Technical Sales
Salary up to £75,000, UK based, benefits include annual bonus scheme up to 20%, share-ownership schemes, 37.5 hour week Monday to Friday, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with options to buy or sell days, flexible working hours, medical cover, pension with employer contributions up to 8%, tailored training programs, benefits platform with various special offers and discounts for employees.
This global manufacturing organisation offers the opportunity to join their established, friendly and successful team working remotely and autonomously in the UK as a technical sales manager developing business, visiting prospects and existing customers, selling the company's products to tier 1 aerospace customers. This role reports to the Global Business Manager and collaborates with other technical sales managers in Europe, Asia and North America.
Responsibilities
- The technical sales manager will be responsible for the sales cycle and customer relations for prospective and existing customers.
- Calls on prospective and existing accounts and determines specific applications for engineered component solutions.
- Communicates and presents product line and company capabilities to customers.
- Completes technical service requests for quotations or project action request for engineering and/or design and pricing considerations.
- Is a reference for technical issues and manages a portfolio of products.
- Interfaces with customers on pricing, quality and delivery information, provides product samples as required.
- Researches and develops competitive data and potential market opportunities.
- Review and management of assigned strategic business customers including but not limited to strategic distribution and tier one suppliers.
- Negotiates complex long‑term agreements with strategic customers in the aerospace industry.
- Analyzes technical trends from customer projects and reacts appropriately by defining these opportunities.
- Regular travel to customers in the UK and occasional travel to customer sites in Northern Europe (Germany, Norway, Sweden).
Knowledge, skills and qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering or a technical discipline combined with a technical sales background, ideally in the aerospace sector.
- Vocational qualifications in engineering or technical subject matter would also be considered suitable combined with in‑depth knowledge and expertise of selling in the aerospace industry.
- B2B expertise with a focus on technical sales of components to the aerospace industry.
- Ability to understand and interface with engineers and read engineering and technical drawings.
- Flexible to travel to customer site in the UK mainly with occasional travel to Northern Europe, Germany, Norway and Sweden.
- Analytical research skills to identify and develop new customers and potential markets.
- Relationship management focusing on great customer experience and communication, face‑to‑face, in writing and orally.
- Aptitude to see the bigger picture and keep a regular connection with the Global Business Manager, wider team, customers and wider aerospace market.
- Full driving licence and passport essential.
Benefits
- Salary up to £75,000, bonus up to 20%.
- Company car entitlement.
- Location: UK based remote role.
- Permanent position.
- Preferential employee share‑ownership schemes.
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with flexible options to buy or sell days.
- Retirement saving plan with company contributions up to 8%.
- Medical cover.
- Tailored training programs.
- Access to a benefits platform with various special offers and discounts for employees.
- Flexible working hours.
To apply for this role, please submit your application through the job board or contact Adam directly at adam.mutton@travail.co.uk. For further information, please call Adam at 0117 934 9770.
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