Export Sales Engineer

About the job

The Company

Since 1924, SOLO SWISS SA has been designing and manufacturing industrial furnaces under controlled atmosphere intended for the heat treatment of metals (carburising, quenching, annealing, tempering, brazing, nitriding, carbonitriding).

SOLO SWISS exports its equipment worldwide, particularly to Asia, and has a complementary production partner in Canton (China) for the Chinese market. The company serves demanding sectors: automotive, aerospace, electronics, watchmaking and precision metallurgy.

We are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.

As part of the development of its Asian markets, SOLO SWISS SA is strengthening its sales team and is looking for a sales engineer dedicated to the Asia region.

Your Responsibilities

• Support and assist the sales team of our Chinese partner in developing their activities in China and Southeast Asia.

• Lead and coordinate the commercial development strategy defined by Solo Swiss SA in Southeast Asia, identifying growth opportunities and strengthening our presence in these markets.

• Develop and maintain a client portfolio (manufacturers, subcontractors, industrial groups) in the Asia region (China, Southeast Asia).

• Analyse clients’ technical needs and prepare customised industrial furnace offers, in collaboration with the Swiss engineering teams.

• Conduct commercial and contractual negotiations through to signature.

• Be present in the field extensively: minimum 70% of working time in Asia.

Your Profile

• Technical education (mechanical, thermal, process engineering or equivalent) complemented by commercial training, or a commercial background with a strong technical orientation.

• Proven experience in technical/export sales of industrial equipment, ideally in the Asia region.

• Fluent English is essential; Mandarin or another Asian language is a strong asset.

• High availability for intensive business travel (min. 70% of the time) in the Asia region; personal and family flexibility compatible with this pace.

• Good interpersonal skills, autonomy, rigour in project follow-up and ability to operate in a demanding technical environment.

• Result-oriented mindset and understanding of the commercial and cultural specificities of the Asian market.

What SOLO SWISS SA Offers You

• A position of responsibility within a century-old Swiss SME, a niche leader with international reach.

• Technical products with high added value and a growing market.

• A stable working environment, based in French-speaking Switzerland (Jura Arc), with wide autonomy in the field.

• The opportunity to build and shape the commercial development of a strategic area.