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Commercial Project Engineer
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Redcar
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Commercial Project Engineer
Our German owned Client operates in the UK and internationally for the supply of automotive and combustion engine products such as gaskets, shielding systems, stamped and formed metal components, we are looking to recruit a new Commercial Project Engineer (Product/ Programme Sales Manager) to support customer engagement and accurate sales coordination and project engagement.
Based in Redcar (near Cleveland) and working on a hybrid basis, this internal and external customer engagement role is to ensure the successful commercial coordination and accuracy of RFQ activity, data entry, forecasting, sales planning and ultimately growth in sales and customer satisfaction.
Specifically, role duties include:
Commercial Tasks:
- Assist with the controlling of part prices and tooling costs.
- Support preparation of cost models and quotes for prototypes and mass production - working closely with sister companies.
- Help maintain customer portals accurately and manage sales-related data.
- Support the sales planning process in line with business requirements.
- Support Global Sales team members with contract reviews / negotiations, ensuring data is prepared and presented in professional manner.
Program/Project Management Tasks:
- Organise initial kick off meetings.
- Support project meetings and documentation.
- Track project time lines and milestones.
- Preparation of the launch content.
- Ensures customer release drawings are documented accordingly.
Communication & Coordination:
- Act as a key point of contact for customers and customer documentation.
- Coordinate regularly with internal departments (engineering, manufacturing etc..) to ensure project alignment.
- Regularly engage in on-site customer visits to build relationships and understand technical and commercial needs.
- Participate in off-site customer visits in line with business needs.
- Promote the 'Customer Voice' to ensure customer satisfaction.
Change Management:
- Support the initiating and tracking of customer change requests.
- Support customer release and audit activities.
Although supporting existing core OEM and tier 1 customers, this role is targeted to expand to support the business development of new customers in new markets. Working alongside the existing sales team, your strengths in customer relationship and engagement is core.
To support this role, you should have/be:
- A positive "can do" attitude and the ability to adapt accordingly / flexibly in line with business and customer needs.
- Experience in a similar customer-facing position from within a technical commercial sales support / engineering / program management / business administration environment (ideally automotive).
- IT competent. Familiarity with SAP, CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce) or equivalent would be extremely beneficial.
- Strong communication and organisational skills along with excellent communication / presentation skills.
- Able to work collaboratively and build good working relationships with others, as well as work independently in an effective manner as required.
- Able to undertake some occasional UK-based travel or other Group locations (e.g. Germany).
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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