preferred with a thorough working knowledge in the areas of industrial manufacturing and process systems.
• Equivalent experience considered

Experience:

• 5 years related experience working in a technical environment with technical troubleshooting and report writing experience.
• Forging, Casting, or Machining operation, design, fabrication, or service experience considered an asset

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Riverview, MI 48193

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