Technical Commercial Lead - Materials Solutions

Merritt Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Merritt Recruitment is working with a growing specialist materials business near Cambridge to recruit a Commercial & Technical Sales Lead for the Materials Solutions team. This highly technical role blends engineering know-how with commercial insight to shape solutions for customer opportunities.

You will own complex projects, provide technical input to proposals, and support the sales team while developing less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• A degree, or equivalent technical qualification, in materials science, engineering, chemistry or a related discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge of materials and their properties, with experience in polymers, metals, alloys, ceramics, composites or similar.
• Significant experience of applying technical knowledge to real-world customer, engineering or product requirements.
• Experience of leading or managing technically focused projects or complex customer requirements.
• The ability to understand a complex technical problem and translate it into a practical solution.
• The ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how technical solutions need to work for both the customer and the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex and technically challenging customer projects from initial enquiry through to solution.
• Understand and interpret customers' technical and material requirements.
• Translate customer requirements into practical, deliverable materials, products and technical solutions.
• Work closely with the sales and account management teams, providing technical and commercial expertise to support customer opportunities.
• Coordinate technical, sourcing and quality specialists to develop the right solution.
• Investigate materials, specifications, products and technical requirements to determine the most appropriate options.
• Take ownership of complex technical problems and identify effective solutions.
• Liaise with suppliers and technical partners to understand capabilities and develop solutions.
• Occasionally visit suppliers where a face-to-face technical discussion, assessment or project meeting is required.
• Provide technical input into proposals and customer discussions.
• Use commercial awareness to understand the wider requirements of projects, including feasibility, value and potential solutions.
• Support the development and progression of less experienced members of the Materials Solutions team.
• Share technical knowledge and best practice across the team.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, products, capabilities and ways of working within the Materials Solutions team.
• Contribute to the continued development and growth of the Materials Solutions function.

Skills

Complex customer projects coordination

Translate technical requirements into/

Strong commercial awareness

Clear technical communication

Coordination across multiple teams

Education

Materials science/engineering/chemistry degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Merritt Recruitment is working with a growing specialist materials business near Cambridge to recruit a Commercial & Technical Sales Lead for the Materials Solutions team. This highly technical role blends engineering know-how with commercial insight to shape solutions for customer opportunities.

You will own complex projects, provide technical input to proposals, and support the sales team while developing less experienced colleagues.