Area Sales Manager - Industrial Automation

Lord Search & Selection; Kenfig; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car allowance

Benefits package

Job summary

Lord Search & Selection is recruiting on behalf of a globally recognised leader in industrial automation to appoint an Area Sales Manager for the North West and North Wales territory. You will develop existing customer relationships while identifying and securing new business across OEMs, system integrators, distributors and end users.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will deliver against sales targets, provide technical and commercial support, and work with in-house specialists to maximise

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in industrial automation or engineering sales.
• Technical background in PLCs, machine vision, robotics, or factory automation.
• Strong account management and new business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the North West & North Wales territory.
• 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 our client's automation portfolio.
• Work closely with inhouse technical specialists and support teams.
• Deliver against agreed sales targets and growth objectives.
• Maintain strong market awareness and competitor knowledge.

Skills

Industrial networking / IO-Link

PLCs & controls

Machine vision

Factory automation

Robotics

Electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

North West & North Wales

Up To £60,000 + bonus + exec car + Co benefits

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 North West and North Wales territory.

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.

• 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:

• Industrial networking / IO-Link
• 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
• Excellent career development prospects
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Competitive salary and bonus package
• Company car allowance and benefits package