Senior Technical Sales Specialist
Bristol / Hybrid Working
£50,000 + benefits
CPS Group are recruiting for a newly created Senior Technical Sales Specialist position within a high-tech engineering environment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving business growth by delivering high-quality technical sales support and translating complex customer requirements into clear, commercially viable solutions.
As part of a collaborative technical team, you will support both new system sales and upgrade opportunities. You’ll take ownership of the full quotation lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and a strong customer experience from initial enquiry through to order handover.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Sales Support
- Provide detailed technical input, pre-calculations, and product information
- Translate customer needs into practical, technically sound solutions
- Monitor and manage technical risk within proposals
Quotations & Sales Process
- Own and manage the quotation process end-to-end
- Produce accurate, high-quality quotation and specification documents
- Drive standardisation and efficiency in quoting processes
- Proactively follow up on opportunities to improve conversion rates
Tenders & Documentation
- Lead and coordinate responses to complex tenders and customer requirements
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver timely and accurate submissions
- Build and maintain a knowledge base to streamline future responses
Customer Engineering Specials
- Define and document non-standard solutions
- Ensure risks and requirements are clearly communicated
- Coordinate approvals and integration into quotations
Collaboration & Communication
- Work closely with Sales, Engineering, and Commercial teams
- Act as a key technical contact for customer accounts
- Support account reviews and implement agreed priorities
Experience & Skills
- Background in technical sales support within a high-tech or industrial environment
- Experience working with complex products or capital equipment (semiconductor experience desirable)
- Strong ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
- Familiarity with CRM, ERP, and quoting systems
- Excellent problem-solving and project management skills
- Confident communicator with a strong customer focus
- Able to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally
Contact: Zach Bennett - CPS Group