Job Description

Senior Technical Sales Specialist
Bristol / Hybrid Working
£50,000 + benefits

CPS Group are recruiting for a newly created Senior Technical Sales Specialist position within a high-tech engineering environment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving business growth by delivering high-quality technical sales support and translating complex customer requirements into clear, commercially viable solutions.

As part of a collaborative technical team, you will support both new system sales and upgrade opportunities. You’ll take ownership of the full quotation lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and a strong customer experience from initial enquiry through to order handover.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Sales Support

• Provide detailed technical input, pre-calculations, and product information
• Translate customer needs into practical, technically sound solutions
• Monitor and manage technical risk within proposals

Quotations & Sales Process

• Own and manage the quotation process end-to-end
• Produce accurate, high-quality quotation and specification documents
• Drive standardisation and efficiency in quoting processes
• Proactively follow up on opportunities to improve conversion rates

Tenders & Documentation

• Lead and coordinate responses to complex tenders and customer requirements
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver timely and accurate submissions
• Build and maintain a knowledge base to streamline future responses

Customer Engineering Specials 

• Define and document non-standard solutions
• Ensure risks and requirements are clearly communicated
• Coordinate approvals and integration into quotations

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with Sales, Engineering, and Commercial teams
• Act as a key technical contact for customer accounts
• Support account reviews and implement agreed priorities

Experience & Skills

• Background in technical sales support within a high-tech or industrial environment
• Experience working with complex products or capital equipment (semiconductor experience desirable)
• Strong ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
• Familiarity with CRM, ERP, and quoting systems
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills
• Confident communicator with a strong customer focus
• Able to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally

Contact: Zach Bennett - CPS Group