The Opportunity
If you’re the person people turn to for specialist knowledge on hydraulic hose applications, this role puts you right at the centre of a busy engineering environment. You’ll step in as the in‑house authority on hose solutions, owning how technical enquiries are understood, translated, and delivered.
You’ll work closely with customers, engineering, purchasing, and operations to bring structure, accuracy, and confidence to the way technical information flows through the business. Your ability to interpret drawings, guide decision‑making, and support new product introduction will have a direct impact on service levels, product accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
For someone who enjoys being deeply involved in how engineered solutions are defined and delivered, this is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a function that is critical to the organisation’s future.
Technical Sales Manager Responsibilities:
Technical Interpretation: Reading engineering drawings and specifications to determine accurate hose requirements and produce informed quotations.
Enquiry Management: Handling a high volume of technical enquiries, including multi‑drawing quote requests, and ensuring responses are timely and accurate.
Site Visits: Visiting customer sites when required to inspect hose assemblies, understand application issues, and recommend suitable replacements or alternatives.
Technical Guidance: Acting as the internal specialist for hose‑related queries, supporting colleagues and customers with clear, confident advice.
New Product Introduction: Supporting the introduction of new hose products; defining requirements, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring accurate setup within internal systems.
Cross‑Functional Coordination: Working closely with engineering, purchasing, and operations to ensure technical solutions are delivered effectively.
Ideal Technical Sales Manager:
Technically Strong: Deep understanding of hydraulic hoses or fluid transfer systems, with the confidence to advise on applications and solutions.
Commercially Aware: Experience in technical or internal sales, comfortable managing enquiries and supporting customers.
Detail‑Focused: Able to interpret engineering drawings and convert technical information into accurate quotations.
Clear Communicator: Confident explaining technical solutions to both internal teams and external customers.
Organised & Proactive: Capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast‑moving environment.
Adaptable: Comfortable working within a growing business where processes continue to evolve.
Location:
Chesterfield (Office‑based with occasional site visits)
Technical Sales Manager Salary:
Circa £45,000 depending on experience.
About Ford & Stanley Group:
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
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Salary description
£40000.00 - £45000.00 per year