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Sales and Proposals Engineer - Automation, Robotics, Tooling

This innovative company and leader in the design and production of advanced automated manufacturing solutions, working with market-leading customers across sectors such as automotive, off-road plant, and medical. They included automated manufacturing and assembly systems involving robots.

You must already live near Birmingham (South side) to be considered for this role and without requiring sponsorship in the future.

Salary £30K - £50K DoE
Car allowance £4,800This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded engineer keen to work at the cutting edge of the automation revolution in a company where the Head of Sales started as an apprentice.

The vacancy would suit a degree-qualified engineer or tech-savvy Business graduate with experience in manufacturing/engineering sales or writing proposals.

The Role

Working closely with the Head of Sales in a small team, including applications engineers
Deal with enquiries, scope customer requirements, and visit customers
Fairly slow sales cycles, solutions sales
Preparation of detailed proposals for bespoke solutions, including concept design, costings
Proactively identify sales opportunities via LinkedIn, referrals, and repeat business.
Effectively manage customer and supplier issues
Provide input and support marketing initiatives and trade shows to promote the company activelyRequirements

HNC or graduate degree in engineering, electrical, mechanical, automation, business or mechatronics - essential
Previous technical proposals writing or sales experience - proposals engineer, tendering engineer, internal sales, field sales engineer, technical sales, account manager - beneficial
Confident, proactive, technically competent
Full driving licence
Experience in manufacturing, tooling, fixtures, or automation is all beneficialPackage

Salary £30K - £50K DoE
Car allowance £4,800
25 days holiday
Hours 38 per week. Lunchtime finish Fridays'WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide.

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