Sales Engineer Lighting

Mitchell Maguire; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Eat. is seeking a Project Sales Engineer LED Lighting to drive field sales across North London and Northern Home Counties.

The role involves selling a wide range of LED lighting products to electrical contractors and wholesalers, managing projects from survey to tender, and supporting branch inquiries. The ideal candidate has electrical field sales experience and strong technical knowledge of lighting systems.

Qualifications

• Electrical field sales background required.
• Experience selling lighting products to electrical contractors/electricians.
• Strong technical capability to support tenders and design.
• Familiar with CRM systems and Microsoft 365.
• Full driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Field sales role focused on North London and Northern Home Counties.
• 75% of time stimulating demand with electrical contractors and electricians.
• Lighting project based sales from £5,000-£500,000.
• 25% back-selling through established electrical wholesale dealer network.
• Survey site installations where necessary and progress tenders/quotes.
• Identify opportunities by working with electrical wholesale branches.

Skills

Electrical field sales

Lighting product knowledge

Sales to electrical contractors

CRM

Microsoft 365

Full driving licence

Job description

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

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

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

Eat. 50 years+

Owned by a larger group