Field Sales Engineer

Holt Recruitment Group Limited; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment organization is seeking an experienced Field Sales Engineer to drive sales growth in custom and standard cable assembly solutions. This fully remote role covers the Midlands territory, focusing on developing customer relationships and providing technical understanding to help OEM and industrial clients. Candidates must have a solid background in technical sales or account management within cable assemblies or electronics. Excellent communication skills and familiarity with CRM systems are essential.

Benefits

Car allowance

Laptop

Phone

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales or field sales within cable assemblies or electronics manufacturing.
• Strong technical understanding of cable assembly design and related products.
• Ability to read drawings, specifications, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a territory sales plan to meet targets.
• Win new business and grow existing accounts for cable assemblies.
• Understand customer needs and translate into cable assembly solutions.
• Support prototype builds and post-sales technical support.
• Monitor market activity and represent the business at events.

Skills

Technical sales

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Field Sales Engineer

Fully Remote (Midlands Territory)

£35,000 – £45,000 DOE + Car Allowance, Laptop, Phone, Bonus

An experienced Field Sales Engineer is required to drive sales growth of custom and standard cable assembly solutions across the Midlands, working fully remotely with regular customer visits. This role blends technical understanding of cable assemblies and interconnects with relationship-building, helping OEM, industrial and technology customers specify and implement the right solutions for their applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a territory sales plan to achieve revenue and margin targets.
• Identify, qualify and win new business for cable assemblies, wire harnesses and related interconnect products, while growing existing accounts through regular contact, visits and technical presentations.
• Understand customer design requirements and translate them into feasible cable assembly solutions, advising on connectors, harness layouts, shielding, materials and assembly methods.
• Work closely with design engineers to support prototype builds, design validation and post‑sales technical support, including troubleshooting issues on customer sites.
• Monitor market and competitor activity, feeding back customer insights and product improvement ideas, and representing the business at trade shows, conferences and technical events.

What You’ll Need

• Background in technical sales, field sales or technical account management, experience working within cable assemblies, wire harnesses, interconnect products or electronics manufacturing
• Strong technical understanding of cable assembly design, materials, connectors and manufacturing processes, with confidence reading drawings, specifications and schematics.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills, with a self‑motivated, organised approach to managing a remote territory and pipeline.
• Comfortable using CRM systems and Microsoft Office, with a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the Midlands as needed.

To find out more please contact Max Sinclair and send your CV to [e-mail]