Technical Sales Engineer

Are you a technically skilled Sales Engineer looking for work?

We have an opportunity working in a busy sales team for a large manufacturing company, offering a permanent placement for this progressive company in Kidderminster

The main purpose of the role is to ensure the ongoing and continuous improvement, development and consequent growth of the company with respect to sales by maintaining good working relationships with clients and agents, investigate potential markets and customers and to ensure all incoming sales enquiries are instigated efficiently and articulately within lead times and to the satisfaction of the client

Main duties

• Win orders and maximise profit for equipment, especially that of a non-standard, bespoke project nature
• Make sure well presented quotes are competitive both technically and commercially
• Highlight deviations from enquiry specifications, such that Contract Review and Order Processing, along with benefits, advantages and ongoing savings possible
• Carry out preliminary mechanical design of equipment, including production of initial design calculations to determine vessel thicknesses and construction details, etc. where bespoke equipment is required, thus enabling cost effective quotations to be produced
• Ensure quotations are prepared in a timely manner and in line with customer requirements
• Calculation of accurate costings and realistic delivery lead times, where time permits, thus ensuring quotations achieve a high level of competitiveness yet maximise profitability
• Request extensions to bid deadlines, where the requested date cannot be achieved
• Organise, schedule and prioritise the submission of bids in the absence of the Sales Manager
• Bid clarifications and queries from clients, giving commercially and technically satisfactory responses
• Produce enquiries and provide quotations for factored products associated to the range
• Developing a good knowledge of customers’ businesses, contract, markets, existing and future projects
• Contract reviews in accordance with in-house procedures on successful quotes/orders, resulting in a clear and detailed hand-over of contracts to the Engineering and Production departments

The right candidate would ideally hold:

• GCSE minimum grade 4/5 (or equivalent Grade C) in English and Maths
• HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equal/higher
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Previous technical experience in sales/customer service preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional personal presentation
• Reliability and focus
• Attention to detail
• Adaptable

Other benefits to include:

• Company bonus
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance (death in service)
• 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years’ service)
• Training opportunities
• Free on-site parking
• Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate

Hours of work

Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available - Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift.