Sales Engineer

Vanderlande Careers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Aviva Medical Cover

YuLife – Wellbeing membership

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with Aviva

Achievers recognition platform

Job summary

Toyota Automated Logistics is seeking a Sales Engineer in the Birmingham area to contribute to pre-contract sales activities for automated warehousing solutions. You will work with the Business Development Manager and team to identify customer needs and translate them into competitive technical concepts and commercial offerings.

The role emphasizes leading bids, advising on system layouts, and collaborating across engineering and operations to deliver winning solutions and smooth handovers to

Qualifications

• Advanced level ability to independently identify, analyse and translate customer requirements into solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify and translate customer requirements into logistics solutions and business cases.
• Lead technical specifications during tender process and develop innovative solutions.
• Manage bidding process for large projects, including planning, procurement, pricing, and internal handover.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

Effective April 1, 2026, Toyota Automated Logistics brings together Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business, and viastore under one unified brand. During this transition phase, parts of our recruitment activities and communication may still be conducted via legacy company systems and email domains.

At a glance:

In order to keep pace with the current and expected future growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Sales Engineer in our Toyota Automated Logistics, sales Engineering team developing warehouse solutions.

Together with the Business Development Manager and other team members you’ll make a key contribution to the sales success in the pre-contract phase of a project. You will become a leading member of the sales engineering team

Your impact:

• Advanced level of ability to independently identify, analyse and translate customer requirements and data into the right logistic solution, concept and business cases
• Be the lead for technical and concept specifications during the tender process consulting on complex technical and business issues to develop innovative solutions using automation equipment from both the Company and preferred suppliers.
• Responsible for developing a solution that has a wining return for the customer and commercially competitive.
• Manage all bidding process independently for large projects. These activities include planning, HLC, procurement, pricing and also managing internal acceptance with engineering and operations.
• Present the preferred technical solution to the customer, including pricing, products and systems layout and how the proposed system will operate to meet their commercial requirements
• Produce final documentation and submit contract to customer
• Manage the handover process from the sales team to the project execution team.
• Use experience to contribute to sales strategy, product developments and knowledge development internally
• Focus and drive to deliver proposals and dares to take calculated risks
• Working as a senior member of the sales engineering team to lead multiple projects and coach other sales engineers
• Among others continuous improvement activities, develop and implement tooling, standard concepts and training.

What makes you a great fit?

• Upper class or master’s degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline,
• Previous experience in the automated material handling industry.
• Experience in working within an international professional environment, preferably a project organization
• Very strong data analysis and problem-solving skills (advanced user in Excel)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A strong team player and able to build an excellent rapport with customers.

What you can look forward to:

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Aviva Medical Cover
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with Aviva
• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

Who we are:

At Toyota Automated Logistics, you actively shape the future of intelligent intralogistics. As part of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), we are a global partner for integrated warehouse automation solutions. Founded in April 2026, we bring together the strengths of Bastian Solutions, viastore, and Vanderlande’s warehousing business under one unified brand.

Together, we develop scalable automation systems, intelligent software, and end‑to‑end services across the entire lifecycle for customers around the world. Our ambition is clear: to set industry benchmarks and actively shape the future of intralogistics.

Diversity & Inclusion:

At Toyota Automated Logistics, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, and base our hiring decisions on qualifications, potential, and motivation. Support or adjustments during the application process are available upon request.