Sales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment partner is seeking a Sales Manager for a British manufacturer in Manchester. The role involves developing sales from an established client base and working closely with marketing. Ideal candidates have a strong field sales background in technical or industrial sectors, preferably within the food industry. Competitive salary of up to £60,000 plus bonuses and benefits are offered, along with full technical training and support.

Benefits

Basic salary up to £60,000

OTE circa £10,000

Company car

6% pension

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop new business from CRM and digital marketing enquiries.
• Identify and communicate client needs technically for proposals.
• Work as part of a team to achieve sales targets.

Skills

Field sales experience

Technical communication

Client need identification

Teamwork

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

• A classic Sales Manager role working with a well established client base and developing new business from CRM and digital marketing enquiries.
• Your role as Sales Manager is to identify and create client needs, to be able to communicate these technically back to the company to generate proposals and quotes and then to close.
• Full technical and sales support alongside full product training will be given.
• You will be working as part of a team with a team target.

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.

Benefits

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

Location

Location: Covering the whole UK, home based and ideally living on the M6 corridor between Birmingham & Manchester. Commute locations include Manchester, Birmingham, Stoke, Derby, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Nottingham.

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).

They have invested heavily in their CRM and Digital Marketing to support both winning business from their installed base but also to generate enquiries for new business.

How to apply

INTERESTED? Please click 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 therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MPH18256, Wallace Hind Selection