Proposals Engineer
Join our client, a leading provider of advanced food production line solutions, equipment and after-sales care to the global food industry. As a Proposals Engineer, you will provide technical and application support to the sales team, ensuring optimal solutions are provided to customers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Create and deliver compliant, professionally produced proposals within defined timeframes;
* Evaluate proposal documents for standard formatting and quality standards;
* Prepare and review commercial aspects of bids, including all services in the final price to customers;
* Provide technical sales & application support to the Sales team;
* Support the sales team on site visits as part of the proposal submission process;
* Follow defined processes regarding producing costings and generating proposals information;
* Promote best practices for layout and content of all proposal submissions;
* Prepare hand over documentation to project managers when bids are successful;
Requirements:
* Ability to read and produce drawings using SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD;
* 1-2 years of transferable experience;
* Degree educated (ideally in an Engineering discipline);
* Previous experience working as part of an engineering or technical team is advantageous but not necessary;
* Confident using Office 365 tools, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
* Customer-focused, with a passion for building strong relationships;
* Strong written skills to produce technical specifications and quotations;
* Ability to work under pressure to tight timescales and juggle multiple priorities;
* Solid organisational skills, including attention to detail;
* Methodical working approach and comfortable with data & numbers;
* The desire to continually learn and develop;