Proposal Engineer
As part of the next stage of our development we are building up our Sales team in the UK and currently have an opportunity for a Proposal Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and technical professional who is looking to grow their career in a commercially focused, technical role.
Responsibilities
* Creation and delivery of compliant, professionally produced proposals within customer defined time frames
* Responsible for ensuring proposal documents follow standard formatting and quality standards
* Preparing and reviewing the commercial aspects of the bid, ensuring all services are included in the final price to the customer
* Providing hands on technical support to the Sales team
* Work closely with production to ensure proposals are meeting the estimated costs regarding manufacturing timescales and installation plans
* Producing PowerPoint presentations to accompany proposal documents
* Supporting the sales team on site visits as part of the proposal submission process
* Following the defined process regarding producing costings and generating proposals information
* Promoting best practice for layout and content of all proposal submissions
What we're looking for
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements below? Don’t worry! We’re still keen to hear from you. One of our company values is flexible and when it comes to considering candidates who don’t tick every box, we are open-minded. You may have other unique and relevant qualities you could bring to the role, and we offer the opportunity for training and development
* Confident using Office 365 tools, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
* Customer focused, with a passion for building strong relationships with internal & external customers
* Previous experience of working as part of an engineering or technical sales team
* Strong written skills to produce technical specifications and quotations
* Ability to work under pressure to tight timescales and juggle multiple priorities
* Solid organisational skills including attention to detail
* Methodical working approach and comfortable with data/ numbers
* The desire to continually learn and develop
* Ability to read and produce drawings using either SolidWorks or AutoCAD would be an advantage
* Willingness and ability to travel to visit customer sites as and when required
* Valid driving licence essential