Sales Engineer – Lighting

Mitchell Maguire; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV car option after probation period &

Benefits

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire seeks a Sales Engineer – Lighting for North London and Northern Home Counties. The role focuses on field sales of LED lighting, managing projects from survey to tender, and driving new business with contractors and electricians.

You will support wholesale branches, handle quotes and technical submittals, and work toward typical education, healthcare and commercial projects, with a strong emphasis on technical capability and driving licences.

Qualifications

• Electrical field sales background, lighting preferred.
• Must have sold into electrical contractors/ electricians.
• Experience of managing lighting projects through survey, design, tender and sales stages.
• Strong technical capability.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Field sales position selling LED lighting across North London and Northern Home Counties.
• Drive project-based sales from £5,000 to £500,000 and meet £500,000 new business revenue target.
• Support electrical wholesale branches on lighting project enquiries and tenders.

Skills

Electrical sales

Lighting products

CRM knowledge

Driving licence

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Sales Engineer – Lighting

Job Title: Project Sales Engineer – LED Lighting

Job reference Number: 547425-5934-26233

Industry Sector: LED Lighting, Electrical Contractors, Electricians, Electrical Wholesale, Education, Emergency Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Warehousing, Office, Residential, Retail & Leisure and Sports

Area to be covered: North London and Northern Home Counties

Remuneration: £50,000-£65,000 Neg. + 1% Commission

• Benefits: EV car option after probation period & benefits

The role of the Trade Account Manager – LED Lighting will involve:

• Field sales position selling a manufactured and distributed range of LED lighting including; downlights, versatile battens, canopy, exterior wall, ground lights, hazardous, floodlights, emergency, weatherproofing and accessories etc.
• 75% of your time stimulating demand with electrical contractors and electricians
• Lighting project based sales from £5,000-£500,000
• £500,000 new business revenue target
• Remaining 25% back-selling through established electrical wholesale dealer network
• Typical projects include; education, emergency services, healthcare, industrial, warehousing, office, residential, retail & leisure, sports etc.
• Survey site installations where necessary
• Ensure tenders, quotes and technical submittals are accurate and progressed
• Support for electrical wholesale branches on lighting project enquiries
• Identify opportunities by working with electrical wholesale branch network

The ideal applicant will be a Trade Account Manager – LED Lighting with:

• Electrical field sales background, lighting preferred
• Must have sold into electrical contractors/ electricians
• Experience of managing small to large lighting projects through survey, design, tender and sales stages
• Strong technical capability
• Ideally with local electrical contractor knowledge on patch
• Good knowledge of electrical wholesalers
• Familiar with CRM, Microsoft 365 software
• Full driving licence

The Company

• 50 years+
• £45m turnover
• Owned by a larger group