Technical Account Manager

Junior Technical Account Manager
Coventry
£35,000 - £40,000 DOE
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

The Opportunity
Are you from an engineering or manufacturing background and looking to develop your career within technical sales and account management?
We are recruiting for a Junior Technical Account Manager to join an established and growing precision engineering and manufacturing business based in Coventry.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a technical understanding of manufacturing who is keen to develop their commercial skills and progress into a Key Account Manager position.
Working closely with experienced Key Account Managers, you will support customer enquiries, technical quotations and new business opportunities, gaining valuable exposure to major customers across the automotive and wider manufacturing sectors.
Full training, mentoring and a structured development programme will be provided, making this an ideal opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career.

Key Responsibilities
- Review and interpret customer RFQs (Requests for Quotation), engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing teams to prepare accurate component costings.
- Prepare and submit competitive quotations in line with customer requirements and deadlines.
- Support Key Account Managers with customer enquiries, commercial proposals and ongoing account activities.
- Manage customer portals, quotation records and associated documentation.
- Coordinate RFQ activity from initial enquiry through to quotation submission and project launch.
- Attend customer meetings and commercial discussions alongside senior colleagues.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams and external customers.
- Develop an understanding of pricing strategies, manufacturing processes and commercial decision-making.

What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience within engineering, manufacturing, technical sales, estimating, project coordination or customer account support.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Experience working within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Confidence managing multiple enquiries and working to deadlines.
- A genuine interest in developing a career within technical sales and account management.

Desirable experience includes:
- Sheet metal fabrication, metal pressings or precision-engineered components.
- Manufacturing costings, estimating or quotation preparation.
- Automotive, defence or industrial manufacturing.
- ERP/MRP systems.
- Automotive processes such as APQP, PPAP or IATF 16949.

You don't need to have worked as an Account Manager previously. We are equally interested in technically minded individuals with the right attitude, communication skills and ambition to develop commercially.

What's On Offer?
- Salary of £35,000 - £40,000, depending on experience.
- Permanent, full-time position with an established manufacturing business.
- Structured training and mentoring from experienced Key Account Managers.
- Clear career progression into a Key Account Manager role.
- Exposure to major automotive and manufacturing customers.
- Opportunity to develop both technical and commercial expertise.
- Supportive team environment with long-term career opportunities.

Interested?
If you have a background in engineering or manufacturing and are looking for an opportunity to move into a commercially focused role with genuine career progression, we'd love to hear from you