Area Sales Manager

Verto People; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A mechanical engineering provider is seeking an Area Sales Manager to manage key accounts and develop new business across the East of the UK. This fully remote role involves selling engineering products such as pumps and valves. Candidates should have experience in sales within mechanical engineering and possess a relevant technical qualification. The position offers a salary of £40,000-£45,000 plus benefits, such as a company car and additional perks.

Benefits

Company car

25 days vacation plus bank holidays

Phone and laptop

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales role within mechanical engineering is essential.
• A clean driving license is required for travel across the UK.
• Technical qualifications in engineering are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business and manage key accounts in designated regions.
• Sell mechanical engineering products such as pumps and valves.
• Liaise with engineering departments and maintain customer relationships.

Skills

Experience in mechanical engineering

Key account management

Technical sales experience

Communication skills

Education

Technical engineering qualification (HNC, HND, or Degree)

Tools

Sales management software

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager required to join a global leading mechanical engineering provider.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will work fully remote, responsible for new business development and key account management covering areas such as Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire. selling products such as pumps, valves, flow control, filtration, fittings, and other associated mechanical engineering products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for new business development and key account management covering areas such as Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, selling products such as pumps, valves, flow control, filtration, fittings, and other associated mechanical engineering products.
• Operate in a variety of industrial engineering industries including automotive, filtration, food & bev, metals, oil & gas, and similar other industrial / mechanical engineering industries.
• Maintaining new mechanical engineering sales with demonstration, exhibition, and negotiation to achieve targets.
• Liaise with various engineering departments.
• Fully remote covering the East of the UK - Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire.

Requirements

• Experience as a Key Account Manager, Account Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Representative or similar within mechanical engineering.
• Internal Sales Engineers looking to progress into an external role would also be of interest.
• A technical engineering qualification, Apprentice trained, HNC, HND or Degree would be advantageous.
• Experience selling, servicing or managing accounts of a mechanical engineering product such as compressors, pumps, valves, plant equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics, rotating equipment, MRO - bearings, motors, gearboxes, mechanical machinery, power tools, industrial systems, automation products or similar.
• Full clean driving license.
• Willingness to travel across the East of the UK.

Package & Benefits

• £40,000-£45,000 depending on experience
• Bonus
• Company car
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Phone, laptop plus additional benefits