Sales Executive

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Sales Executive to manage accounts and drive sales in Corby. This role offers extensive product training and the potential to evolve into a Sales Manager position. Candidates should have a technical mindset and prior experience in a similar field is advantageous. The role is office-based initially, with opportunities for UK and Ireland client engagement.

Qualifications

• No intimidation by mechanical engineering principles.
• Previous experience in technical sales or project management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hub between customers, suppliers, and internal contacts.
• Follow up on inquiries and contact clients for business generation.
• Ensure satisfaction with current projects and schedule future meetings.

Skills

Technical mindset

Customer engagement

Sales management skills

Job description

Overview

Are you a credible Sales Executive, Technical Sales, or Sales Engineer who is not afraid to pick up the phone and speak to people? This role has business development, account management and project management responsibilities and is based in Corby, with great prospects to grow into a home-based, field sales role within 18 to 24 months after extensive product and sales training. Working for the UK sales & service office of a major European manufacturer of packaging machinery selling to the pharmaceutical and food manufacturing markets.

BASIC SALARY: Up to £45,000

LOCATION: Corby - office based for the first two years, so you must be commutable to Corby.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Kettering, Northampton, Burton Latimer, Wellingborough, Rushden, Thrapston, Oundle, Peterborough, Stamford, Oakham, Leicester, Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Bedford, Rugby, Huntingdon.

Job Description

Sales Executive, Technical Sales, Sales Engineer, Internal Sales, Project Manager. Based at our site in Corby, this role is a mix of projects, sales and account management. You will work with and shadow the Sales Manager to develop your skills whilst learning our niche sector and customers. This role includes opportunities to meet with clients across the UK and Ireland, and to receive world-class product training at the manufacturing headquarters in Italy.

Key Responsibilities

• Projects: act as a hub between customers, suppliers and internal contacts to keep everyone informed on the progress of manufacturing, installation and commissioning of capital equipment projects.
• Sales: follow up on inquiries, contact current and lapsed clients, with a focus on proactive business generation—prospecting and canvassing companies across pharmaceutical, food, and general industrial sectors to book meetings through our database, self-generated leads, contacts at exhibitions and marketing channels.
• Account Management: work with a broad and long-standing account base to ensure satisfaction with current projects and establish timelines for future needs. Book and attend meetings across the UK and Ireland to discuss requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• You have some technical, engineering or mechanical mindset from school, work experience, or hobbies. You are not intimidated by mechanical engineering principals.
• You are good with customers and credible; we sell by providing high quality products and strong consultancy.
• You want to build a career in sales management or project management. Working closely with our Sales Manager, this is an opportunity to learn a niche industry from an expert—selling high quality, internationally renowned equipment to high-profile customers.
• Previous experience of internal sales or project management or both in a technical or engineering company would be advantageous.

The Company

We are the sole UK subsidiary for a large Italian manufacturer of capital equipment selling to the pharmaceutical, food and general industrial manufacturing sectors. Based in Corby, we have a strong reputation throughout the UK and Ireland as experts in our field.

Prospects

This role is intended to evolve into a full Sales Manager position in the next 12 to 18 months after full product training at their Head Office in Europe and on-the-job sales training and mentoring in the UK. Working closely with and being mentored by our existing Sales Manager will provide an excellent career path within a well-paid, high-margin sector. It is highly likely you will have worked in roles such as Technical Sales, Mechanical Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer, Sales Executive, New Business Sales, Business Development Sales, Sales Manager, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Project Executive, Account Manager, Account Executive, Mechanical Engineer, Service Engineer, Technical Account Manager, among others.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded to us directly.

Ref: SP18249, Wallace Hind Selection