Permanent opportunity to join our well established and successful client within the engineering/manufacturing industry based in Gloucester. The company have ambitious future plans for growth and can offer a nice working environment, air-conditioned offices as well as support towards future qualifications and career progression.
The Technical Sales Engineer is the initial technical resource for the sales desk; they are responsible for identifying and providing reliable solutions for all technical enquiries and project/application issues to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.
Operating as a bridge between customers and the supply partners engineering teams, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of company products. The focus of the role is the preparation of accurate product/project quotations whilst communicating effectively with customers and internal departments.
Responsibilities:
- Production of quotations for customers in a clear, detailed, and accurate manner.
- Providing and assisting colleagues on technical and engineering issues.
- Negotiating and achieving deadlines for the submission of quotations.
- Maintain expert level of product knowledge and applications.
- Building relationships with customers and potential customers to understand their requirements.
- Helping with bids for new contracts/projects by interpreting customer performance requirements, gathering proposals, specifications and related documents and liaise with stakeholders to convert.
- Maintain accurate records of quotes, projects, contacts and correspondence in company Microsoft Dynamics CRM software.
- Communicating (follow ups) with customers to gain feedback on quotations
To apply for this role, you will need some relevant transferable skills whether this be a technical background or an engineering (or aligned scientific) qualifications/experience or previous sales experience with the desire to succeed.
Hours - Monday Friday 8.30am 5pm 4pm finish on a Friday+ Excellent benefits!
Salary - £28k basic + realistic OTE of £35-40k open ended + 25 days holiday + bank Holidays
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