Area Sales Engineer - Electrical

Rise Executive Search & Recruitment Ltd; England; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks an experienced Field-based Area Sales Engineer in the Industrial Control & Automation industry. Responsible for managing client relationships and sales, the ideal candidate will demonstrate technical knowledge and a proven sales track record. Excellent negotiable salary and benefits include a bonus, share scheme, and a quality company car.

Benefits

Negotiate salary DOE

Bonus

Share scheme

Quality company car

Pension

25 days + statutory holidays

Qualifications

• Sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and sales skill required.
• Career development training to enhance sales skills is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Sell a full range of Industrial Control & Automation products and solutions.
• Manage accounts while identifying new business opportunities.
• Plan activities to meet sales targets and ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Sales skills

Technical knowledge in Industrial Automation

Relationship management

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Electrical/Electronic discipline qualification

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Engineer Industrial Electrical Control & Automation Excellent Negotiable Salary DOE, plus Bonus, Share Scheme, Quality Company Car, Pension, and more. 25 days plus Statutory holidays.

On behalf of our Client we have an excellent opportunity in technical sales team of this rapidly growing business for an experienced Field based Area Sales Engineer 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 Sales Engineer will be selling a full range of high quality Industrial Control & Automation products, i.e. Control Gear, Switchgear & Circuit Protection, Variable Speed Drives, Sensors, PLC, HMI, Enclosures, Cable Management & consumables, and Process Instrumentation, along with the capability to provide customised and packaged solutions, into the OEM, End User, System Integrator and Panel Builder markets across the M62/M180 corridor, West Yorkshire, and parts of Greater Manchester & Cheshire.

Responsibilities

• Work as an external sales professional selling a full range of Industrial Control & Automation products and solutions to OEMs, End Users, System Integrators and Panel Builders.
• Develop and manage an existing portfolio of accounts while identifying new avenues of business to achieve defined sales targets.
• Plan and prioritise activities to meet sales objectives; travel as required to cover the M62/M180 corridor, West Yorkshire and parts of Greater Manchester & Cheshire.
• Provide customised and packaged solutions and ensure customer satisfaction through technical knowledge and strong relationship management.
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal teams, utilise Microsoft packages for planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• Sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry.
• Formal qualification in an Electrical/Electronic discipline is desirable but not essential; ability to demonstrate knowledge and sales skill is required.
• Benefited from career development training to enhance sales skills is advantageous.

Benefits

• Negotiable salary DOE
• Bonus
• Share scheme
• Quality company car
• Pension
• 25 days + statutory holidays

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.

Working Monday to Friday around normal office hours, although this is an external sales role requiring road travel so flexibility is expected in order to meet the needs of the business. Excellent attributes such as good organisational 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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To register your interest contact us with an up to date CV and we will be pleased to call you for a confidential discussion. To view more of our positions click on the Rise logo at the top of this page or visit our website directly.

We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Renewable Energy, Electrical, Control & 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 & 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.