Area Sales Engineer

TipTopJob; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Executive Search and Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Area Sales Engineer/Manager for the Industrial Automation sector. You will sell PLCs, control gear, switchgear, drives, sensors and HMI solutions to OEMs, end users, system integrators and panel builders across the Teeside/South Tyneside region.

You will develop an account portfolio, meet sales targets and expand business through new avenues while collaborating with engineering teams to tailor solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in industrial automation sales/tech sales.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Sell a range of Industrial Automation products into OEMs, End Users, System Integrators and Panel Builders.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of accounts across Teeside/South Tyneside area; identify new business opportunities.
• Work towards defined sales targets and create personal development plans to achieve objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver solutions and ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Sales acumen

Technical sales

Account development

Communication

Organisation

Education

ONC/HND or above in Electrical/Electronic

Tools

PLC

Control Gear

Switchgear

Circuit Protection

Variable Speed Drives

Sensors

HMI

Process Instrumentation

Job description

Area Sales Engineer Industrial Electrical Control and Automation Excellent Negotiable Salary dependent upon experience, plus excellent benefits of Car, Pension, Buy/Sell holidays, and more.

On behalf of our Client we have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Area Sales Engineer/Area Sales Manager with a proven track record as a business developer and excellent salesman in the Electrical Control and Automation industry to join the team of this first class business.

The successful candidate will be selling a range of high quality Industrial Automation products, i.e. PLC, Control Gear, Switchgear and Circuit Protection, Variable Speed Drives, Sensors, HMI and Process Instrumentation into the OEM, End User, System Integrator and Panel Builder markets throughout the South Tyneside/Teeside area, including, Middlesbrough, Stockton on Tees, Darlington, Hartlepool, and South of the Tyne, Sunderland, which would all be suitable base locations.

As an already successful Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, Technical Salesperson, you will have sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry coupled with a record of sales success and achievement. A formal qualification in an Electrical/Electronic discipline to ONC/HND or above is desirable but not essential, you should be able to demonstrate your knowledge and sales ability otherwise. Ideally you will also have benefited from further career development training to enhance your sales skills.

As is usual you will be working to achieve defined sales targets and capable of developing a personal plan in order to achieve your objectives through managing and further developing an existing portfolio of accounts whilst constantly striving to identify new avenues of business. Excellent attributes such as good organisation and communication skills, along with the ability to be an effective team player whilst enjoying a level of autonomy are essential, as are capability with Microsoft packages.

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We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Renewable Energy, Electrical, Control and Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities.

Rise Executive Search and Recruitment Ltd are currently working on a wide range of business to business/B2B sales positions, account management, business development and sales management roles including: Sales Manager, UK Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Country Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, National Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Executive, National Account Executive, Sales Specialist, Global Account Manager, Sales Representative, Territory Sales, Field Sales, Client Relationship Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Consultant, Technical Sales, Senior Sales Engineer, Export Sales, International Sales, European Sales, Branch Manager, Sales Director, Trainee Sales, Graduate Sales, Telesales, Internal Sales, Office Sales.