SALES MANAGER - INDUSTRIAL
Company: British Manufacturer
Location: Home Based (UK)
Salary: £45,000 to £70,000 Basic salary (experience dependent), on target earnings £80,000+
Benefits: Home Office, Company Car, Pension, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Credit Card, Bonus
A world leading manufacturer of hydraulic components is now looking for an experienced senior sales professional who has sold hydraulic components into industrial OEMs and distributors across the UK. You will have a strong network of customers who buy hydraulic components, such as machine tool manufacturers, food processing, oil and gas, power, energy, gas turbine manufacturers, machine builders, metal cutting and forming, injection moulding, industrial hydraulic distributors, and hydraulic system integrators.
You will be working for a £20 Billion + group who are ambitiously growing through acquisition and new client acquisition. My client has been established for many years and is renowned for their engineering capabilities, excellent service, and innovation. Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, you will map out and segment the industrial hydraulics market and take full responsibility for growing this market.
This is a technical solution selling role. You will need to have a mechanical engineering aptitude and be an articulate and dynamic salesperson. A strong mechanical engineering aptitude and/or qualification is required, either through an engineering apprenticeship or an Engineering Degree.
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. We are looking to speak with candidates with strong account management, distribution management, and business development skills, along with a mechanical engineering background, offering realistic earnings of £85,000+ and fantastic career progression within a large multi-billion manufacturing group.
The Candidate:
1. The successful candidate will have external sales experience from an associated sector (i.e., hydraulics, pumps, valves, fluid dynamics).
2. Mechanical Engineering Components experience.
3. Mechanical Engineering Background.
4. A strong strategic thinker with exceptional ability to develop relationships, manage key accounts, and develop new business.
5. Ability to identify upselling/cross-selling opportunities.
6. Excellent communication skills, able to communicate and sell to a variety of levels.
7. A proven track record of business-to-business sales.
8. Dynamic “can do” attitude and enthusiasm for sales.
9. An engineering qualification will be advantageous but not essential.
10. A mechanical engineering apprenticeship would also be desirable.
11. Extensive product training will be provided.
Please click on the apply button or contact Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days.
Job Info
Job Title: SALES MANAGER - INDUSTRIAL
Company: CV-Library
Location: Bristol, UK
Posted: [Insert posting date]
Closes: Jan 9th 2025
Sector: [Insert sector]
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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