Proposals Engineer

Location: Dunfermline

Working Pattern: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Employment Type: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Proposals Engineer to join a successful engineering business and support its external Technical Sales team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional with strong commercial awareness and a confident communication style to develop their career within a technical sales and proposals environment.

You will be responsible for responding to customer enquiries, preparing quotations and supporting the wider sales team to deliver commercially successful solutions to both new and existing customers.

Key Responsibilities

Respond to incoming customer enquiries via telephone and email.

Provide technical and commercial support to external Technical Sales Engineers.

Prepare accurate and competitive quotations in line with customer

requirements.

Identify opportunities to maximise sales, including appropriate up-selling across the product range.

Develop strong relationships with customers and establish credibility through professional product and service advice.

Work collaboratively with management and colleagues to identify opportunities to improve products, services and processes.

Provide sales and purchasing administration support.

Maintain accurate records and ensure documentation is filed and readily accessible.

Record customer communications and activity accurately within a CRM system.

Monitor potential supplier price increases and support negotiations to minimise cost impact.

Support the achievement of profitable sales across the company's engineering product range.

Undertake other relevant duties associated with the role.

Essential

Requirements

Experience selling or supporting the sale of engineering products to new and existing customers.

Engineering background, ideally with an HNC or higher qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.

Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the sales process.

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Confident and professional telephone manner.

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Experience using a CRM system would be advantageous.

Ability to work effectively as part of a wider technical sales team.

What's on Offer

Competitive salary

30 days' annual leave, with additional days awarded after 3 years' service

Contribution-based pension scheme

Employee benefits and discount scheme, including dental and optical benefits

Death in service benefit

Full-time, 40-hour working week

If you have an engineering background and are looking to develop your career within a technical sales and proposals environment, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing business.

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