Area Sales Manager

Verto People; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering manufacturer is seeking an Area Sales Manager to work remotely across the North of the UK and Scotland. The role involves managing key accounts and promoting a range of pressure and temperature instruments. Ideal candidates should have experience in sales within an engineering environment and possess a full UK driving license. The package includes a competitive salary, bonus, company car, pension, and private medical care.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Company car

Pension

Private medical care

Qualifications

• Experience in sales within an engineering or instrumentation environment.
• Proven track record in face-to-face customer interactions.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of key accounts in mechanical and process industries.
• Develop new business and foster existing customer relationships.
• Promote pressure and temperature instruments to various sectors.
• Conduct product demonstrations and negotiate to achieve sales targets.

Skills

Key Account Management

Customer Relationship Management

Sales Engineering

Business Development

Technical Sales

Job description

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

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will work remotely, covering the North of the UK and Scotland, promoting a full range of pressure and temperature instrumentation, including pressure gauges, pressure switches, sensors, thermometers, and temperature switches.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will ideally have experience selling or managing key accounts for mechanical, process, or industrial engineering products, particularly instrumentation products such as pressure, temperature, flow, level, or analytical measurement instruments. Full product and technical training will be provided.

Package

• £45,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)
• Bonus
• Company car
• Pension
• Private medical care

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Role

• Manage a portfolio of key accounts across distribution and OEM customers within the mechanical and process industries.
• Develop new business and grow existing relationships across sectors such as chemical, food & beverage, oil & gas, power generation, and water.
• Promote a wide range of pressure and temperature instruments, including gauges, switches, and sensors.
• Maintain and expand sales through product demonstrations, exhibitions, and negotiations to achieve growth targets.
• Collaborate closely with the Internal Sales team to ensure outstanding after-sales service.
• Liaise with technical and engineering departments to provide tailored customer solutions.
• Work remotely, covering the North of the UK and Scotland.

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Requirements

• Experience as a Key Account Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, or Technical Sales Engineer within an engineering or instrumentation environment.
• Proven experience conducting face-to-face customer visits and managing your own appointment schedule.
• Ideally experienced in selling or supporting mechanical or industrial instrumentation products such as pressure, temperature, flow, level, or analytical measurement instruments.
• Determined, enthusiastic, and motivated to grow business across industrial and process sectors.
• Full UK driving license.
• Willingness to travel throughout the North of the UK and Scotland to customer sites.