Technical Sales Manager

Shillito Executive Search have been retained by one of our key clients in Sheffield, a sub £10 million turnover sub-contact engineering business as they look to recruit a Technical Sales Manager.
We're looking for a technically minded Sales Manager with knowledge of sheet metal or laser cutting who can manage a small team of Estimators and also work with key clients in the area.
Reporting to Managing Director, the purpose of the role is to lead the sales function of the business, including all commercial and technical support activity from new client lead generation to securing customer purchase orders.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Management of Internal Sales Team
Involvement in marketing of the business/services
Key Account Management - Inc. Customer Visitations
Management of Rfq's/Enquiry Process
Supporting and advising Directors to formulate sales strategy
Reporting Sales Performance, Sales Forecasting etc..

We're looking for someone with a combination of both strong technical knowledge and commercial understanding of marketplace to be effective in this critical role.
It's a tremendous opportunity for individual to join the business at a time of change and planned growth.

You'll need to be technically qualified with practical experience gained within a sheet metal, laser profiling or fabrication business.
You should have experience of working in...