First Base Employment Limited

This person will be responsible for generating and supporting global proposals on targeted key accounts, clients, and projects for AIS.

Main responsibilities will include:

Supporting Business Development Managers in achieving successful project outcomes
Establishing scope of work and materials take off from clients request for quotations / bids
Establishing the needs of the client from the initial enquiry and sales / business development lead
Developing a written proposal based on scope and materials take off tailored to the needs of our client
Recording all activities within our CRM system (Membrain);
Assisting all sales activities associated with bids
Keeping up to date with market trends, key clients, and projects
Reporting on workload accurately and concisely, on a regular basis.

Ideal applicants will be:

Educated to degree level in engineering (BEng or BSc level minimum in engineering discipline Mechanical/Acoustical/Energy/Design/Innovation)
Background in report writing, experience in CAD desirable and strong in manipulating data on MS Excel)
Customer focused in approach
Extremely organised and able to effectively plan and prioritise their workload
Unfazed working under pressure in a busy environment to meet strict deadlines
Highly accurate with great attention to detail
Clear, effective communicators, both written and verbal
Systematic and methodical in their approach
Good problem solver
Confident users of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel
Experienced with CAD and SolidWorks desirable
Experience of using CRM system (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamic or Membrain) is not essential but will be advantageous

Salary & Benefits:

This is a full-time, permanent role, contracted to 37.5 hours per week, working 08:00-16:45 Monday-Thursday and 08:00-12:30 Fridays

£25k – £30k per annum

Proposals Engineer/ Lead 4608