Technical Sales Manager

As a Technical Sales Manager (m/w/d), you will partner with Sales, Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, and customers to develop technical solutions, manage specification reviews, and prepare competitive proposals for complex equipment projects.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Support commercial sales in customer meetings, technical discussions, and solution development.
• Review customer requirements and specifications, identifying risks, gaps, and non-standard requests.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to evaluate requirements, provide technical recommendations, and prepare quotations.
• Ensure technical, commercial, cost, and delivery requirements are accurately reflected in proposals.
• Support technical negotiations, approval processes, and risk assessments for complex projects.
• Manage specification reviews and drive timely resolution of open technical topics.
• Ensure smooth handover of awarded projects to Project Management, including documentation of assumptions, deviations, and customer agreements.
• Maintain technical sales documentation and ensure compliance with internal processes and approval requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sales tools, templates, and workflows.

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Several years of experience in Technical Sales, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Project Engineering, or similar industrial environments.
• Experience with complex capital equipment projects is preferred.
• Experience working in international and cross-functional project teams.
• Strong understanding of industrial equipment systems.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, layouts, P&IDs, and project documentation.
• Knowledge of quotation processes, costing principles, and commercial project evaluation.
• Experience managing customer-specific requirements and technical risk assessments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with a customer-focused and commercially minded approach

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