Area Sales Executive (Automation / Controls)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Pension

Training

Progression

Company Benefits

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking an Area Sales Executive to cover the North East, including Gateshead. You will develop existing accounts and identify new opportunities, selling automation and control solutions across industrial sectors.

With training and progression on offer, you will build strong relationships with customers and internal teams while promoting Siemens and PLC-based solutions. A strong technical background in automation or engineering is ideal.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales, engineering or a customer-facing industrial role.
• Knowledge or an interest in industrial automation, electrical controls or engineering products.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing customer accounts across the North East
• Identifying new business opportunities and growing sales within your territory
• Promoting industrial automation, electrical control and associated products
• Understanding customer requirements and recommending suitable technical solutions
• Preparing and following up quotations to secure new business
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams

Skills

Technical sales

Engineering background

Customer-facing

Tools

Siemens

PLC

Job description

Area Sales Executive (Automation / Controls)

£30,000 - £40,000 + OTE £48,000 + Company Car + Pension + Training + Progression + Company Benefits

Gateshead, North East

Are you a Sales Executive or Engineer with an interest in technical sales, looking to join a well-established automation specialist with a strong reputation and a profitable North East territory?

This long-standing engineering supplier provides specialist automation and control solutions to customers across a wide range of industrial sectors. With an established customer base, strong supplier relationships and access to leading automation technologies, the business offers a supportive environment where you can build your technical and commercial expertise.

Working across a large North East territory, you'll develop existing accounts, identify new opportunities and provide customers with tailored technical solutions. You'll receive ongoing product training and support, with the opportunity to take ownership of your patch and develop a successful career in technical sales.

This role would suit someone with a background in industrial automation, electrical engineering or technical sales who is confident building relationships and keen to develop their commercial career.

The Role:

• Managing and developing customer accounts across the North East
• Identifying new business opportunities and growing sales within your territory
• Promoting industrial automation, electrical control and associated products
• Understanding customer requirements and recommending suitable technical solutions
• Preparing and following up quotations to secure new business
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams

The Person:

• Experience in technical sales, engineering or a customer-facing industrial role
• Knowledge or an interest in industrial automation, electrical controls or engineering products

Reference Number: BBBH28140

Keywords: Area Sales Executive, Sales Executive, Technical Sales Executive, Sales Engineer, Automation, Industrial Automation, Electrical Controls, Control Systems, Siemens, PLC, Gateshead, Newcastle, North East, Tyne and Wear

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.