Technical Sales Manager – Tooling

Syntech Recruitment Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Excellent benefits package

Establish customer base inheritance

Full technical sales training

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment Ltd in Portsmouth is seeking a technically skilled Technical Sales Manager to bridge engineering and commercial teams across Southern England. You will manage an established customer portfolio, respond to RFQs for mould tooling, and help turn concepts into practical tooling solutions.

Join a growing precision engineering business with full technical sales training, excellent benefits, and a clear path for long-term career progression while inheriting an established customer

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in mould tooling and tooling design.
• Experience communicating with engineers and buyers.
• Willingness to travel across Southern England and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Managing an established portfolio of customers across Southern UK
• Responding to technical RFQs for mould tooling and converting enquiries into orders
• Working with customers at concept stage to develop practical tooling solutions
• Producing accurate quotations and refining specifications as projects develop
• Advising customers on tooling design, manufacturability and production considerations
• Building relationships with tooling engineers, project engineers and technical buyers
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities through networking, prospecting and industry events
• Working closely with the engineering and production teams in Portsmouth to deliver customer projects

Skills

Customer-focused mindset

Strong tooling knowledge

Read engineering drawings

Commercial awareness

Tools

Rubber mould tooling

Plastic injection mould tooling

Toolmaking

Mould tool design

Job description

Hours: Monday-Friday (office, customer visits and home working as required) Start: ASAP

Combine your tooling expertise with a commercial career in a business that values technical knowledge.

If you've built your career designing, manufacturing or working with mould tooling and are looking to move into a more customer-focused role, this is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established precision engineering manufacturer supplying specialist tooling solutions across the UK. Working closely with customers in the rubber and plastics industries, you'll become the technical expert they rely on, helping develop tooling solutions from concept through to manufacture while growing an established customer base across Southern England.

What's in it for you

• Up to £65,000 starting salary (depending on experience)
• Excellent benefits package
• Company car or car allowance
• Opportunity to inherit an established customer base
• Full technical sales training and mentoring where required
• Long-term career progression within a growing engineering business
• Autonomy to manage your own territory

What you'll be doing

• Managing an established portfolio of customers across Southern UK
• Responding to technical RFQs for mould tooling and converting enquiries into orders
• Working with customers at concept stage to develop practical tooling solutions
• Producing accurate quotations and refining specifications as projects develop
• Advising customers on tooling design, manufacturability and production considerations
• Building relationships with tooling engineers, project engineers and technical buyers
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities through networking, prospecting and industry events
• Working closely with the engineering and production teams in Portsmouth to deliver customer projects

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with a strong technical background in tooling who enjoys working with customers and solving engineering problems. You'll ideally have experience in one or more of the following:

• Rubber mould tooling
• Plastic injection mould tooling
• Toolmaking
• Mould tool design

You'll also be able to:

• Read and interpret engineering drawings and tooling concepts
• Understand mould design considerations including shrinkage, undercuts and manufacturability
• Recommend practical tooling solutions based on real manufacturing experience
• Communicate confidently with engineers, technical buyers and manufacturing teams

Previous technical sales experience would be advantageous, but it isn't essential. The business is happy to train someone with strong tooling knowledge who has the personality and ambition to develop into a successful Technical Sales Manager.

About you

You’ll be someone who enjoys building relationships and isn't afraid to get out in front of customers. You'll be:

• A confident communicator
• Commercially aware
• Organised and responsive
• Comfortable visiting customers across your region
• Keen to develop new business as well as manage existing accounts
• Passionate about engineering and tooling

Working pattern

This is a varied role combining:

• Time at the Portsmouth facility working with engineering and production teams
• Customer visits across Southern England
• Office and remote working where appropriate

Your schedule will be driven by customer requirements rather than fixed office days.