Responsibilities
- Assist the Projects Director to review and put together solutions for all markets detailed above.
- This will include learning about all resistor element types and cooling methods (air natural and air forced cooling) to meet customer specifications.
- Help to design solutions for the more demanding markets of HV and Marine (including Navy) and support the pre-sales activity to customers.
- Developing long-term relationships with clients through managing and interpreting their requirements.
- Ensure customer requirements are identified, understood and are communicated to all relevant departments at CRL.
- Liaise with the internal sales department to support in the production of quotations.
- Ensure estimates and quotations are prepared in accordance with customers' requirements and ensure these are followed up to win business.
- Negotiating tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs
- When and if required, prepare quotations for customers, while providing technical expertise to turn the quote into a sale
- Monitor market and competitor products and activity, identify strengths, weaknesses and potential opportunities.
- Liaise with Technical and R & D personnel to ensure the products and services offered are most suited to our customers requirements.
- Maintain up to date and accurate records of enquiries, quotations, orders and customer activity.
- Monitor production costs ensuring that latest estimates are an accurate reflection of material costs and labour times.
- Monitor and agree priorities with design and manufacturing to ensure customers' requirements are satisfied.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in a similar role
- Highly organised, strong attention to detail, excellent time management skills
- Computer literate
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- A problem solver
- Good commercial skills
- Solid technical background in LV/MV switchgear type applications
- Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical engineering.
- Knowledge of airflow and cooling systems is an advantage.
- Some travel in UK and abroad maybe required