Technical Sales Executive (SUB CONTRACT MACHINING)

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Technical Sales Engineer to drive sales in the engineering and manufacturing sector. The successful candidate will convert customer inquiries into confirmed machining work, prepare competitive quotes, and build customer relationships. Essential qualifications include engineering or machining sales experience and a solid understanding of machining processes. The role offers a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and hybrid working with a friendly team culture.

Benefits

Competitive base salary + performance bonus

Company car

BUPA private healthcare after 6 months

32 days holiday including bank holidays

Friendly, family-style team culture

Post-retirement benefit: 5% of turnover for 5 years

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering or machining sales, ideally in precision or heavy engineering.
• Confident in quoting from technical drawings.
• Solid understanding of machining processes and sub-contract machining.

Responsibilities

• Convert customer enquiries into confirmed machining work.
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotes.
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships.
• Collaborate with production team for optimal results.
• Track quotes, wins, and pipeline.

Skills

Engineering sales experience

Quoting from technical drawings

Understanding of machining processes

Self-motivated and organized

Team player

Job description

REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a fast growing Engineering business with a long standing heritage within the engineering and manufacturing sector.

Position: Technical Sales Engineer

• Convert customer enquiries into confirmed machining work (sub contract)
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotes
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships
• Collaborate with our production team to ensure great results
• Track your quotes, wins, and pipeline

What We're Looking For

• Experience in engineering or machining sales (precision or heavy engineering ideal)
• Confident quoting from technical drawings
• Solid understanding of machining processes/ sub-contract machining
• Self‑motivated, organised, and a real team player

What You'll Get

• £Very Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• Company car
• BUPA private healthcare (after 6 months)
• 32 days’ holiday (including bank holidays + Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid working - minimum 3 days in the office
• Friendly, family‑style team culture
• Unique post‑retirement benefit: 5 % of turnover from your accounts, paid for 5 years after retirement

SUB-CONTRACT MACHINING TECHNICAL SALES EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL