Engineering Sales Estimator: Tendering & Growth

Russell Taylor Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BUPA

Death in Service

Cycle to work

4.5 day week

sick pay

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group is seeking an experienced Sales Engineer in the United Kingdom to help develop customer relationships and win new business. You will own the sales process from enquiry through to contract handover, delivering technically compliant, commercially sound proposals.

You will work closely with Sales and Engineering teams to ensure projects are accurately estimated, clearly specified and delivered to customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Experienced and commercially minded Sales Engineer.
• Ability to own the sales process from enquiry through to contract handover.
• Strong relationship-building with potential and existing customers.

Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for complying with the company's Business Management System within your area of activity.
• Evaluating and preparing sales tenders and estimates, working collaboratively with internal and external members of the sales team.
• Building strong relationships with potential and existing customers, from the initial enquiry through to order and project delivery.
• Preparing estimates and tenders in accordance with the company's engineering standards, procedures and product requirements.
• Working with customers at order stage to ensure compliance with the company's commercial and credit-control procedures.
• Preparing comprehensive contract folders for handover to Engineering and actively participating in handover meetings.
• Maintaining regular customer contact throughout the enquiry and post-order stages, ensuring continuity, professionalism and excellent customer relationships.
• Working closely with Engineering to ensure projects meet the agreed build specification, including any works required on customer sites.
• Supporting the Engineering team with the commercial assessment and management of contract cost variations.
• Assessing new products, suppliers, technologies and techniques alongside Sales and Engineering colleagues, helping us continually improve our offering.
• Attending internal and external meetings with customers, including meetings at customer offices and project sites, as required.
• Where CAD skills are available, supporting the Sales team with the creation of General Arrangement drawings and single-line power schematics using AutoCAD, based on your own sketches or those provided by colleagues.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationships

Commercial mindset

Engineering knowledge

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Russell Taylor Group is seeking an experienced Sales Engineer in the United Kingdom to help develop customer relationships and win new business. You will own the sales process from enquiry through to contract handover, delivering technically compliant, commercially sound proposals.

You will work closely with Sales and Engineering teams to ensure projects are accurately estimated, clearly specified and delivered to customer requirements.