Area Sales Engineer

Marmon Lift Recruitment; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission structure

Company vehicle

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Health and wellbeing programme

Ongoing training

Personal incentives

Job summary

Marmon Lift Recruitment in Leicester is seeking an Area Sales Engineer to drive growth in a technical sales role within the engineering and industrial machinery sector. You will manage and develop customer relationships across an allocated territory, identify opportunities and demonstrate products to prospects.

Candidates from sales or engineering backgrounds are invited to apply; full training is provided, with a clear commission structure and a company vehicle, 25 days leave, pension and a

Qualifications

• Experience in sales within a technical or engineering environment.
• Willingness to travel across the territory.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially aware with ability to identify and close sales.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with existing customer accounts.
• Identify and generate new business opportunities within your territory.
• Arrange and conduct product demonstrations.
• Build strong relationships with prospective and existing customers.
• Follow up on leads and convert opportunities into sales.
• Monitor and report on territory performance and development.
• Provide an excellent level of customer service throughout the sales process.

Skills

Sales experience

Engineering background

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Job description

Area Sales Engineer

Technical Sales, Engineering & Industrial Machinery

Location: Leicester

Salary: £35,000–£40,000 + Commission

Marmon Lift Recruitment is seeking a motivated and commercially minded Area Sales Engineer to join a well-established business within the engineering, manufacturing and industrial machinery sector. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within technical sales. Whether you have previous sales experience or come from an engineering, machining or manufacturing background and are looking to move into sales, full training and ongoing development will be provided.

You will be responsible for managing and developing customer relationships across an allocated territory, identifying new business opportunities and driving sales growth. The role offers the opportunity to develop your technical sales skills while building strong customer relationships and contributing to the continued growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with existing customer accounts.
• Identify and generate new business opportunities within your territory.
• Arrange and conduct product demonstrations.
• Build strong relationships with prospective and existing customers.
• Follow up on leads and convert opportunities into sales.
• Monitor and report on territory performance and development.
• Provide an excellent level of customer service throughout the sales process.

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in sales, ideally within a technical or engineering environment.
• Engineering, machining or manufacturing knowledge would be advantageous.
• A confident, driven and self-motivated individual.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to identify and close sales opportunities.
• Willingness to travel between allocated sales territories.
• A positive attitude with a genuine desire to learn and develop.

Candidates at all levels of experience are encouraged to apply, as full training will be provided.

What's on Offer?

• Clear commission structure.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company vehicle and fuel card.
• Company mobile phone and laptop.
• Company pension scheme.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Personal incentives and additional company benefits.