Sales Engineer - North

ASC Connections; Ribble Valley; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car

Home-based North

Job summary

ASC Connections is seeking a Sales Engineer to cover customers across the North of the UK and Ireland. This role blends engineering know-how with sales, focusing on automation solutions for the plastics industry.

You will identify new business, build relationships, visit sites, and provide technical solutions to improve productivity. A driving licence and willingness to travel are essential for success in this North-based, home-based role.

Qualifications

• Strong technical understanding of injection moulding processes, machinery and automation.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the confidence to engage at all levels.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to travel extensively across the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across your territory.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Visit customer sites across the UK to understand requirements and provide tailored solutions.
• Deliver technical advice and support to maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Promote and sell automation solutions.
• Manage sales opportunities from enquiry to quotation, negotiation, order and project completion.

Skills

Injection moulding knowledge

Technical sales

Relationship building

Driving licence

Job description

A leading manufacturer of automation solutions for the plastics industry is seeking a talented Sales Engineer to join their growing team, covering customers across the North of the UK and Ireland.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical background in Injection Moulding who enjoys working with customers and wants to use their industry knowledge in a role that combines engineering expertise, problem-solving and relationship building.

Up to 55,000 + bonus + car

Homebased - North

You will play a key role in understanding customer requirements, providing technical solutions, and helping manufacturers improve efficiency, productivity and automation within their operations.

As a Technical Sales Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities across your territory.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing, lapsed, and prospective customers.
• Visiting customer sites throughout the UK to understand their requirements and provide tailored solutions.
• Delivering technical advice and support, helping customers maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Promoting and selling automation solutions.
• Managing sales opportunities from initial enquiry through to quotation, negotiation, order and project completion.

To be successful as a Sales Engineer, you will have:

• A strong technical understanding of injection moulding processes, machinery, and robotics / automation.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels.
• A strong commercial awareness and a genuine interest in developing customer relationships.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently and manage your own territory.
• The ambition to build a long-term career in technical sales.
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel throughout the UK.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious individual to establish themselves within a respected and well-known organisation at the forefront of plastics automation.

If you enjoy taking a consultative approach, understanding customers' manufacturing challenges, and delivering solutions that genuinely improve productivity and drive business growth, this role offers the perfect platform to build a rewarding long-term career.

We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.