Technical Sales Manager

Role: Technical Sales Manager

Package: £50,000 plus £5,000 car allowance

Hours / pattern: On site

Overview

Provide expert technical sales support for products: lead product demonstrations, deliver customer training and technical presentations, support trials and roll-outs, and own technical responses for bids and tenders. The role carries commercial responsibility to identify and support new business opportunities while maintaining an accurate sales pipeline through Salesforce.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations and customer training
  * Provide expert guidance on product selection, installation, operation and servicing to customers and distributors.
  * Support customer trials, roll-outs and implementation activities, troubleshooting technical issues as they arise.
  * Lead or take ownership of technical responses to bids, tenders and formal customer enquiries.
  * Work with the sales team to identify and develop new commercial opportunities and support pre- and post-sales activities.
  * Build and maintain strong customer and distributor relationships; respond to customer and service enquiries.

What we are looking for

• Experience in technical sales, sales support, engineering or a similar customer-facing technical role
  * Ability to understand technical products and explain product selection, installation, operation and servicing clearly
  * Confident delivery of product demonstrations, training and technical presentations
  * Strong customer relationship, communication, presentation and influencing skills
  * Commercial mindset with the ability to identify and support new business opportunities
  * Able to support trials, roll-outs and implementation activities
  * Able to lead or take ownership of technical responses for bids and tenders
  * Strong problem-solving, organisation and prioritisation skills
  * Able to work proactively and independently while collaborating with customers, distributors and internal teams
  * Able to work full-time on site in Anlaby, Hull; remote working is unavailable
  * Relevant technical, engineering or sales qualification and/or demonstrable practical experience in a related field
  * Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM to maintain an accurate sales pipeline

Package and benefits

• Salary: £50,000 plus £5,000 car allowance
  * Contributory pension scheme
  * Access to Reward Gateway employee discounts and perks
  * Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  * Subsidised gym membership

Please apply for immediate consideration

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