Internal Technical Sales Engineer - Global Engineering Manufacturer

Consulo First Ltd; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulo First Ltd invites a technically minded sales professional to join its team in the North West. You will translate technical enquiries into commercial opportunities, support customers from enquiry through quotation to order, and work closely with engineering and manufacturing to identify the right solutions for industrial applications.

The role blends technical sales with customer support, requiring strong communication, CAD reading, and the ability to develop accounts and pursue new

Qualifications

• Strong technical or mechanical aptitude.
• Experience in technical sales, internal sales, applications, engineering support or industrial customer service.
• Ability to understand industrial applications and customer requirements.
• Experience producing quotations and dealing with technical enquiries.
• CAD drawings experience would be advantageous.
• SAP, ERP or CRM experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Handle technical and commercial enquiries from industrial customers.
• Understand customer applications and recommend technical solutions.
• Prepare technical quotations, proposals and pricing.
• Progress opportunities from enquiry to order.
• Develop existing accounts and identify new sales opportunities.
• Provide technical sales and applications support to customers and colleagues.
• Review specifications and customer requirements; use CAD drawings when needed.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Support customer queries on product selection and installation.

Skills

Technical sales

Commercial awareness

Customer relationship

B2B sales

Tools

CAD

SAP

ERP CRM

Job description

Are you a technically minded sales professional who enjoys solving customer problems, understanding industrial applications and turning technical enquiries into commercial opportunities?

Consulo are proud recruitment partners to an established international manufacturer and engineering business with a strong presence across industrial manufacturing, automation, material handling and process applications.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of sales but also has the commercial drive to develop customers, progress quotations and win business.

The position combines Technical Sales, Internal Sales, Applications Engineering, and Customer Support. You will work directly with industrial customers, helping them identify the right technical solution for their application and supporting the opportunity from initial enquiry through quotation and ultimately to order.

What you'll be doing

• Handling technical and commercial enquiries from new and existing industrial customers
• Understanding customer applications and recommending appropriate technical solutions
• Preparing technical quotations, proposals and pricing
• Following up quotations and proactively progressing opportunities through to order
• Developing existing customer accounts and identifying new sales opportunities
• Supporting new business development and outbound customer activity
• Providing technical sales and applications support to customers and colleagues
• Reviewing technical specifications, drawings and customer requirements
• Using CAD / technical drawings where required to support customer applications
• Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Fabrication, Operations and Supply Chain
• Supporting customers with product selection, specification, installation and application queries
• Identifying opportunities for upselling, cross-selling and alternative technical solutions
• Occasionally visiting customer sites to understand applications and resolve technical challenges

Who could this suit?

We are deliberately keeping the background relatively open.

You could currently be working as a Technical Sales Engineer, Internal Sales Engineer, Applications Engineer, Application Engineer, Sales Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Sales Support Engineer, Customer Support Engineer, Internal Sales Executive, Technical Sales Executive or Applications Sales Engineer.

Experience within any of the following areas could be highly relevant

• Conveyor Systems
• Conveyor Belting
• Process Belting
• Industrial Belting
• Material Handling
• Power Transmission
• Mechanical Components
• Industrial Components
• Automation
• Manufacturing
• Fabrication
• Production Equipment
• Machinery
• Engineering Components or Industrial Equipment

Previous belting experience would be advantageous, but it is NOT essential. We are equally interested in candidates with strong mechanical or industrial technical aptitude who can learn a new product portfolio.

What we're looking for

• Strong technical or mechanical aptitude
• Experience within technical sales, internal sales, applications, engineering support or industrial customer service
• Ability to understand industrial applications and customer requirements
• Commercial awareness and confidence progressing sales opportunities
• Experience producing quotations and dealing with technical enquiries
• Strong B2B customer communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to interpret technical information, specifications or drawings
• CAD / technical drawing experience would be advantageous
• SAP, SAP SD, SAP C4C or similar ERP / CRM experience would be beneficial
• Experience within industrial manufacturing, engineering, conveyors, material handling, mechanical components or power transmission would be particularly relevant

Why consider this opportunity?

This isn't simply an order-processing position.

You'll become an important technical and commercial contact for customers, helping solve real engineering and application challenges while developing accounts and generating new business.

It offers an interesting middle ground between Applications Engineering and Technical Sales - ideal for someone who wants genuine customer responsibility and commercial involvement without spending their entire working week travelling around the country.

If you have a technical mindset, enjoy dealing with industrial customers and want a position where engineering knowledge and commercial ability are equally valued, we would be very interested in hearing from you