Sales & Proposals Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Oadby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k-£45k

Mentored by MD

Growing business

Industry expertise >50 years

Immediate start

Job summary

ATA Recruitment seeks a Sales & Proposals Engineer for a Leicester-based role designing and manufacturing bespoke mechanical systems. The role supports the external sales engineer by producing proposals for enquiries, with project values ranging from 5K to 500K and targets proposals within 72 hours of enquiry.

The position is office-based in Leicester, with a salary of £40,000–£45,000 and opportunities to progress into an external sales path under an experienced MD.

Qualifications

• The ability to put together well written proposals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A desire to carve out a career in sales in the engineering sector.
• A commercial nous with the ability to cost equipment.
• A team player who can fit well into a close-knit team.
• Someone who can work well at speed with tight deadlines on proposals required.
• Someone local to the Leicester area with the role being office based.

Responsibilities

• Produce proposal documents for enquiries handled by the external sales engineer.
• Size equipment for projects including filters, fans and motors.
• Establish proposed costing for equipment and ducting runs.
• Liaise with customers from shop floor to MD level on proposals.
• Create final written proposals detailing equipment and costs.

Skills

Well-written proposals

Strong communication

Sales oriented

Team player

Ability to work fast

Job description

Sales & Proposals Engineer

Leicester

£40,000 - 45,000

Our Leicester based client design and manufacture bespoke mechanical systems for a wide range of manufacturing sectors. The company are looking to grow by 50% in the next two years with dynamic new leadership with clear plans for development and investment. The company have a trading history in their sector dating back over 70 years giving them a strong brand in their market.

Due to expansion the business are looking to recruit for a Sales & Proposals Engineer with immediate effect.

The business is initially looking for someone to come and support with Proposals for their Senior Sales Engineer. There are clear opportunities in the future for the role to develop into an external based sales position for those who want to follow this path.

The Role

The Sales & Proposals Engineer will support the external sales engineer by producing proposals documents for enquiries he is bringing in. You will be producing proposals for systems which can range from 5K up to 500K and could be working on several proposals required at speed, the business aims to provide proposals within 72 hours of receiving enquiry.

Your key responsibilities will involve:

• Sizing equipment needed for project including filter, fans and motors.
• Establishing proposed costing for the equipment.
• Working out the ducting runs required for the system and proposed costs.
• Liaising with customers regards proposals being produced from shop floor right up to MD level.
• You will be producing proposals for projects that can range from 5K up to 500K.
• Creating final written proposal for customers detailing the equipment required and proposed costs.

The Candidate

For this Sales & Proposals Engineer role, we are looking for a candidate with:

• The ability to put together well written proposals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A desire to carve out a career in sales in the engineering sector
• A commercial nous with the ability to cost equipment.
• A team player who can fit well into a close-knit team
• Someone who can work well at speed with tight deadlines on proposals required.
• Someone local to the Leicester area with the role being office based.

The Benefits

For this Sales & Proposals Engineer role you will receive:

• £40,000 - 45,000
• A chance to join a growing business with an ambitious owner.
• The opportunity to work for a company with over 50 years expertise in their sector.
• A client with an immediate need who is ready to hire someone straight away.
• Being mentored directly by the Managing Director who has built several businesses.

The Company

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation