Technical Sales Support
Advanced Manufacturing Scale-Up
📍 Bristol / Hybrid
💰 Salary – Flexible DOE
A fast-growing advanced manufacturing scale-up in Bristol is seeking a Technical Sales Support Engineer to drive new business through high-quality bid and proposal delivery, while supporting customers across the lifecycle of complex engineering systems.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering, sales, and customer success, combining technical understanding with commercial execution. You’ll lead RFQ responses and proposal development, while acting as a key technical interface between customers and internal teams.
Working closely with leadership, sales, engineering, and operations, you’ll help secure new business and ensure successful deployment and long-term customer value.
Key Responsibilities
Bid & Proposal Management
- Lead coordination and submission of RFQs, tenders, and proposals
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to gather inputs
- Ensure proposals are aligned with customer requirements, timelines, and commercial strategy
Technical Sales Support
- Act as a technical point of contact during pre-sales and bid stages
- Support solution definition, feasibility discussions, and customer queries
- Assist in presenting technical concepts to customers in a clear and engaging way
Customer & Account Support
- Support account planning and ongoing customer engagement
- Coordinate post-sale activities including deployment, commissioning, and service support
- Help ensure customer success, satisfaction, and retention
Skills
- Experience in technical sales support, applications engineering, or bid/proposal writing
- Background in engineering, manufacturing, robotics, or a related technical field (degree or equivalent experience preferred)
- Ability to understand and communicate complex technical systems to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong written communication skills, particularly in structured bid/proposal environments
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced scale-up
- Experience with CRM systems and B2B sales processes
This is a great opportunity to join an innovative technology company at an exciting stage of growth, where your work will directly contribute to winning new business and supporting pioneering customers.
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