Sales Engineer - Food Engineering

JR United Kingdom; Elland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the process engineering sector seeks a Sales Engineer based in Elland, specializing in tailored solutions for the food industry. The ideal candidate will manage key accounts, develop business strategies, and work closely with clients to meet their needs. Comprehensive benefits include a competitive salary and additional perks.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension contributions

Healthcare benefits

Death in service benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of engineering sales experience.
• Proven success in solution-based sales.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts and maintain service levels.
• Identify new business opportunities to expand the client base.
• Collaborate on engineering change requests.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Solution-based Sales

Education

HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

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15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Sales Engineer required for a process engineering company and manufacturer of a wide range of products such as heat exchangers, and various engineering solutions based in the Elland area for the food industry.

This role focuses on managing key accounts by engaging with current customers to maintain service levels and identifying new business opportunities to expand the client base. The successful candidate will leverage technical expertise to develop tailored solutions that meet customer needs and drive sales growth.

The role may evolve to meet future operational demands and team dynamics.

Our product range features custom-designed, low-volume items tailored to individual client specifications, unlike standard catalogue products.

Build, expand, and promote relationships with both new and existing clients, ensuring customer expectations are met or exceeded.

Manage a portfolio of diverse sales projects involving multiple inquiries.

Optimize profitability through customer satisfaction, emphasizing innovation, quality, and value.

• Meet and exceed sales targets by creating solutions aligned with customer needs.
• Assess existing client accounts for growth opportunities.
• Collaborate on engineering change requests, informing stakeholders of costs.
• Assist in preparing technical and financial proposals during quotations.

Requirements include a minimum HNC in electrical or mechanical engineering (desirable), 5+ years of engineering sales experience, strong communication and interpersonal skills, proven success in solution-based sales, a full UK driving licence, and preferably a background in food engineering.

Salary is likely around £50k-£55k, with a car allowance of £5k, pension contributions, healthcare, and death in service benefits. Working hours are 07:30-16:00 Monday-Thursday and 07:30-15:30 on Friday.

Bennett and Game Recruitment is a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, operating across the UK. We act as a recruitment agency for this vacancy and process your data in accordance with GDPR.

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