Aftersales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Aftersales / Account Manager to sell components and spare parts used in machinery for the food industry. This home-based role involves managing existing accounts and developing new business, with a strong emphasis on sales success. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in sales, particularly in the manufacturing sector, and experience in the food industry is a plus. A competitive salary package with additional earnings is on offer, alongside a good work-life balance.

Benefits

Commission and bonus structure

Hybrid company car

Good work-life balance

Qualifications

• A proven track record in field-based or internal sales role selling engineered components or spare parts.
• Experience selling spare parts used in packaging or process machinery, especially in the food industry is beneficial.
• An engineering background is advantageous, particularly with service engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing accounts and develop new business nationally from a clean CRM.
• Work 50% of time internally and 50% visiting clients with a focus on account management.

Skills

Proven sales success

Commercial awareness

Drive to succeed in sales

Job description

Job Overview

A classic Aftersales / Account Manager role selling components and spare parts used in packaging and process machinery supplied to the food industry.

A good work life balance, a superb package and genuinely a great place to work!

Salary and Benefits

BASIC SALARY: up to £45,000

BENEFITS:

• Commission and Bonus to earn circa £15,000 in 1st year for OTE of £60,000 (but open ended and OTE in years 2 and 3 will be circa £75,000)
• Hybrid Company Car

Location

LOCATION: Home based, ideally living within East Anglia but you can live anywhere in the UK

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Bristol, Lincoln

Job Description

This Aftersales Manager role is classic account management and sales role working from home, with 1 week a month in the office (staying in a hotel if not commutable) selling spare parts and components used in packaging machinery used in the food industry. 50% internal sales and 50% visiting clients nationally with 60% being existing account management and 40% business development from a clean CRM and with a very realistic 1st year target.

Person Specification

• You will have a proven track record of success in a field based or internal sales role selling engineered components or spare parts into the manufacturing and industrial markets.
• Ideally, you will have sold spare parts or components used in packaging or process machinery used in the food industry.
• Any engineering background would be advantageous, particularly if you have previous experience in service engineering, but is not essential.
• You will be commercially aware and have a drive to succeed in sales.

The Company

A well established British market leader who offer high quality alternative after market support for packaging machinery used in the food industry. The company is fast growing with a plan to continue that growth and they do like to promote from within. As this Aftersales Manager, you will be reporting to a guy I placed there 4 years ago who has been promoted twice in that time.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MPH18353, Wallace Hind Selection