What you'll do
- Prepare technical and commercial offers and execute customer orders
- Communicate proactively with customers about order status and delivery progress
- Collaborate closely with internal teams across sales, supply chain, and product management
- Negotiate with suppliers to secure optimal commercial terms and ensure order fulfillment
Key requirements
- Knowledge of SAP and MS Office
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Analytical abilities and initiative-taking mindset
- Commercial awareness and strategic thinking
- English language proficiency
- Customer order management and technical knowledge of industrial products
- Engineering / Technology / Business Administration
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package;
- work in an award-winning company recognized as Best Workplace in Greece for 11 years;
- dynamic and collaborative work environment;
- opportunities for professional growth and development.
About the job
As an Industrial Presales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in managing customer orders and supporting the delivery of industrial products and solutions. The role involves guiding clients and collaborating with internal teams and suppliers toward optimal outcomes, while ensuring high-quality service in line with KAFKAS’s standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Preparation of technical and commercial offers and execution of customer orders
Proactive customer communication regarding order status and delivery progress
Close collaboration with internal teams, including B2B Sales, Retail Network, Order Flow & Supply Chain, Product Management, Lighting Department, Purchasing, and the Industrial Solutions & e-Mobility BU
Communication and negotiation with suppliers to secure optimal commercial terms and ensure efficient order fulfillment
Previous experience is not mandatory. A strong willingness to learn, technical curiosity, and motivation for development are key success factors for this role.
Required Qualifications:
Strong commercial awareness and strategic way of thinking
Bachelor’s degree from a Technical University or Institute
(A postgraduate degree in a technological field or an MBA will be considered an asset)Excellent knowledge of SAP and MS Office
Very good command of English (written and spoken)
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Strong analytical abilities and initiative-taking mindset
Interest and ease in understanding industrial products (Power distribution, motion control and automation systems sensors etc.) will be highly considered
What We Offer:
Competitive salary & benefits package
Work in an award-winning company (Best Workplace in Greece for 11 years)
A dynamic and collaborative work environment
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Training & Development at KAFKAS
KAFKAS offers high-level training delivered by the engineers of the Industrial Solutions Business Unit, including:
In-depth specialization in industrial products and their applications
Training in negotiation techniques
Training in modern customer management and sales methodologies and other internationally recognized best practices
This development program combines technical expertise and commercial skills, through close collaboration with experienced Business Unit professionals, shaping a well-rounded professional profile in the field of industrial solutions.
About the company
V. KAFKAS S.A. is on a course of continuous development for more than 45 years. Founded in 1975, is the leading company provider in the electrical equipment, technology products, lighting, home & buildings’ automation and energy management solutions’ market in Greece.
The company is one of the most dynamic and fast-developing in Greece, having a network of 81 stores in Greece & Cyprus. The specialized departments of Lighting, ICT, Energy Solutions, Industry, Shipping, Project Management and the two Construction Units in Thessaloniki offer a wide range of innovative products and solutions to its customers.
One of the company’s key strategic decisions is to forge alliances with leading international firms, acting as a catalyst for technology, products & holistic solutions transmission to end-users. The company addresses a wide range of B2B customers.
The leading position of V. KAFKAS S.A. is verified as the company was assessed in 2019, as one of the 7 most dynamic companies in Greece, among 8.000 companies, in the context of “Growth Awards” by Eurobank and Grand Thornton.
The role of KAFKAS is to be the connecting link that will manage in an innovative way all the mature technology products of its suppliers, transforming them into affordable solutions while offering security, comfort and saving of both resources and energy.
The company constantly invests in the professional & personal development of its staff through continuous training programs that assist in the enhancement of their skills, talents and know-how.
Continuous training and lifelong learning is fundamental for V.KAFKAS S.A.’s progress. Kafkas Institute of Training & Development, has 8 successful years of presence in the market, is certified as a Lifelong Learning Centre, Level 2 and has delivered more than 380 educational services to both the company’s personnel and professionals.
About the company
V. KAFKAS S.A. is on a course of continuous development for more than 45 years. Founded in 1975, is the leading company provider in the electrical equipment, technology products, lighting, home & buildings’ automation and energy management solutions’ market in Greece.
The company is one of the most dynamic and fast-developing in Greece, having a network of 81 stores in Greece & Cyprus. The specialized departments of Lighting, ICT, Energy Solutions, Industry, Shipping, Project Management and the two Construction Units in Thessaloniki offer a wide range of innovative products and solutions to its customers.
One of the company’s key strategic decisions is to forge alliances with leading international firms, acting as a catalyst for technology, products & holistic solutions transmission to end-users. The company addresses a wide range of B2B customers.
The leading position of V. KAFKAS S.A. is verified as the company was assessed in 2019, as one of the 7 most dynamic companies in Greece, among 8.000 companies, in the context of “Growth Awards” by Eurobank and Grand Thornton.
The role of KAFKAS is to be the connecting link that will manage in an innovative way all the mature technology products of its suppliers, transforming them into affordable solutions while offering security, comfort and saving of both resources and energy.
The company constantly invests in the professional & personal development of its staff through continuous training programs that assist in the enhancement of their skills, talents and know-how.
Continuous training and lifelong learning is fundamental for V.KAFKAS S.A.’s progress. Kafkas Institute of Training & Development, has 8 successful years of presence in the market, is certified as a Lifelong Learning Centre, Level 2 and has delivered more than 380 educational services to both the company’s personnel and professionals.