Job Description

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Sales Engineer

Trafford Park, Manchester

35,000-40,000 DOE
Monday to Friday, 44 hours per week.

Your Role

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our prestigious bodybuilder brand as a Sales Engineer at our factory in Manchester. If you want to work for a company which has been in the industry for more than 35 years, are fully qualified in your profession, this the role for you.

As a Sales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the sales team by completing quotes for our customers in a quick and timely manner. The role will be expected to contact suppliers, document quotes, write quoting documents and order acknowledgements in preparation to be sent out to the customer. Your role will also involve customer and sales calls to ensure that the required information is clear and up to date.


Your role can add extra value by actively looking for ways to be more effective and efficient, which in turns allows the whole department to more operational and profitable.

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Role Level on the Coolfreeze Career Journey Map: C1, Individual Contributor.

Your role is key to business success. You carry out your role to the highest standards, living and breathing our company values. Whilst you have no managerial or supervisory responsibility, you take pride in your work and collaborate with others to ensure the job gets done.

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Day to day you will:

Completing sales quotes for customers and the sales team. Maintaining quotes from suppliers and supplier costing. Creating order acknowledgements in readiness to send to the customer. Tracking quote status and reporting on customer conversions. Creating engineering ready parts lists and specifications. Liaising with customers on product specifications. Ensuring that the information from sales to engineering is clear and concise. Signing of build documentation and specifications. Any other duties within your capability.


What's more, training will be given in areas were needed and we will work with you to identify areas when support can be given.

This role will be a great fit for you if have the following skills and behaviours:

Experience

- Previous experience as a Sales Engineer is required, with an understanding of bill of materials and the ability to translate a sold order into a format the factory can use to produce the finished product.

Communication

- It sounds simple, but communication is at the heart of this role. You need to love being a main point of contact for many customers, employees and liaising with departments across the business.

Resilience

- A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges.

Proactive-

You enjoy taking on challenges, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, and leading teams through change to become established.

Motivation

- To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is key.

Time Management

- Time management is essential to ensure efficiencies and keeping to deadlines.
Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criterion. If you are professionally qualified for the role, we encourage you to apply even if you don't feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!

Benefits for you

+ 20 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays + A day off for your Birthday.
+ Auto-enrolment pension.
+ Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies.
+ Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP with 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion).
+ Training opportunities and access to our in-house training hub.
+ Long service recognition.
+ Branded uniform.
+ Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities.
+ Death in service benefit.

Application & Interview Support

If you need support with your job application, we encourage you to explore our new Career Hub--a free resource designed to help you reach your career goals. The Career Hub offers valuable guidance on crafting standout applications, excelling in interviews, and providing support for those re-entering the workforce. Additionally, you can watch, and practice example interviews to ensure you're fully prepared to ace yours! You can access the site here.

About Coolfreeze

Coolfreeze is an industry renowned bodybuilding (coachbuilders) company, with one site in Manchester and a second in Wiltshire. Our team are experts in their field and work to deliver exceptional customer service. So, whether our customers are needing a panel van or a 26-ton truck body, they can rely on our experience and knowledge to help them design the perfect vehicle. Our enduring success is built on a sound customer base who continue to use our services year after year, safe in the knowledge that we will meet their expectation. We have an incredible team of experts at Coolfreeze, with many achieving significant lengths of service with us, which is something we are really proud of. The longevity of our staff is a major contribution to our success and their input into our ISO 9001:2008 quality control system is an integral part of our high standards. Coolfreeze is a well-known and respected name in the industry and also has the resilience and high standing of owners, Rygor Group, behind it.



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Hiring Process

We shortlist CVs online, so make sure to include information about yourself that makes you stand out


A short screening call with our hiring manager or a member of our people team


Come to site and meet the team, have a tour, and let's have a chat so we can get to know each other better


? If your application is successful, we'll be excited to make you an offer



Support - If you need to make reasonable adjustments to our process, please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make the adjustments that may be needed.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

At Coolfreeze, we're committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are a of professionals from all walks of life, and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated. It's essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise.