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Technical Bid Writer

Reference: MAY20171022
Expiry date: 2017-06-07 14:08:00.000
Location: Cowes
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: Competitive
Strainstall is a world leader in the development of innovative monitoring solutions to enhance the safety and performance of assets across various industries worldwide.

Job Purpose:

  • Provide the external and internal sales teams with technical support, liaise with engineering, production, procurement etc. to be able to establish a solution with costing and lead times.
  • Produce detailed quotations, commercial and technical proposals for presentation to the customer.

Job Role and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that the external and internal sales teams are supported with information and where appropriate coordinate the production of detailed technical and commercial documentation in a timely manner.
  • Liaise with the customer to understand their requirements where necessary.
  • Work with the production / engineering and procurement departments to establish a solution that is fully costed with a lead time.
  • Generate detailed quotations, commercial and technical proposals against defined deadlines.
  • Forward the quotation to the appropriate sales team or customer directly as applicable
  • Work with the Sales team, agent and client to close the order
  • Support Customer Services function as appropriate with regards to resolving any commercial or technical issues
  • Ensure sales database is updated as appropriate
  • Undertake any reasonable duties specified by the Management Team when required.

Required Experience:

  • Technical/ engineering understanding
  • IT Literate – Word, Excel, Sage, CRM, Power Point, Project
  • Excellent written communication

Behaviours and Values:

  • Highly organised
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent customer service and sales skills
  • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Willing to learn and develop knowledge and skills

Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of load monitoring equipment or a background in an engineering / technical company would be a distinct advantage.



James Fisher and Sons plc and all subsidiary businesses are committed to creating a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. For further information on the James Fisher group please visit www.james-fisher.com .