Area Sales Manager - Industrial Automation

Lord Search & Selection; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car allowance

Benefits package

Job summary

Lord Search & Selection is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive growth across the South East, London corridors and motorway routes M1, M3, M20. You will develop existing customers while identifying and securing new business opportunities across OEMs, systems integrators and end users.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will deliver against sales targets, provide technical and commercial support, and work closely with in-house specialists to grow the client’s automation portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience selling in industrial automation or engineering sectors.
• Proven track record of managing and growing sales territories.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of automation portfolios.
• Ability to develop OEM and system integrator relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an established sales territory across the South East, London and corridor routes including M1, M3, M20.
• Develop relationships with OEMs, system integrators, distributors and end-user customers.
• Identify new project opportunities and drive specification sales activity.
• Provide technical and commercial support across the automation portfolio.
• Collaborate with in-house technical specialists and support teams to win opportunities.
• Deliver against agreed sales targets and growth objectives.
• Maintain strong market awareness and competitor knowledge.

Skills

Industrial automation

Field sales

OEM relationships

Systems integrators

End-user sales

Education

Engineering or technical degree

Job description

Our retained client is a globally recognised leader in industrial automation technology, renowned for innovation, engineering excellence, and long-term customer partnerships. We are looking to appoint a dynamic and commercially driven Area Sales Manager to manage and develop the South East, London, M1,M3,M20 corridor territories..

The Role

Reporting to the Sales Manager you will be responsible for developing existing customer relationships while identifying and securing new business opportunities across a broad range of industrial sectors including OEMs, systems integrators, and end users.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and growing an established sales territory.
• Developing relationships with OEMs, system integrators, distributors, and end-user customers.
• Identifying new project opportunities and driving specification sales activity.
• Providing technical and commercial support across our client's automation portfolio.
• Working closely with inhouse technical specialists and support teams.
• Delivering against agreed sales targets and growth objectives.
• Maintaining strong market awareness and competitor knowledge.

Candidate Profile

We are keen to speak with ambitious and technically capable sales professionals currently operating within industrial automation sector or engineering sales related technologies.

Suitable backgrounds may include:

• PLCs & controls
• Machine vision
• Factory automation
• Robotics
• Electrical or mechanical engineering sales

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a globally respected automation manufacturer
• Strong brand reputation and high-quality product portfolio
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Competitive salary and bonus package
• Company car allowance and benefits package