Area Sales Manager / Technical Sales Engineer
Company: Northern Based British Manufacturer
Industry: Mechanical Components – Rotating Equipment
Products: Industrial Seals / Gaskets / Flow components / Pumps / Valves
Salary: £45,000 to £58,000 Basic salary (experience dependent)
Benefits: Home Office, Company Car, Pension, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Credit Card and Bonus, on target earnings £75,000+
Location: Northwest UK (Home Based)
A world leading manufacturer of rotating equipment and mechanical components for applications throughout numerous industrial sectors including Chemical, Oil & Gas, Food and Beverage, Pulp and Paper, Mining, Process, Defence, Power, Wastewater, and Pharmaceutical. My client has been established for many years and is a global leader in rotating equipment with a multimillion turnover operating across the World. They manufacture products, systems, and solutions that enhance pump efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce maintenance downtime and cost.
Reporting directly to the UK Sales Manager, the successful candidate will take responsibility for business activities throughout the Northwest of England and North Wales region. You will manage this area, taking responsibility for Account Management and new client acquisition. This will involve 70% strategic key account management of existing clients and 30% new business activity. There is a diverse client base in this region, and you will be selling and working within a multitude of industrial, process, and manufacturing environments. This is technical solution selling; you will need to have a mechanical engineering aptitude but also be an articulate and dynamic salesperson. A strong mechanical engineering aptitude and/or qualification either through an engineering apprenticeship and/or Engineering Degree is required.
This is a home-based role that requires regular customer visits throughout the sales region. We anticipate one day will be spent working from your home office with four days focusing on developing and managing customers. As Technical Sales Engineer, you will be expected to report all sales and quotation activity on a monthly basis. You will be supported by a team of internal sales engineers who will assist with any technical backup needed to assist in closing the sale and supporting the customer. We are looking to speak with candidates with strong account management and business development skills and a mechanical engineering background – realistic earnings £75,000+.
The Candidate:
* External sales experience from an associated sector (i.e., mechanical seals, rotating equipment, pumps, valves, etc.)
* Mechanical Engineering Background
* Full knowledge of rotating equipment and mechanical seals highly beneficial
* Understanding of Rotating Equipment: pumps, motors, gearboxes, compressors, seals, etc.
* A strong strategic thinker with exceptional ability to develop relationships, manage key accounts, and develop new business
* Excellent communication skills, able to communicate and sell to a wide variety of levels.
* A proven track record of business-to-business sales.
* Dynamic “can do” attitude and enthusiasm for sales
* An engineering qualification will be advantageous but not essential.
* A mechanical engineering apprenticeship would also be desirable.
* Extensive product training will be provided.
* Ability to identify upselling/cross-selling opportunities.
Please click on the apply button or contact Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days.
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