Sales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Derby; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British manufacturer is seeking a Sales Manager to grow sales of process plant connectivity solutions in the food industry. The role involves identifying client needs, generating proposals, and working with technical support. A proven field sales background and experience in the food industry are essential. The position is home-based, covering the UK, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Company Car

6% Pension

Death in Service

Qualifications

• Proven track record in field sales with industrial, engineering or technical company.
• Experience in selling capital equipment or technical solutions to the food industry is ideal.
• Experience with product handling or process plant connectivity solutions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify client needs and generate proposals.
• Work with technical and sales support alongside product training.
• Collaborate as a part of a team with a common target.

Skills

Field sales experience

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering or technical qualifications

Job description

Overview

A fantastic opportunity for a Sales Manager to join a well established British manufacturer of process plant connectivity solutions supplied mainly to the food industry with a brief to grow sales. You will be working with a large blue chip installed base and lots of marketing generated enquiries with a very realistic team target and complete technical and sales support.

Responsibilities

• Identify and create client needs, and communicate these technically back to the company to generate proposals and quotes and then to close.
• Work with full technical and sales support alongside product training.
• Operate as part of a team with a team target.

Requirements / Qualifications

• You MUST have a proven track record in field sales working for an industrial, engineering or technical company.
• Ideally you WILL have sold capital equipment or a technical solution to the food industry.
• Any specific experience of product handling or process plant connectivity solutions would be advantageous.
• An engineering or technical background and qualifications would also be advantageous.

Location & Travel

LOCATION: Covering the whole UK, home based and ideally living on the M6 corridor between Birmingham & Manchester. COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Manchester, Birmingham, Stoke, Derby, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Nottingham.

Compensation & Benefits

• BASIC SALARY: up to £60,000
• Benefits: circa £10,000 OTE, Company Car, 6% Pension, Death in Service

Job Details

JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager - processing machinery, food industry. A classic Sales Manager role working with a well established client base and developing new business from CRM and digital marketing enquiries.

Company

A very well established British manufacturer of process plant connectivity solutions including conveyors mainly supplied to the food industry with order values ranging from £10,000 up to £200,000 (and up to £500,000 for turnkey systems). The company has invested heavily in their CRM and Digital Marketing to support both winning business from their installed base and to generate enquiries for new business.

Application

Interested? Please apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

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

REF: MPH18256, Wallace Hind Selection