ROLE- Engineering Sales Manager

LOCATION- West Sussex

TERM- Permanent

SALARY- Competitive dependent on experience

My client works within the engineering sector and they are looking to take on a Sales Manager with an engineering background to work with their products, on a permanent basis, in the West Sussex area.

The Engineering Sales Manager will ideally have the following attributes:

Previous experience working in a similar technical engineering Sales Manager / Sales Director role with hands on technical / proposals experience
Sound technical knowledge, commercial skills and experience with relationship management
Experience working in a similar technical engineering company
Confident closing deals
Flexible to travel overseas at short notice when required
Someone who can work well with internal departments that are involved in the proposals process
Enthusiasm and drive to do well
Excellent administrative skills working with paperwork
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
Be self-motivated and driven
Excellent communication skills both verbal and writtenThe Engineering Sales Manager role will involve:

Being a key member of the UK Sales team
Focussing on securing sales with profit
Improving overall market share
Taking control of the sales process from start to finish
Developing in this role as part of a company long term
Travelling as and when needed to customer sites internationally
Developing core business relationships
Representing the company at exhibitions
Being confident working with long tender processes – each is bespoke
Project management and giving input to bid preparation
Working with the Estimating team to ensure pricing is correct
Negotiating commercial terms
Reporting on the sales pipeline using the company CRM systemIf you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible, along with your availability and your salary expectation