Technical Sales Engineer / Estimator
Location: Brentwood
Salary: 40,000 - 50,000 + potential 5,000 performance-related bonus
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits Package for Technical Sales Engineer:
- Competitive salary with an excellent package
- Annual bonus and healthcare benefits
- 28 days of annual leave plus statutory/bank holidays
- 40-hour workweek during normal office hours (Monday to Friday)
- Vehicle, uniform, PPE, tablet, and tools provided
- Pension scheme
- Training and development opportunities
About the Role:
H&B Recruitment are working with a well-known client seeking a qualified and experienced Technical Sales Engineer/Estimator to join their team. This role involves selling M&E services and requires a strong background in estimating, as well as procuring new business opportunities in both the manufacturing and fabricating workshop and field service activities.
Key Responsibilities for Technical Sales Engineer:
- Attend customer sites to scope, measure, and qualify materials from engineering drawings/specifications
- Produce quotations, pricing, and tender bids
- Maintain communication with clients throughout the process
- Achieve monthly sales targets
- Follow sales action plans and strategies
- Resolve customer complaints effectively
- Conduct proactive sales calls to generate more sales
- Attend weekly sales meetings
- Manage client relationships end-to-end for an excellent customer experience
- Promote the business brand consistently
- Ensure timely delivery of information
What We Need From You for Technical Sales Engineer:
- Experience in sales/estimation within a similar engineering or manufacturing environment
- Ability to produce quotations and conceptual designs/sketches
- Highly literate and numerate, with commercial acumen
- Confidence in dealing directly with decision-makers and customers
- Proficiency in CRM, Microsoft Office, CAD software, and other sales tools
- Flexible and adaptive to changing requirements
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Focus on quality and the ability to emphasize its importance
- Strong problem-solving skills and innovative thinking
Desirable and Technical Skills for Technical Sales Engineer:
- Experience in an estimating role
- Understanding of technical drawings, manufacturing methods, and engineering principles
- Industry experience in machining and fabrication services
- Good market knowledge
- Ability to strengthen customer relationships and develop new business opportunities
- Skill in making presentations to promote new products and services
- Competence in compiling quotations and sales specifications