Sales Engineer Automation

Centric Talent; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions provider in the UK is seeking an Automation Sales Engineer to join their team. This role offers flexibility with remote work, while requiring strong sales and technical skills in automation technologies. The ideal candidate should be experienced in solution-based selling and capable of working with a diverse range of industries. Responsibilities include generating sales, supporting marketing efforts, and leading technical evaluations. Competitive compensation and supportive work environment provided.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Flexible working hours

Modern facility

Qualifications

• Qualified to at least HNC level.
• Experience in bespoke systems and robotics.
• Confident professional with commercial capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Generate sales of automation projects across various sectors.
• Support business marketing activities and technical evaluations.
• Convene technical review meetings for proposal assessment.

Skills

System concept development

Solution-based selling

Technical sales

Interpersonal skills

Commercial acumen

CAD Principles

Education

HNC in Engineering or related field

Tools

2D and 3D CAD software

Job description

Automation Sales Engineer

Remote Based / 2 days a month at Head Office in Gloucester

Our client is an established, leading robotic and automation solutions provider with a reputation for successfully delivering systems to the manufacturing industry within the UK and internationally for over 30 years. Operating from modern manufacturing premises in Gloucester, UK, the company is now one of the largest UK-based system integrators, designing and manufacturing robotic systems, automated solutions, and conveyor systems. Their experience, founded in the food industry, has been successfully transferred across a wide range of industries, and they are now a recognised system provider across the food & beverage, logistics, e-commerce, automotive, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Due to continued success, the company is looking to appoint a Sales Engineering professional to join their experienced team and help deliver automation for the future.

This role will suit:

• An Automation Sales Engineer, qualified to at least HNC level with bespoke systems, robotics, and conveying system experience.
• An Engineer who is conscientious and hardworking, with excellent IT and communication skills, and with related industry experience within sectors such as Food, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, E-commerce, and Automotive.
• A confident professional, with engineering and commercial capability to present to global blue-chip companies whilst maintaining relationships and company reputation.
• A person experienced in solution-based selling with a passion for the latest automation technologies within system concept development.
• A Sales Engineer with the ability to develop and create conceptual designs with the engineering team, having an understanding of 2D, 3D CAD, and simulation principles.
• An energetic and enthusiastic professional with a proven technical sales background, commercial acumen, good interpersonal attributes, and the ambition to build the future of automation with the established team.

The role’s working environment and opportunities:

• Modern manufacturing facility based in Gloucester
• Be part of an enthusiastic, experienced, hard-working team which delivers world-class systems
• Specialist design and system integration company with a long record of repeat business with well-known blue-chip clients
• A combination of customer site, home, and office work is on offer with this role
• Working on automated systems with the latest vision, robotic, and AMR technologies

The role will involve:

• Generating sales of automation projects within varied industry sectors
• Providing support to the business marketing activities
• Carrying out technical and commercial evaluation of sales enquiries, determining and ensuring that all relevant information is available
• Leading, contributing to, and convening technical review meetings to assess proposals
• Forming relationships with key suppliers to ensure that the latest technologies are understood, enabling the correct technical and commercial solutions to be proposed
• Providing guidance to customers on possible solutions and initial concepts
• Directing the supporting team to enable the generation of system proposals, simulations, tender documents, and estimation costs in accordance with customer specifications and requirements
• Becoming a key contributing member of the proposals and engineering teams
• Maintaining accurate records of all tenders submitted, including associated documentation
• Supporting weekly sales meetings and preparing weekly status reports of proposal activity where required
• Liaising closely with the senior management team and providing support to other areas of the business
• Conducting site visits and customer liaison to accurately and reliably gather all relevant information to allow the development of system solutions (e.g. site dimensions, interface requirements—mechanical and electrical—routings, obstructions, and site-specific specifications)
• Scrutinising customer contracts and specifications, with the ability to negotiate in favour of successful order placement

Does this sound of interest to you and align with your experience? Then Apply Now!!