A long-established engineering firm are currently looking to hire a Technical Sales Manager to spearhead their UK sales operation. The company have been trading for a number of years and have clients ranging from local SME’s right through to multinationals. 

The Technical Sales Manager will have responsibility for all sales in the UK and will be one of the key drivers of growth for the business. They are keen to reward those who help them achieve their long-term goals.

The company specialise in niche, low volume engineering projects and they manufacture bespoke steel-related products which are sold across the globe. They have ambitious growth plans and are keen to find a motivated technical salesperson to take on the Technical Sales Manager role. Based in the heart of The Midlands, the company are well placed to serve their client base across the UK and beyond.

This role would suit a technical salesperson with a background in engineering or steel, who is capable of having technical discussions and reading drawings, whilst also possessing business development and commercial skills.

The Technical Sales Manager will be primarily home based but must be able to travel to the Birmingham area once or twice per week. The rest of the time you will be carrying out sales activities including customer meetings. 

BENEFITS:

• A competitive salary of up to £45,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Training 
• Healthcare cash plan
• Remote working

DUTIES:

The Technical Sales Manager will be responsible for:

• Identifying new opportunities for the business, mainly in the UK but worldwide at times, in line with their capabilities 
• Maintaining the enquiry pipeline
• Converting and closing enquires
• Technical meetings/presentations with customers
• Meeting business objectives and revenue targets
• Growing the customer base

REQUIREMENTS:

If you have the following experience and skills, we would love to hear from you:

• A background in engineering, ideally the related to steel
• Several years’ sales experience, both new business and account management, within the engineering sector
• Experience of low volume manufacturing
• Ability to read technical drawings and hold technical conversations 
• Strong commercial acumen

This role is home based and would suit someone based in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Leicester, Worcester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby or the surrounding areas.
 

This is a fabulous opportunity!!  The Sales Co-ordinator role offers a great salary and benefits: Half days on Fridays!  30 days holiday!  Pension!  Loads of training!  Definite potential for Career Development!  Stable career opportunity with a great team!

Are you looking for a role where you can develop your skills and grow with an amazing organisation who truly value your hard work?  This could be the role for you!

As the Sales Co-ordinator, you will be working for a leading Manufacturer with Global recognition!  They have been established for several decades and are going from strength to strength! They are recognised throughout their field for their outstanding quality product.  They have thrived throughout the pandemic; you would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for the Sales Co-ordinator:

• 30 days holiday
• Half day on Fridays!
• Standard Pension
• Loads of Training!
• Definitely an Opportunity to Development your career
• Free Parking

The Sales Co-ordinator role is a really varied, exciting position, it’s a mix of Sales, Purchasing, Material Management and potentially Production Planning!

Your key duties would be:

• Handling of incoming Sales calls / customer enquiries regarding products, raise and progress orders, right through to their delivery.
• To liaise with other departments to ensure timely and correct dispatch and deliveries.
• stock control, resolving any discrepancies
• Manage sales process with customer accounts - quotations, orders, credits etc.
• Dealing with all aspects of collections and returns
• To keep customers updated on delivery dates and changes where required.
• By use of effective load planning ensure the most cost-effective transport costs are incurred 
• All general administration ; Analysis and manipulation of data derived from the ERP system 
• Monitoring trends and changes in requirement of parts amend forecasting accordingly.
• Support Colleagues when required.
• Attend and support exhibitions and shows when required.

I would be very interested in speaking with you if you are / have:

• Previous experience as a Sales Co-ordinator or a background in Sales, Purchasing, Material Management and / or Production Planning
• You must be confident and a good communicator!  Happy to liaise with customers regarding sales queries/orders.
• High level of sales administration and order processing experience is essential
• Excellent Communication, sales and call handling skills/experience
• Good organisational skills is essential
• To be able to Communicate effectively with people at all levels in a calm, confident and mature manner 
• To be able to work under the pressure of a fast pace sales/service desk
• The ability to problem solve and implement solutions
• Have Strong IT skills, competent in Word and Excel and  have worked with or have an understanding of SAP or have worked with an ERP system previously
• Previous experience of using an MRP system to manage inventory levels and product demands whilst controlling the master data to achieve optimum results
• Experience in purchasing and preferably procurement environment and/or experience in production planning would be very advantageous 
• Proven high level of accuracy is essential
• A good standard of Maths and English is required.

The role is commutable from: Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Stratford Upon Avon, Daventry, Northampton and Banbury

We are pleased to be exclusively representing an established and successful manufacturer of capital equipment who are currently seeking a Business Development Manager.

The Business Development Manager will be tasked with growing UK sales. The company manufacture a wide range of capital equipment for use within the industrial cleaning sector, with many varied applications.

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving sales with new customers, across the UK, by identifying opportunities to sell their products to contractors involved in cleaning in an industrial setting.

The business has a global turnover in excess of €30m and manufacture their products themselves to the highest industry standards.

The products require a consultative, solutions focused sale and as such an entrepreneurial character will be needed to be successful.

BENEFITS:

The Business Development Manager will receive the following:

• Salary of up to £50,000
• Bonus/Profit Sharing Scheme
• Car/Allowance
• Home office
• Ongoing training and education

DUTIES:

• Identifying opportunities to sell the company’s capital equipment to cleaning contractors. 
• Driving growth within the UK and contributing to the company’s growth targets
• Representing the company at industry events in the UK and abroad

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years sales experience within the industrial cleaning sector
• Consistent track record of achieving targets and meeting goals
• Mechanically minded and comfortable talking about mechanical products with engineers

Candidates will need to be located in either the North West or the South East of England

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

A well-established manufacturer of electronic equipment are currently seeking a Sales Engineer who will be responsible for technical sales and business development activities across the South of England.

The company have been designing and manufacturing electronic circuits and associated technology for over 30 years and they are now looking to expand their technical sales team. 

They have customers across a range of industries from defence, medical and aerospace and have recently made a significant investment in capital equipment, broadening and modernizing their output capabilities. 

DUTIES:

The Sales Engineer will be responsible for:

• Identifying new opportunities for the company within the South of England
• Prospecting and winning new manufacturing business
• Meeting and exceeding individual and company goals

BENEFITS

The Sales Engineer will receive the following:

• Competitive salary up to £30,000
• Performance related bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• Home office
• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• On-going training

REQUIREMENTS:

To be considered for the Sales Engineer vacancy you will have:

• Several years of experience within the electrical manufacturing industry
• An electronics/electrical manufacturing qualification
• Knowledge of PCB technology
• 2+ years’ experience within a technical sales role, ideally within electrical manufacturing
• Full driving license

The following locations would be ideal for a candidate to be based in: Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

This is your opportunity to join a UK leading business, who are very long-standing, well respected and continuing to lead the way in their industry.

From their Midlands HQ, they support clients across a multitude of industries, including Engineering, Rail, Construction, Energy and Material Handling.

Estimator benefits include: good salary - negotiable dependant on experience, life insurance and free parking.

Key Responsibilities

• The Estimator will have the ability to read technical tender drawings, extracting and pricing materials including labour pricing for fabrication.  
• Generate quotation documents, liaising with customers and clients. 
• Building up a consistent system of market pricing and various activities and updating pricing systems accordingly. 
• Building relationships to achieve new business opportunities with the Sales Engineers (ideally if they have existing contacts to bring with them all the better).

Candidate Specification

• Proven Estimator experience.
• Good knowledge/experience of the steel fabrication sector and the industries that feed into it.
• Strong time management and planning skills, meticulous attention to detail, good IT skills. 
• Excellent financial and numerical skills and sound commercial awareness.

Salary and Hours 

• £30,000 - £35,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays

Commutable From: Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, Burton upon Trent, Nottingham, Tamworth, Hinckley

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Specialists since 1994

A leading plastics manufacturing business is currently looking to recruit a Sales Support and Customer Service Representative to join their team. This is a brand new position which has come about due to an increase in trade over the past 6 months. The role is based at the company’s custom-built facility in Derbyshire.

The company turnover in excess of £1AC8m annually and have saw their order book grow throughout 2020 due to serving a range of industries which are currently performing extremely well including DIY and leisuAe. 

The company will offer the successful Sales Support & Customer Service Rep a salary of up to £20,000, a discretionary Christmas bonus and growth & progression opportunities.

Duties of the Sales Support Role:

• Manage daily communications with customers
• Use initiative to effectively manage customer orders
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure orders remain on track and keep the customer updated throughout
• Assist the sales team with after sales support
• Delivering high levels of customer service

Requirements of the Sales Support Role:

• Experience in a similar role
• Experience of the manufacturing industry, plastics would be ideal but not essential
• Customer service skills

Benefits of the Sales Support Role:

• Up to £20,000
• Christmas Bonus
• 20 Days Holiday + 1 Additional day per year capped at 5

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Sales Engineering Recruitment Specialists since 1994