Sales Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading temperature monitoring solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Sales Engineer to drive business growth and manage key customer relationships. The ideal candidate has a technical background and B2B sales experience in sectors like aerospace or automotive. This role offers competitive salary, career development, and opportunities for international travel.

Benefits

OTE of £5,000 expected, uncapped and paid quarterly

Comprehensive product training

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in sales.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, or food sectors.
• Hands-on technical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth by visiting customers and handling direct sales.
• Deliver technical product demonstrations and run trials.
• Manage and grow key account relationships.

Skills

B2B technical sales experience

Problem-solving

Building long-term relationships

Education

Engineering background (degree/apprenticeship)

Tools

Temperature monitoring solutions

Job description

Overview

Are you a Sales Engineer looking to grow their career with a market leading company providing temperature monitoring solutions to a wide range of sectors including Aerospace, Automotive and Food, or are you looking to develop an international sales career? Based in the UK you will have occasional travel (up to 3 months a year, usually 2 weeks per trip to the US).

• BASIC SALARY: £50,000 to £60,000
• BENEFITS: OTE: £5,000 expected, uncapped and paid quarterly.
• LOCATION: East Midlands / East Anglia
• COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Cambridge, Peterborough, Northampton, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester

Job Description

Sales Engineer, Technical Sales, International Sales - Temperature Monitoring

As our Sales Engineer, you'll be responsible for driving business growth to agreed targets, working with existing representatives while also developing new business opportunities. You'll receive comprehensive product training across our diverse range (AOV circa £20,000), enabling you to confidently demonstrate, sell and support our innovative industrial, industry specific solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Visiting customers, supporting representatives and handling direct sales.
• Delivering technical product demonstrations and running trials at customer sites.
• Establishing, managing and growing key account relationships.
• Providing installation support, on-site training, and ongoing technical assistance.
• Identifying customer requirements and offering the best solutions through a consultative sales approach.
• Generating leads and developing new routes to market to complement our existing structure and increase brand awareness.

Person Specification

We are looking for a driven and progressive Sales Engineer, ideally with experience in the automotive, aerospace or food sectors, who has a proven track record of success and is now looking to develop their career into an international role or is currently selling international both direct and via local representatives.

• Has an engineering background (degree, apprenticeship or hands-on technical experience)
• Has B2B technical sales experience (capital equipment, components, services, etc.)
• Ideally having sold into the Automotive, Aerospace and or Food markets
• Knowledge of temperature monitoring solutions would be of particular interest
• Enjoys solving customer problems and building long-term relationships
• Either currently involved in international sales or looking to develop their career in this direction.

The Company

We are an expanding company specialising in industrial temperature measurement systems. With a strong worldwide presence and ambitious plans to accelerate overseas growth, we provide cutting-edge solutions to a wide range of industries, including heat treatment, paint finishing, and food processing. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking business that invests in its people and offers long-term career progression.

Prospects

This role offers significant opportunity for an ambitious, driven, experienced professional with a desire to develop their career with a growing and forward-thinking company.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles: Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Manager, Export Sales, International Sales, Distributor Sales

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: IP18250, Wallace Hind Selection