Quotation Engineer

Quotation Engineer

Precision Pressings

Location: Black Country, West Midlands

Hybrid working arrangement

Salary circa £45,000 plus benefits

Why this role matters

This is not a back-office quoting role.

This is a front-end, deal-shaping position where engineering insight meets commercial strategy.

As Quotation Engineer, you'll sit at the heart of new business, owning the technical and procurement backbone of every quotation, influencing customers, shaping solutions, and ensuring a seamless handover from concept to NPI. Your ideas will directly drive commercial advantage.

What you'll be doing

You'll be the technical authority for new business, working closely with Directors, Sales, Engineering, and customers to turn opportunity into reality.

Key responsibilities include:

Owning all technical and procurement elements of quotations from first conversation to final submission.

Partnering with Directors and Commercial Managers to build a technical road map for future growth.

Translating customer challenges into innovative, value-adding engineering solutions.

Developing concepts and sourcing quotations for post-stamping and automated assembly operations.

Producing high-impact technical presentations that help win new business.

Leading internal and external feasibility commitments with confidence and clarity.

Driving the technical handover into NPI, including change management and risk tracking.

Delivering monthly KPI reporting against key commercial and technical deliverables.

Staying ahead of emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain competitive edge.

Customer-facing impact

You'll be a trusted technical voice in customer meetings: Acting as the technical focal point for new business discussions.

Presenting complex engineering concepts clearly and persuasively.

Demonstrating the commercial value of different technical approaches throughout the development cycle.

Internal leadership 

Within the Group, you'll:

Own quotation governance across technical and procurement functions.

Coordinate feasibility documentation and commitments.

Lead technical handovers to NPI with structured change and risk management.

Who you'll work with

Executive Leadership Team

Sales & Commercial Teams

NPI & Engineering Teams

External Suppliers & Partners

What we're looking for

Qualifications

Degree or HND in Engineering preferred.

Experience

Strong background in manufacturing and progression tooling design for stamped parts

Deep understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and customer-specific requirements.

Proven success delivering technically complex projects from quotation through to serial production.

Skills & mindset 

Advanced user of CAD tools and Autoform software

Confident, credible communicator at all levels.

Highly collaborative with the ability to influence.

Analytical, commercially aware, and detail-driven.

Self-starter with a results-focused mindset.

Creative problem solver with strong IT capability.

Additional informationTravel to Eastern Europe  and customer manufacturing sites will be required.

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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