Sales Engineer
Spartanburg, SC, US
Division: BENTELER Automotive
Functional Area: Sales
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40,00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 46007
At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!
Your Chance to Make an Impact
Step into a dynamic role at the center of collaboration between our project, manufacturing, accounting, quality, engineering, and purchasing teams. As the internal sales liaison—and a key secondary point of contact for our customer—you’ll help drive successful program execution, maintain seamless communication, and ensure exceptional service delivery.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a trusted link between internal teams and the customer
- Manage customer purchase orders in multiple currencies, including pricing agreements, retroactive adjustments, and deviation handling
- Prepare customer quotations and track program costs
- Coordinate engineering change pricing (PP)
- Navigate and maintain customer web portals
- Support RFQ activities and gAMS processes
- Create and deliver technical presentations
- Monitor A/R overdues and analyze payment remittances
- Maintain accurate sales records and support ECR activities
- Oversee warranty claim processes
- Provide budget reporting and forecasting
- Track and communicate open issues
- Support business development initiatives and the Sales Manager
- Provide ad‑hoc reporting as needed
Your Strengths
You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:
- A bachelor’s degree in business or engineering — or equivalent automotive industry experience
- At least three years of automotive‑related experience (preferred)
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly with customers
- Relationship‑building skills and a customer‑focused mindset
- Problem‑solving and negotiation abilities
- A solid understanding of the automotive industry, from technology and trends to market pricing and suppliers
- Working knowledge of customer systems
- Experience with SAP, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- German language skills (preferred – not necessary)
- Previous BMW account experience (preferred – not necessary)
Your contact
Charlotte Rose Muraske
BENTELER Human Resources
Phone: 6163339841
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Nearest Major Market: Spartanburg
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina