Northern Technical Sales Specialist — Grow Territory & Partnerships

taylorollinson Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

taylorollinson Ltd. seeks a Technical Sales Specialist to own a major northern territory, field-based and focused on growth across Pharma/biopharma, Chemical, F&B and O&G sectors.

Build customer partnerships and convert opportunities into lasting commercial relationships through technically informed proposals. You will cover the Northern UK, travel regularly, engage engineering and production teams, and translate technical needs into compelling value cases.

Qualifications

• A degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• At least two years of experience selling a technical product or solution to industrial or process-industry customers.
• The confidence to learn technical applications, ask thoughtful questions and communicate clearly with both technical and commercial stakeholders.
• A record of building customer relationships and progressing sales opportunities, with the ambition and persistence to grow a territory.
• Fluent written and spoken English, a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the North of the UK, including Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory plan to grow revenue and market share.
• Open new accounts and deepen relationships through targeted visits and follow-up.
• Engage engineering, production, quality and procurement to address customer priorities.
• Translate technical needs into persuasive proposals with cross‑functional support.
• Own opportunities from first contact to close; maintain accurate pipeline and CRM.
• Travel regularly across the territory plus occasional national/international travel.

Skills

Technical sales

Territory management

English fluency

Education

Chemistry or Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

taylorollinson Ltd. seeks a Technical Sales Specialist to own a major northern territory, field-based and focused on growth across Pharma/biopharma, Chemical, F&B and O&G sectors.

Build customer partnerships and convert opportunities into lasting commercial relationships through technically informed proposals. You will cover the Northern UK, travel regularly, engage engineering and production teams, and translate technical needs into compelling value cases.