Area Sales Engineer

Roberts Webb Recruitment Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car/Allowance

Bonus

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Roberts Webb Recruitment Limited is working with a well-established engineering services business to appoint an ambitious Area Sales Engineer. You will drive new business, develop key accounts, and act as a trusted advisor to customers in manufacturing and industrial sectors.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will identify opportunities, secure new business, grow revenue within an established portfolio, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver tailored solutions and outstanding service.

Qualifications

• Mechanical, electrical or technical engineering background (hands-on or technical sales).
• Proven success in business development or technical sales roles.
• Established network within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business opportunities across the territory.
• Build strong relationships with key decision-makers and customers.
• Grow revenue within new and existing accounts.
• Develop tailored commercial solutions that add genuine value.
• Act as primary contact, delivering exceptional customer experience.
• Manage full sales cycle from prospecting to account development.
• Collaborate with internal technical and operational teams to deliver service.
• Represent the business professionally at meetings and events.

Skills

Technical sales

New business development

Account relationships

Communication skills

Negotiation

Job description

Cheshire/Staffordshire | Up to £52,000 + £10k bonus + Company Car/Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Are you a technically minded sales professional with a passion for winning new business and building long-term customer relationships?

Our client is a well-established and highly respected engineering services business with an excellent reputation for delivering critical support solutions to customers across a range of manufacturing and industrial sectors. Due to continued growth, they are looking to appoint an ambitious Area Sales Engineer to drive new business, develop key accounts and play an integral role in their future success.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys opening doors, developing lasting partnerships and becoming a trusted advisor to customers. If you have an existing network within manufacturing or industrial environments and enjoy identifying commercial opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

Reporting into the Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for identifying, securing and developing new customer relationships while maximising opportunities within an established portfolio of accounts.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying and securing new business opportunities across your territory.


• Building strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers.


• Growing revenue within both new and existing customer accounts.


• Developing tailored commercial solutions that add genuine value to customers.


• Acting as the primary point of contact, ensuring an exceptional customer experience.


• Managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through to account development.


• Working closely with internal technical and operational teams to deliver outstanding service.


• Representing the business professionally at customer meetings, networking events and corporate hospitality.

Your experience:

We're looking for a commercially driven individual who combines technical understanding with excellent relationship-building skills.

You’ll ideally have:

• A mechanical, electrical or technical engineering background, either through hands‑on experience or technical sales.


• Proven success within a business development or technical sales role.


• A strong track record of generating new business and developing profitable customer relationships.


• Experience selling technical products, services or engineered solutions into manufacturing or industrial environments.


• The ability to build credibility with engineering, maintenance and operational decision‑makers.


• An established network of contacts that can help generate new commercial opportunities.


• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.


• A proactive, resilient and self‑motivated approach with a genuine desire to exceed targets.

If you're an ambitious technical sales professional who thrives on developing new business, building lasting client relationships and making a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.