Regional Business Manager

Kevin Edward Associates; Beckingthorpe; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Excellent training and development

Bonus potential

Job summary

Kevin Edward Associates seeks a commercially astute Regional Business Manager for the East Midlands. The role focuses on owning a sales territory, selling connectors, switches, RF cable assemblies and mechanical components to design engineers and buyers across a diverse manufacturing base, with structured training and career development.

You will develop and grow sales across your territory, visit customers to understand designs, manage distributor relationships, and build a robust pipeline from

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical background.
• Experience in technical sales, internal sales or sales support is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and resilience are essential.
• Organised and self-motivated with a willingness to work in the field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow sales across your territory, winning new accounts and expanding existing ones.
• Visit customers to understand their designs and position products at the design stage.
• Manage relationships with distribution partners and work with them to generate demand.
• Build a pipeline of design-in opportunities and track progress through to production.
• Work with technical and customer support teams to deliver samples, quotes and solutions.
• Report on activity, forecasts and market trends.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Strong communication skills

Independent / self-motivated

Drive and resilience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent technical background

Job description

Regional Business Manager, Electromechanical Components (East Midlands)

Location: Field-based, East Midlands (M1 corridor, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire)

Package: c. £40,000 base + company car + bonus + excellent training

The opportunity

A leading European manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components is looking for a bright, commercially astute and technically curious person to own a sales territory in the East Midlands. You will sell connectors, switches, RF cable assemblies and mechanical components to design engineers and buyers across a varied manufacturing base, supported by a structured training programme and a market-leading product range.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and grow sales across your territory, winning new accounts and expanding existing ones
• Visit customers to understand their designs, and position products at the design stage
• Manage relationships with distribution partners and work with them to generate demand
• Build a pipeline of design-in opportunities and track progress through to production
• Work with the technical and customer support teams to deliver samples, quotes and solutions
• Report on activity, forecasts and market trends

About you

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical background (or a strong technical aptitude with commercial experience)
• Early-career, with experience in technical sales, internal sales, sales support or a similar customer-facing role being an advantage
• Strong communication skills, drive and resilience, with a genuine curiosity about how products are designed and made
• Organised and self-motivated, comfortable working independently in the field
• Full UK driving licence

What's on offer

• Base salary of c. £40,000 plus bonus
• Company car
• Excellent training and development, with clear routes to progress within the business
• A broad, well-supported product range and strong technical backup