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Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.\nAbout the role\nAt Sulzer, we are investing heavily in the continued growth of our Pump Services business, and there has never been a more exciting time to join our Birmingham Service Centre. As one of the most advanced and strategically important service facilities within our UK network, Birmingham is at the heart of our ambitions to expand our service capabilities, strengthen customer partnerships, and grow our market presence.We're looking for a Proposals Specialist to play a key role in supporting this growth journey. Working closely with customers, engineering teams, operations and sales colleagues, you'll be responsible for developing high-quality technical and commercial proposals that showcase Sulzer's expertise in pump repair, refurbishment, upgrades and aftermarket services.\nThis is an opportunity to join a business with significant investment plans, influence future growth, and help scale one of the UK's leading Pump Services operations.\nYour Main Tasks and Responsibilities\nPrepare timely, accurate and competitive technical and commercial quotations for pump repair, maintenance, refurbishment and upgrade opportunities.\nReview customer enquiries, specifications and technical requirements to develop tailored service solutions.\nLiaise with engineering, operations and service centre teams to define scope, costs, delivery schedules and commercial terms.\nSupport the sales team in developing proposals that maximise value for both the customer and Sulzer.\nBuild strong working relationships with customers, acting as a trusted point of contact throughout the quotation process.\nFollow up quotations and provide commercial support to improve conversion rates and win new business.\nIdentify opportunities to promote additional Pump Services capabilities and expand customer engagement.\nEnsure all proposals are prepared in line with company procedures, customer expectations and commercial objectives.\nContribute to the continued growth and development of the Birmingham Pump Services operation through process improvement and best practice sharing.\nMaintain accurate proposal records, pipeline data and forecasting information within CRM systems.\nTo Succeed in This Role, You Will Need\nExperience within a proposals, quotations, technical sales, applications engineering or commercial support role.\nKnowledge of pumps, rotating equipment or industrial mechanical systems would be highly advantageous.\nStrong commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer requirements and business objectives.\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to present technical information clearly and professionally.\nStrong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.\nA collaborative approach, working effectively across sales, engineering and operations functions.\nGood analytical and problem-solving skills.\nExperience working within engineering service, manufacturing, repair or aftermarket environments would be beneficial.\nWhat we offer you\nWe support a flexible approach to working, whilst maintaining strong day-to-day collaboration with our service centre and operational teams to ensure excellent customer outcomes and service delivery.\nA competitive basic salary\nCompany-wide bonus scheme\nPaid overtime opportunities\n33 days annual leave.\nDefined pension contributions.\nAccess to Medicash helping you cover everyday health costs like dental optical and physiotherapy plus a range of wellbeing perks.\nConfidential support via Employee Assistance Programmes.\nAccess to discounts on shopping entertainment lifestyle plus opportunity to apply for Costco membership.\nDiscounted personal car leasing for you your family and friends.\nLong Service Awards celebrating your commitment.\nContinuous learning opportunities through Sulzer Learning Pathways.\nAs a Sulzer Award holder of the MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, we welcome and support veterans, reservists and Cadet Adult Volunteers with policies for training, camps and deployment, plus a growing internal military network.\nSulzer is an equal opportunity employer. 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