Job Title: Sales Proposal Engineer

Location: Keighly

Job Tenure: Full-time, permanent, salaried

Metalis are working with a specialist engineering company who design and manufacture machinery and production equipment for a range of industries. Due to growth our client is looking for a Sales Engineer to join their team.

The Sales Proposals Engineer will be responsible for commercial and technical bid preparation for machinery sales, matching product capabilities to customer requirements and meeting internal cost, quality and delivery criteria.

Responsibilities:

Liaise with Regional Sales Managers, Marketing and Product Development colleagues to understand customer needs and requirements; provide fast and efficient back office support.
Match client technical requirements to product capabilities, proactively identifying and specifying requirements (including but not limited to technical proficiency).
Use cost estimating systems and quoting tools and leverage technical knowledge, to provide a cost effective and technically capable solution that also delivers against internal criteria.
Develop new quotation models to support New Product Introduction.
Manage pre-bid processes and reviews and bid approval meetings, engaging with all internal stakeholders.
Create Factory Orders in line with the Sales governance.
Prepare Project handover documentation following an order for the use of the Project Management team.
Key Skills & Requirements:

Previous sales experience within a manufacturing/engineering environment is essential
Technical/engineering qualification is desirable
High attention to detail and ability to bring analytical rigour to work is essential.
Strong commercial awareness and confident with figures and calculating costings etc.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and self-sufficiently; coupled with being able to influence and motivate others to action.
Understanding and previous experience of using SAP