Graduate Technical Sales Assistant – Engineering

Graduate Technical Sales Assistant – Engineering

Employer:

Anderson Recruitment Ltd

Pay:

Salary not specified

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

16/07/2026

Exciting opportunity to join our well established and successful client within the engineering/manufacturing industry based in Gloucester.

The company has ambitious future plans for growth and can offer a nice working environment, air-conditioned offices as well as support towards future qualifications and career progression.

The Technical Sales Assistant is the initial technical resource for the sales desk; they are responsible for identifying and providing reliable solutions for all technical enquiries and project/application issues to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.

Operating as a bridge between customers and the supply partners engineering teams, the role demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of company products.

The focus of the role is the preparation of accurate product/project quotations while communicating effectively with customers and internal departments.

• Production of quotations for customers in a clear, detailed, and accurate manner.
• Providing and assisting colleagues on technical and engineering issues.
• Negotiating and achieving deadlines for the submission of quotations.
• Maintaining expert level product knowledge and applications.
• Building relationships with customers and potential customers to understand their requirements.
• Helping with bids for new contracts/projects by interpreting customer performance requirements, gathering proposals, specifications and related documents, and liaising with stakeholders to convert.
• Maintaining accurate records of quotes, projects, contacts and correspondence in the company Microsoft Dynamics CRM software.
• Communicating (follow ups) with customers to gain feedback on quotations.

Relevant transferable skills, whether technical background or engineering (or aligned scientific) qualifications/experience, or previous sales/order processing/estimating experience with a desire to succeed.

• Monday – 8:30am – 5pm
• Tuesday – 8:30am – 5pm
• Wednesday – 8:30am – 5pm
• Thursday – 8:30am – 5pm
• Friday – 8:30am – 4pm (finish on a Friday)

25 days holiday (including bank holidays)