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Wei Zhang

Sales Engineer

Where the technical case meets the sale

+86 21 5550 1425
linkedin.com/in/wei-zhang-salesengineer

Sales engineer with eight years selling industrial automation solutions for a technology supplier in Shanghai. Sits between the customer's problem and the company's products — understanding the technical requirement, designing the right solution, running demos and proofs of concept, and winning the deal by proving the engineering, not just the price. Won major accounts on technical merit and cut the sales cycle by solving customers' problems faster. Scopes technical requirements, designs solutions, runs demos and POCs, supports the sales team, and advises customers. Technical, commercial and credible. Looking for a sales-engineer or solutions role with a company whose products win on how well they actually solve the customer's problem.

Work Experience

Shanghai Automation Supplier - Shanghai, China

Sales Engineer January 2019 to Present 7 years & 7 months

Sit between the customer's problem and our products, winning deals by proving the engineering, not just the price.
Won major accounts on technical merit and cut the sales cycle by solving customers' problems faster.
Scope technical requirements with customers, getting to the real problem behind the request before proposing anything.
Design the right solution from our products, configuring and specifying what genuinely solves the customer's need.
Run demos and proofs of concept that prove it works, turning a technical promise into something the customer can see.
Support the sales team and advise customers, being the technical credibility that closes complex deals.

China Industrial Technology - Shanghai, China

Applications Engineer July 2015 to December 2018 3 years & 6 months

Configured and supported automation systems for customers, learning the products and applications hands-on.
Solved technical problems and supported sales, building the solution skills a sales-engineer role demands.
Learned product configuration, applications and customer technical support on the job over years.
Gained the experience and certificate that led into a full sales-engineer role of my own.
Education

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

BEng in Automation Engineering (September 2011 to June 2015)

Degree in automation engineering covering control systems, electronics and industrial technology, with a placement. The programme built the technical foundation a sales engineer in automation requires. It led directly into technical sales.

China Sales Institute

Technical Sales Certificate (January 2016 to June 2016)

Certificate covering solution selling, technical presentation and negotiation to a recognised standard. It added the commercial layer on top of the engineering. It supported turning technical expertise into won deals.
Highlights

The technical edge in the deal

Valued by the sales team as the technical credibility that closes complex deals and by customers as an engineer who genuinely solves their problem, trusted with the company's most technical accounts.

Won accounts on technical merit

Won major accounts by proving the engineering, not by undercutting on price. Winning on technical merit means the customer chose the best solution, building deals and relationships that last beyond the next price war.

Shortened the sales cycle

Cut the sales cycle by solving customers' technical problems faster. The quicker a customer is convinced the solution works, the sooner they buy, so faster proof directly speeds revenue for the business.
Certifications

Technical Sales Certificate

China Sales Institute (June 2016 to Present)

Certificate covering solution selling, technical presentation and negotiation to a recognised standard, which added the commercial layer on top of the engineering and supports turning technical expertise into won deals.
Technical Skills
  • Solution Design
  • Technical Pre-Sales
  • Requirements Scoping
  • Demos & POCs
  • Industrial Automation
  • Solution Selling
  • Technical Presentation
  • Proposals & Specs
  • Negotiation Support
  • Customer Advisory
Languages

Mandarin

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

English (UK)

Full Professional Proficiency
Personal

Location

Shanghai, China

Nationality

Chinese

Gender

Male

Notice Period

2 months

Date of Birth

1993-09-12
Personal Skills

Technical Credibility

Commercial Awareness

Problem Solving

Communication

Relationship Building

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