Pre Contract Manager

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 pipelineTechnical & 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 opportunitiesPipeline 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 movementsContinuous Improvement Contribute to improving win strategies and processes Analyse lost opportunities and recommend improvements Share market and customer insights internallyInternal 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 dealsDesirable: 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