Technical Sales Person

Due to retirement, we are recruiting a Technical Sales Person to join a long-established Engineering manufacturer based in the West Midlands .

The role will be mainly office based, with some UK visits.

The main duties will be:

• Understanding customer needs, specifying suitable, often bespoke products,
• Estimating the cost , by sourcing outside costs ,such as material & services, and internal operation times
• Developing the total cost price per piece on our computer system, and researching the delivery time and sell price
• Proactively selling to existing and new clients , to obtain the best price that will win the order
• Helping and assisting existing staff, with enquiries, technical aspects, quotations, orders, processing, reporting, dealing with queries & other such issues.

The ideal applicant will be:

• Conscientious, and able to work within our existing team, whilst having the ability to manage your own workload.
• Product knowledge is not essential, providing you are very keen, and capable of ready drawings and specifications ,and learning all the technical aspects of our products.
• Applicants should have experience of working in a similar engineering role and have a proven sales track record.
• Self-motivated and able to manage your workload independently, while working collaboratively with the wider team.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.

In return we will provide a competitive renumeration package, 36 days holiday including bank holidays, pension scheme, a discretionary bonus , and a friendly and supportive environment to work in.
The working hours will be 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 09:00 and 14:00 on Friday.