Technical Sales Manager
- maidstone, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent
- Full time
- £40 - £50 Per Hour
Job Description
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Role: Technical Sales Manager
Location: Outskirts of Maidstone, Kent
Salary: £40,000-£50,000 DOE
Hours: Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Full-Time
Are you an experienced technical sales professional with a passion for leading teams and driving operational excellence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you can make a real impact on both people and processes?
Our client, a leading manufacturer of bespoke products, is looking to recruit a Technical Sales Manager to join their team on the outskirts of Maidstone. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident leader to oversee the internal sales function, ensuring a seamless customer journey from initial enquiry through to production scheduling and order fulfilment.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, internal departments and production teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully.
- Monitor departmental KPIs, analyse performance and provide regular reports to senior management.
- Identify opportunities to improve sales processes, operational efficiency and customer service standards.
- Lead, motivate and develop the internal sales team, creating a positive and collaborative working environment.
- Ensure customer quotations are commercially competitive, accurate and issued within agreed timescales.
- Manage the sales process from initial enquiry through to order processing, production scheduling and fulfilment.
- Maintain accurate customer, quotation and order records using ERP and CRM systems.
- Support the team by providing technical and commercial guidance where required.
- Ensure all sales processes are carried out in line with company procedures and ISO quality standards.
- Coach, mentor and develop team members through regular training and performance reviews.
About You
- Proven experience leading and developing a successful technical sales or commercial support team.
- Previous experience within sales operations, estimating, commercial administration, sales office management or a similar role.
- Strong technical knowledge, ideally within manufacturing, engineering, construction or a related industry.
- Experience using ERP and CRM systems to manage customer and sales information.
- Commercially aware with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- A proactive, positive and hands-on management style with a passion for developing people.