Internal Sales Engineer

Job description

Internal Sales Engineer

• Location: Knutsford, Parkgate Industrial Estate (100% Office-Based)
• Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:00pm (40 hours per week)
• Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + Discretionary Bonus

Join a global leader in valve technology and accelerate your engineering career.

Our client is a profitable, privately owned global powerhouse with over 45 years of innovation in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors. As proud winners of both the prestigious Queen's Award and the King's Award for Industry, they are experiencing massive growth and are looking for a commercially driven, technically minded Internal Sales Engineer to join their fast-paced Knutsford team.

If you have a foundation in mechanical engineering and a passion for solution selling, this role offers an unbeatable platform to develop your commercial and technical expertise.

What You'll Be Doing

Acting as the central point of contact for global clients, you will manage high-value technical and commercial enquiries from initial contact straight through to order delivery.

• Enquiry & Quote Management: Evaluate customer specifications to prepare accurate, competitive technical and commercial quotations.
• Account Development: Proactively nurture key accounts to identify new business opportunities, drive enquiry volumes, and maximise sales.
• Order Processing & CRM: Own the end-to-end order entry pipeline while maintaining precise records of opportunities within the CRM.
• Commercial Strategy: Review customer terms and ensure all project margins strictly align with company profitability expectations.
• Team Collaboration: Partner closely with the external sales team to share regional leads, market intelligence, and growth opportunities.

What You'll Bring

• Qualifications: A formal Mechanical Engineering qualification (or equivalent hands-on industrial experience).
• Experience: Proven background in a technical sales or internal engineering support role within an industrial environment.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with valves, flow control, manufacturing, or the oil & gas sector is highly desirable.
• Tech Skills: Proficient with CRM systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Attributes: A proactive, highly organised communicator who thrives in a fast-moving, commercial environment.

What's On Offer?

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary up to £45,000 + discretionary performance bonus.
• Time Off: 31 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing with your length of service.
• Health & Security: Comprehensive Medi-cash health plan and a strong company pension scheme (5% employee / 4% employer contribution).
• Growth: Dedicated technical training and long-term career progression opportunities within an industry-renowned engineering business.

Ready to combine your technical expertise with commercial impact?
Click Apply Now to submit your CV and we'll be in touch to discuss further!

The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

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