Technical Sales Manager
Job description
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Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
- Immediate start available
- Car allowance
- Competitive basic salary
- A streamlined, quick interview process
- Competitive benefits package
MTrec’s New Opportunity;
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client by recruiting a permanent Technical Sales Manager to primarily cover England & Wales. You will be joining an industry leading company, with an excellent team-based culture and fantastic long-term career prospects. This role is well suited to an experienced Sales Manager from an Engineering/Technical background
Reporting to the UK Sales Manager, the Technical Sales Manager will be responsible for supporting new and existing customers by identifying requirements, developing engineered solutions, and driving sustainable sales growth
The Job You’ll Do;
- This is a full time, field-based role covering the UK (mainly England & Wales with occasional trips to Scotland).
- As Product Sales Manager, you will manage the full sales lifecycle.
- Work closely with customers, internal engineering and commercial teams, and external suppliers to deliver technically robust and commercially viable solutions.
- Develop and maintain strong, long term customer relationships through regular site visits and meetings
- Manage incoming enquiries and identify customer needs to develop tailored solutions
- Prepare high quality technical proposals, tenders, and commercial quotations
- Collaborate closely with internal engineering, projects, and service teams, as well as suppliers and contractors
- Negotiate technical and commercial aspects of projects in line with company objectives
- Contribute to the achievement of individual and team sales targets and overall business growth
About You;
- Experience working in a senior Technical Sales role within Engineering/Manufacturing
- Proactive, self-motivated approach with a strong commercial mindset
- Customer-focused, with the ability to build trusted, long-term partnerships
- Confident communicator with strong written and verbal presentation skills
- Well organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
- Comfortable working in a technical, solutions-led sales environment
- Familiarity with tendering processes, contracts, and commercial negotiations
- Ability to interpret technical information and communicate solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholders
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your technical sales experience in engineering/manufacturing at the top of your CV as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your sales achievements: "Managed £2.3M territory, achieving 118% of annual targets across 45 manufacturing clients"
🌐 Emphasise your field-based sales experience covering large geographical territories like England & Wales
🎯 Showcase specific examples of technical proposal writing and tendering process management
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to work with cross-functional teams including engineering, projects, and service departments
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- •Managed £1.8M manufacturing territory across 38 engineering clients, achieving 112% of annual sales targets through technical solution development
- •Prepared 45+ technical proposals and commercial quotations annually, securing £2.1M in new business through collaborative engineering partnerships
- •Negotiated complex tendering processes with 15 major manufacturing clients, delivering technically robust solutions within commercial parameters
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Dear Hiring Manager,
MTrec's Technical Sales Manager position perfectly aligns with my engineering background and proven track record in technical sales management within manufacturing environments. My experience in developing engineered solutions and managing complex tendering processes makes me well-suited to cover the England & Wales territory for your prestigious client.
My background in technical sales has equipped me with the skills to interpret complex engineering requirements, prepare compelling technical proposals, and negotiate both commercial and technical aspects of manufacturing projects. I excel at building long-term customer partnerships through regular site visits and collaborative solution development.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach developing engineered solutions for complex customer requirements?
- ›Describe your experience with technical proposal writing and commercial quotation preparation
- ›How do you interpret technical specifications and communicate them to non-technical stakeholders?
- ›What's your approach to managing the full sales lifecycle in a technical environment?
- ›How do you collaborate with internal engineering teams to deliver viable solutions?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you built a long-term partnership with a challenging customer
- ›Describe a situation where you had to negotiate both technical and commercial aspects of a complex project
- ›Give an example of how you managed multiple sales opportunities simultaneously
- ›Tell me about a time you exceeded your sales targets in a competitive market
- ›Describe how you've contributed to team sales growth while managing your individual territory
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you built a long-term partnership with a challenging customer
Describe a situation where you had to negotiate both technical and commercial aspects of a complex project
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