Senior Proposal Engineer

Application deadline:

Workplace: Hybrid Position

Job Location (Short): Brookshire, Texas, United States

Contract Type: Full-Time

Employment Type: Regular

Would you like to work in an international, innovative organization, where we produce high-quality solutions and are constantly looking to enhance existing and develop new offerings? Are you eager to join a professional team and work directly with our customers? Then we have an interesting position in Grundfos for you.

What is the job about?

The Senior Proposal Engineer provides world class customer service through prompt and professional pricing and technical/commercial sales support to customers, channel partners, OEMs, Business Development Managers and sales teams for products and their applications. The Proposal Engineer ensures the proper specification of products and issues technical documents as required and is responsible for providing technical assistance and training to the inside and outside sales force and customers as applicable to the Grundfos product range. In addition, they will facilitate profitability and efficiency using product knowledge, product selection software, and innovation to provide technical solutions to customer requests provide leadership, guidance, and expertise to colleagues. This position reports directly to the proposal manager and will operate on a hybrid schedule out of our Brookshire, TX site.

Your main responsibilities :

• Provide customer and sales teams with product specification and technical assistance as needed.

• Provides custom costing, reviews and approves formal quotations, and provides custom pricing support to the Proposal Engineering team members.

• Collaborates with internal departments and suppliers to create price quotes for non-standard products where list price is not readily available.

• Assess advanced product applications to determine proper selection of pumps, assists with high level product troubleshooting and installation assistance, and provides product training to employees.

• Assists product specialists with program management projects, duties, and services.

• Conduct product related technical analysis for internal and external audiences, including sales reports and business planning documents.

• Required to meet or exceed Customer Support Center quality assurance standards on a consistent basis.

• Provide leadership pertaining to quality and quantity of work performed.

Your background :

We imagine that you have:

• Qualified candidates will possess a four-year technical or engineering degree. Additionally, have 5-7+ years of sales/engineering experience with extensive knowledge of pump systems.

• Research, design, evaluate and have expert technical knowledge of HVAC equipment, systems and processes.

• Ability to manage multiple, divergent priorities, and work independently with a high degree of accuracy to meet customer requirements in a fast-paced environment.

• Sufficient education and experience to learn, troubleshoot, and train others in applications and systems which use Grundfos products.

• Proficiency in the use of ERP systems, Microsoft Office including MS Excel, SAP, and product sizing software.

• A willingness to travel up to 20% if necessary. As a result, candidates should be able to maintain valid identification.

Please note that relocation for this position cannot be supported and qualified candidate must have the authorization to work in the USA without support.

What’s in it for you?

Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environment guided bysix core values. (https://www.grundfos.com/about-us/our-purpose-and-values)

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:

• If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues.

• On top of it, flexible working hours; 5 paid holidays; paid time off for volunteering; up to 20 paid vacation days. Vacation hours are accrued on a prorated basis, based on your hire date within the calendar year.

• Competitive medical insurance rates through medical, dental, and vision plans; and a 401(k)-match program.

• Annual bonuses, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programs.

• Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development.

• Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly.

Do you want to learn more?

If this job sounds interesting, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking “ Apply ”.

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Grundfos needs and welcomes professional people from all corners and backgrounds by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Employment decisions at Grundfos are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Learn more about your rights as anapplicant (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights.pdf) andpay transparency. (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.