Technical Sales Estimator: Quotation & Engineering Liaison

Group Rhodes Limited; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Group Rhodes Limited is seeking aTechnical Sales Support professional to manage enquiries from receipt to quotation and handover. You will interpret drawings, BOMs and specs, gather supplier quotations, and prepare costings for customer bids.

You will maintain CRM records, coordinate with engineering and production teams, and support the handover of quotations into orders. This role requires strong numeracy, communication and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Relevant Level 3 technical qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience in mechanical engineering, manufacturing or related discipline.
• Relevant sales, estimating or commercial qualification.

Responsibilities

• Log, acknowledge and manage customer enquiries.
• Review historical records and drawings to interpret requirements.
• Interpret drawings, specs and BOMs to establish scope, requirements and costs.
• Obtain and evaluate quotations from suppliers for customer quotations.
• Prepare costing information and supporting documentation for enquiries.
• Record and maintain all enquiry data in HubSpot.
• Maintain document control for order-related records and quotations.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal teams to clarify requirements.
• Attend customer premises when needed to gather technical information for quotations.
• Follow up quotations and works orders and inform stakeholders of progress.
• Support handover of accepted quotations into orders with clear communication.
• Provide guidance and training to other team members in processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of estimating, quotation and document-control processes.

Skills

Engineering drawings interpretation

Numerical & cost estimation

Materials & lead times knowledge

Communication skills

Organisational & prioritisation

Commercial awareness

HubSpot CRM experience

CAD/SolidWorks familiarity

Knowledge of capital equipment

Education

Level 3 technical qualification

Apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

HubSpot

CAD or SolidWorks

Job description

Group Rhodes Limited is seeking aTechnical Sales Support professional to manage enquiries from receipt to quotation and handover. You will interpret drawings, BOMs and specs, gather supplier quotations, and prepare costings for customer bids.

You will maintain CRM records, coordinate with engineering and production teams, and support the handover of quotations into orders. This role requires strong numeracy, communication and attention to detail.