Sales Executive

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

Job summary

A leading UK sales and service firm is seeking a Sales Executive for a role in Corby that involves business development and account management. The successful candidate will receive extensive product training and have the opportunity to transition to a sales management position within 12 to 18 months. Ideal candidates will possess a technical mindset and be comfortable engaging with customers in a niche sector.

Benefits

Good holiday package

Commission on new machine sales

Full company benefits package including pension

Qualifications

• Experience in internal sales or project management in a technical company is advantageous.
• Credibility with customers and ability to provide strong consultancy.
• Willingness to build a career in sales management or project management.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hub between customers, suppliers, and internal contacts for project progress.
• Contact current and lapsed clients to generate business.
• Manage accounts and establish timelines for future needs.

Skills

Technical mindset

Customer management

Sales generation

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 combines business development, account management, and project management, based in Corby, with prospects to grow into a home-based, field sales role within 18 to 24 months after extensive product and sales training. You will work for the UK sales & service office of a major European manufacturer of packaging machinery selling to the pharmaceutical and food manufacturing markets.

Salary: Up to £45,000

Benefits: Good holiday package rising with service (including Christmas shutdown); Commission on new machine sales; Access to full company benefits package including pension.

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

Role types: 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, developing your skills while learning our niche sector and customers. You will have opportunities to meet clients across the UK and Ireland and 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 the manufacture, installation and commissioning of capital equipment projects.
• Sales: Follow up on enquiries, 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, exhibitions, and marketing.
• 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

• You have some technical, engineering, mechanical mindset. This could come from school, work experience or hobbies; you are not intimidated by mechanical engineering principles.
• You are good with customers and credible; we sell by providing high-quality products and offering 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 in 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, following full product training at head office in Europe and on-the-job sales training and mentoring in the UK. Guided and mentored by the existing Sales Manager, you will have an excellent career path within our well-paid and high-margin sector.

Potential previous roles and markets aligned with this opportunity include: 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, Industrial Capital Equipment.

Interested?

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