About this role
<p style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">We develop innovative solutions for solar and storage applications, smart energy management systems, charging solutions for electric vehicles, and hydrogen applications. These innovative solutions enable people and businesses worldwide to become more energy independent. Together with our partners and customers, we are shaping the energy transition for a sustainable and climate-friendly future. In this context, we would like to encourage people like you to join us as soon as possible.</span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Based in Mechelen, SMA Benelux is a subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology. We are looking for a</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global'"> <span style="background-color:white"><strong>Technical Sales</strong> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black"><strong>Engineer for the Home & Business Solutions segment</strong>. This position will provide technical support for the preparation of quotations in the pre-design phase. She/he will offer both the account managers and the customers a direct answer to their technical questions and will play a central role in maintaining the relationship with the customer. The application engineer will provide training in the residential segment as part of our Solar Academy. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Main missions:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Support for customers for technical questions about existing or future products and/or services mainly in the residential segment.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Preparation of pre-design and material lists for drawing up quotations</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Informing customers proactively about product changes</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Maintain network technical contact points at customers</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Building up knowledge about existing and new products and solutions</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Internal contact point for product knowledge</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Proactively communicate new items/innovations within the product portfolio for the BU Residential.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Offer support in the realization of residential projects (kick-off meeting, analysis of specifications, proposal, planning, etc.).</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Provide training and support/back up for the Solar Academy training courses</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Preparation of complex quotations</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Management of technical files in SalesForce</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Requirements</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">A master’s degree in Electro-technics, civil or industrial engineering or similar qualifications</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Residing in Belgium</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Minimum 2 years experience in a technical environment</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Fluent in Dutch and English. Good knowledge of French, German is a plus</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Stress resistant</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Great team player</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Customer-centric attitude</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 36.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">SMA offers you</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">A competitive salary (including 13th month) + meal vouchers</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Company car + fuel card</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">You work in a 38-hour week</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">20 legal leave days + 12 Extra-legal leave days (including closure between Christmas and New Year)</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Pension & medical/dental insurance plans</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">Being part of a team of great colleagues who always support you with a smile</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">A young & dynamic group of people with high team- & winning spirit</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">A pleasant work atmosphere with an open culture</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">An environment of hard work, but of course there is room for a healthy dose of humor</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm -14.2pt 0.0cm 0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm -14.2pt 0.0cm 0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">To know more about SMA visit : </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.sma-benelux.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global'">www.SMA-Benelux.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global';color:black">, and check out this video: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a7Cwk8J_WDU?feature=share"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'SMA Futura Global'">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a7Cwk8J_WDU?feature=share</span></a></span></p><p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"><strong>Ready for your next career move?</strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">We look forward to receiving your application!</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Interested in this position but don’t meet every requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – please send us your cover letter and resume!</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"><strong>Your recruiting contact:</strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Themis van den Heuvel | SMA Benelux bv / srl</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:white">#SMA Benelux bv / srl</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">∗ SMA is committed to equal opportunity and diversity – regardless of gender, age, origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p>