Area Sales Manager

Verto People; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mechanical engineering provider is seeking an Area Sales Manager/Sales Engineer to handle business development and key account management. This role is fully remote, covering regions including Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Newcastle. Ideal candidates will have experience in mechanical engineering sales and a technical background. The package includes a salary of £40,000-£45,000, bonuses, and additional benefits like a company car and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Company car

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Phone and laptop provided

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Key Account Manager, Sales Engineer or similar.
• A technical engineering qualification like HNC, HND or Degree.
• Full clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for new business development and key account management.
• Liaise with various engineering departments.
• Achieve sales targets through demonstrations and negotiations.

Skills

Key Account Management

New Business Development

Mechanical Engineering

Technical Sales

Client Relationship Management

Education

Technical engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

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

Location and coverage

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 Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle selling products such as pumps, valves, flow control, filtration, fittings, and other associated mechanical engineering products.

Experience and qualifications

• 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 Scotland & North East.

Package

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

Role responsibilities

• Responsible for new business development and key account management covering areas such as Glasgow, Edinburgh and the North East 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 role covering the West Midlands and Northwest of the UK.