Regional Sales Manager

Working Solutions Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/ car allowance

Uncapped commission

25 days holidays

Job summary

WSR is recruiting for a Regional Sales Manager for our reputable client in Milton Keynes, covering England, Scotland and Wales. The role focuses on capital equipment solutions for food processing and packaging, combining account management with new business development.

You will develop relationships with production, engineering and procurement teams, manage proposals, and travel across the UK to win opportunities in slicing and packing environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital equipment sales within food processing/packaging.
• Knowledge of slicing, portioning, loading, packing processes.
• Proven track record in account management and new business development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow key customer accounts across the UK territory.
• Identify new customers, projects and capital equipment opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with production, engineering, operations and procurement teams.
• Conduct customer site surveys and process reviews.
• Manage technical and commercial proposals and trials.
• Support equipment demonstrations and customer visits.
• Maintain sales pipeline, CRM data and forecasting.
• Support negotiations and project handovers.
• Attend relevant exhibitions and industry events.
• Travel regularly across the UK with occasional Europe travel.

Skills

Capital equipment sales

Slice & pack knowledge

Relationship management

CRM

Microsoft Office

Tools

CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

WSR is recruiting for a Regional Sales Manager for our reputable client in Milton Keynes.

Regional Sales Manager - Slice & Pack

Location: Regional - covering England, Scotland & Wales

Salary: £60,(Apply online only)-£70,(Apply online only) + uncapped commission

Benefits: Company car or car allowance

We're looking for an experienced Regional Sales Manager with a strong background in capital equipment sales within the food processing or food packaging industry.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who understands the slice and pack environment and can combine technical solution selling with strong relationship management and business development. Experience working with slicing, portioning, loading, packing or associated food production technologies is particularly important for this position, ideally within meat, poultry, cheese or prepared food environments.

Regional Sales Manager Role Overview:

You'll take responsibility for developing business across England, Scotland and Wales, managing and growing established customer relationships while also identifying new business opportunities across the territory.

This is a varied sales role combining account development and new business, where you'll work closely with customers to understand their production requirements, identify opportunities for capital equipment and integrated solutions, and manage projects through the full technical sales cycle.

Regional Sales Manager Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and growing key customer accounts
• Identifying new customers, projects and capital equipment opportunities
• Building strong relationships with production, engineering, operations and procurement teams
• Conducting customer site surveys and process reviews
• Managing technical and commercial proposals
• Supporting equipment demonstrations, trials and customer visits
• Managing your sales pipeline, CRM information and forecasting
• Supporting commercial negotiations and project handovers
• Attending relevant exhibitions and industry events
• Travelling regularly throughout the UK territory, with occasional European travel

Regional Sales Manager Skills, Experience & Attributes:

• Proven capital equipment sales experience within food processing or food packaging
• Direct knowledge of slicing and packing processes or equipment, including areas such as slicing, portioning, loading and packing
• Experience within sectors such as meat, poultry, cheese or prepared foods
• A strong track record across both account management and new business development
• Experience managing longer and more complex technical sales cycles
• A consultative, solution-led approach to sales
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Confidence communicating with operational, engineering and technical stakeholders
• Good CRM and Microsoft Office skills
• The ability to manage your own regional territory independently
• Experience selling integrated production lines, automation systems or wider food production technologies would be particularly advantageous.

Regional Sales Manager Benefits:

• Company car/ car allowance
• Uncapped commission
• Holidays: 25 days (with increases based on service).
• Health: Private healthcare, digital GP access, and mental health support.
• Enhanced Pay: Generous maternity, paternity, and sick pay.
• Secure Future: Pension plan, income protection, and life assurance (4x salary).
• Employee Rewards: Recognition platform, discounts, Cycle 2 Work scheme, and more!

What's On Offer?

This is a senior, autonomous sales opportunity offering the opportunity to develop established customer relationships while also creating new opportunities across a substantial UK territory.

If you have strong capital equipment sales experience within food production and, importantly, understand the slicing and packing side of the industry, we'd love to hear from you.