External Sales Engineer

Primaire Consulting Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Company pension scheme

Company laptop and mobile phone

Job summary

Primaire Consulting Ltd is seeking an External Sales Engineer for Gateshead. This field-based role requires a technically minded sales professional with strong knowledge of industrial automation and control products.

You will develop customer solutions, build relationships, and close opportunities with customers across the shop floor to senior decision makers. The position emphasizes pipeline management, target attainment, and staying updated on latest automation technology.

Qualifications

• External/field-based technical sales experience.
• Strong knowledge of industrial automation products (PLC, drives, sensors).
• Ability to identify opportunities and close deals with customers.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Results-driven and customer-focused.
• Team player who can also work independently.

Responsibilities

• Use your technical knowledge of automation and control products to develop customer solutions and generate new business.
• Prepare accurate, competitive sales quotations that meet customer requirements.
• Work independently to manage your own pipeline and hit sales targets.
• Build and maintain close relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Keep your product and technical knowledge up to date with the latest technology.

Skills

External sales experience

Industrial automation knowledge

Customer relationship skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation / initiative

Teamwork

Job description

External Sales Engineer – Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (field-based)

About this Role:

Are you a technically minded sales professional with a background in industrial automation and control? An established business in the sector is looking for an External Sales Engineer to join its Gateshead branch on a permanent, full-time basis.

This is a field sales role where you'll use your technical knowledge to put together solutions for customers, spot new opportunities and see them through to a successful close. You'll be working with customers at every level, from the shop floor to senior decision makers, and building strong relationships with both customers and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use your technical knowledge of automation and control products to develop customer solutions and generate new business
• Prepare accurate, competitive sales quotations that meet customer requirements
• Work independently to manage your own pipeline and hit sales targets
• Build and maintain close relationships with customers and suppliers
• Keep your product and technical knowledge up to date with the latest technology

What's on Offer:

• Company car
• Company pension scheme
• Company laptop and mobile phone

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in an external or field-based technical sales role
• Strong knowledge of the industrial automation and control industry and its products (e.g. PLCs, drives, sensors, control gear)
• Confident dealing with customers at all levels, with the ability to identify opportunities and close them out
• Results-driven and customer-focused
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A team player who can also work well on their own initiative