Sales Manager (Industrial Plastics)

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

Enhanced Pension

Bonus

Remote Working

Career Progression

Job summary

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited is seeking a Sales Manager for Industrial Plastics in the Midlands with remote working options. The role offers GBP50,000–GBP60,000 per annum plus bonus and benefits, and a clear progression path toward senior management.

You will own bids, write proposals, manage supplier costings, and negotiate terms to win new business with utility and chemical processing companies. A technical degree is preferred and experience in technical sales is valuable.

Qualifications

• Own the bid and drive it along, considering technical and specification compliance, pricing and commercial aspects.
• Writing and managing effective proposals.
• Assisting the estimating and proposals team with bid writing and document compliance.
• Liaising with suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Create detailed technical quotations to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the bid and drive it along, considering all aspects of technical and specification compliance, pricing, and commercial aspects.
• Writing and managing effective proposals.
• Assisting the estimating and proposals team with bid writing and document compliance.
• Liaising with suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Create detailed technical quotations to meet customer needs.

Skills

Technical sales

Bid writing

Negotiation

Project management

Education

Technical degree

Job description

Sales Manager (Industrial Plastics) (BBBH26139C) Birmingham, England

Salary: GBP50000 - GBP60000 per annum + + Private Medical + Enhanced Pension

£50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Private Medical + Enhanced Pension + Remote Working + Career Progression

Midlands / Home-based

Are you an experienced technical sales professional who enjoys winning new business, developing long-term customer relationships and taking ownership of the sales process?

Would you like to advance your career with a company that offers a distinct pathway to Senior or Manager?

On offer is the opportunity for a sales professional to produce competitive commercial bids to develop new projects with utility and chemical processing companies for a growing, specialist manufacturer in air pollution and odour control, which offers excellent career development opportunities.

You will manage customer requirements, supplier costings, and negotiations over costs, prices, and payment terms.

This role would suit a commercially aware costings or proposals engineer looking for a varied role where you will be a major part of a continuously growing specialist manufacturer and have a progression path.

The Role:

• Own the bid and drive it along, considering all aspects of technical and specification compliance, pricing, and commercial aspects
• Writing and managing effective proposals
• Assisting the estimating and proposals team with bid writing and document compliance
• Liaising with suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors
• Create detailed technical quotations to meet customer needs
• Work with your internal colleagues, external technical resources, extended supply chain, and sub-contractor base to identify solutions, source parts and services, and produce quotations to meet customer requirements

The Person:

• Technical degree preferred, although relevant experience within the chemical, engineering, environmental, or industrial manufacturing sectors would be equally valuable
• Experience selling technical products, engineered solutions, or process equipment into industrial markets

Reference Number: BBBH26139C

Keywords: Sales Executive, Sales Manager, BDM, Proposals Engineer, Costings Engineer, Water Treatment, Chemical Engineer, Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Water, Thermal Systems

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

Benefits:

• Private Medical
• Enhanced Pension
• Bonus
• Remote Working
• Career Progression