Pre Contract Manager
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- England,East of England,Hertfordshire
- Full Time, Permanent
- £43,000 - £48,000 per annum
Job Description:
As a Pre-Contract Manager, you will take full ownership of the pre-contract journey-transforming high-potential enquiries into secured, profitable orders. You’ll combine technical expertise with commercial awareness, ensuring solutions are accurate, competitive, and aligned with client needs.
Key Skills
*Strong commercial awareness and negotiation ability
*Confident in closing and discussing price, value, and risk
*Technically competent with drawings and specifications
*Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
*Clear communicator who builds trust quickly
What You’ll Be Doing
Deal Progression & Closing
*Manage live opportunities through the full pre-contract pipeline to "closed won"
*Engage proactively with customers via phone, email, and Teams
*Negotiate commercial terms while protecting margin
*Identify and unblock stalled opportunities
*Apply qualification criteria to maintain a strong pipeline
Technical & Commercial Assurance
*Collaborate with technical and estimating teams to ensure accurate, compliant solutions
*Review drawings, specifications, and quotations
*Provide technical clarification to clients
*Identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
Pipeline Management & CRM
*Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records (e.g. HubSpot)
*Track pipeline health and progression
*Report on conversions, order values, and key movements
Continuous Improvement
*Contribute to improving win strategies and processes
*Analyse lost opportunities and recommend improvements
*Share market and customer insights internally
Internal Collaboration
*Work cross-functionally to ensure smooth project handovers
*Support internal reviews to ensure deliverability and profitability
Essential:
*GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths
*Experience within construction products (e.g. roofing, building envelope, fixings or similar)
*Background in estimating, technical sales, or internal sales
*Experience working from drawings, specifications, and BOQs
*Proven ability to progress opportunities and close deals
Desirable:
*Experience in roofing, waterproofing, or M&E
*CRM experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics)
*Exposure to commercial negotiations and value engineering
*Willingness to conduct site surveys
*Salary up to £48,000 DOE
*Monthly bonus
*31 days holiday (including bank holidays)
*5 paid sick days
*Pension scheme
*Free lunches
*Birthday voucher
*40-hour week with flexible start/finish times
EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.
Key Skills
*Strong commercial awareness and negotiation ability
*Confident in closing and discussing price, value, and risk
*Technically competent with drawings and specifications
*Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
*Clear communicator who builds trust quickly
What You’ll Be Doing
Deal Progression & Closing
*Manage live opportunities through the full pre-contract pipeline to "closed won"
*Engage proactively with customers via phone, email, and Teams
*Negotiate commercial terms while protecting margin
*Identify and unblock stalled opportunities
*Apply qualification criteria to maintain a strong pipeline
Technical & Commercial Assurance
*Collaborate with technical and estimating teams to ensure accurate, compliant solutions
*Review drawings, specifications, and quotations
*Provide technical clarification to clients
*Identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
Pipeline Management & CRM
*Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records (e.g. HubSpot)
*Track pipeline health and progression
*Report on conversions, order values, and key movements
Continuous Improvement
*Contribute to improving win strategies and processes
*Analyse lost opportunities and recommend improvements
*Share market and customer insights internally
Internal Collaboration
*Work cross-functionally to ensure smooth project handovers
*Support internal reviews to ensure deliverability and profitability
Essential:
*GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths
*Experience within construction products (e.g. roofing, building envelope, fixings or similar)
*Background in estimating, technical sales, or internal sales
*Experience working from drawings, specifications, and BOQs
*Proven ability to progress opportunities and close deals
Desirable:
*Experience in roofing, waterproofing, or M&E
*CRM experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics)
*Exposure to commercial negotiations and value engineering
*Willingness to conduct site surveys
*Salary up to £48,000 DOE
*Monthly bonus
*31 days holiday (including bank holidays)
*5 paid sick days
*Pension scheme
*Free lunches
*Birthday voucher
*40-hour week with flexible start/finish times
EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.
Job number 3706229
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Company Details:
EA FIRST LTD
Company size: 10–19 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
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