Technical Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager Tewkesbury / Gloucester / Surrounding areaTo c£55k + car allowance + generous benefitsOur client has been established for almost half a century and specialise in the provision of precision engineered components and solutions for supply across a diverse range of industry sectors worldwide. They are now seeking to recruit an experienced and proactive Technical Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager to complement their professional Sales and Business Development team, and both identify and develop profitable new business streams as well as maintain and maximise results from existing customer relationships in line with the required targets of the business. Based near Gloucester and reporting to the Head of Sales and Business Development, the successful Technical Sales Engineer will be an exceptional communicator and skilled relationship builder at all levels, able to negotiate and influence both internal and external customers to ensure service levels achieve and exceed world class levels. Tasked with all aspects of successful sales and business development activities from customer contact and relationship building, managing your pipeline and delivering the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the needs of your clients in order to deliver solutions and align with their own business objectives and demands. Core duties for this varied and challenging role will include (but not be limited to): Reviewing incoming business opportunities and outgoing quotation cases to ensure accurate and profitable solutions align with business KPI'sAssisting with development of the business strategy for market opportunitiesLiaise with all other departments to ensure requirements can be met - or negotiate alternatives with the customer as requiredCustomer liaison at all levels including site visits and trade fair attendanceConverting opportunities into successful purchase orders and providing a comprehensive introduction of new contracts to colleagues to ensure all contractual / specification / quality aspects are captured and implementedReporting to the senior management on Business Development activity, quotations and win rateCRM ManagementKnowledge and experience to make Bid/no Bid decisions It is envisaged that the successful Technical Sales Engineer candidate will realistically be qualified to at least HNC level or above in a relevant Production Engineering, Sales and Marketing or Project Management discipline and essentially demonstrate extensive knowledge of modern CNC manufacturing methods for producing high precision parts from 3mm to 3m in size, and expertise in materials, processes, treatments, and quality requirements associated with high-compliance industry sectors.You will be based near Tewkesbury and possess excellent negotiating skills at all levels and demonstrable commercial acumen along with a proven successful track record of winning new business in compliance-led technical and engineering industries and in a senior role bidding for high-compliance work packages, with knowledge of CNC machining and quotations / contracts activity proving distinctly advantageous. Contact the Sales Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv in confidence to for further details.JBRP1_UKTJ