Technical Sales Manager, Tooling & Moulding Solutions. Location: South of England (Field / Hybrid). Package: Up to £57,500 basic (flexibility for specialist expertise) + performance bonus + company car / allowance + comprehensive benefits package. Are you an experienced tooling, injection moulding, or rubber moulding engineer looking to step away from the shop floor or design office into a high-impact, consultative commercial role? You will join an established British precision engineering leader with over 50 years of heritage supporting high-performance automotive, aerospace, and marine OEMs.
About the Role
Rather than cold calling, this position focuses entirely on inbound technical enquiries, high-value framework repeat business, and technical tender bids. You will act as the engineering bridge between client R&D teams and internal production, interpreting complex specifications and turning engineering challenges into viable manufacturing solutions.
Responsibilities
- Review and interpret incoming engineering specifications, 2D/3D CAD models, and technical drawings alongside client R&D engineers.
- Assess project feasibility, material selection (thermoplastics, elastomers, engineered rubbers), and tooling options (injection, compression, transfer moulding).
- Lead technical bid submissions, cost estimations, and responses to competitive tenders.
- Manage established key accounts, ensuring technical continuity and identifying follow-on project requirements.
- Collaborate closely with production and tooling design teams to ensure seamless transition from quotation to prototype and production.
Required Skills
- Proven technical expertise in precision tooling, mould manufacture, or polymer/elastomer processing (specifically injection moulding, rubber/compression moulding, or TPE).
- Ability to interrogate CAD drawings, understand DFM (Design for Manufacture) principles, and discuss tolerances and tooling lifecycles peer-to-peer with R&D heads.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an appetite for project estimation, client relationship building, and commercial negotiation.
- Methodical, self-directed organisation to manage simultaneous tender deadlines and technical customer interactions.
Preferred Skills
- Prior sales experience is welcome, but an engineer taking their first step into a commercial role with the right aptitude will receive full mentorship and support.
Pay range and compensation package
- Base salary up to £57,500 (with flexibility for established industry specialists)
- Annual performance bonus scheme
- Contributory pension (5%)
- Comprehensive private healthcare, dental, and optical cover
- 22 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service up to 27 days)
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