Sales Manager

Zachary Daniels; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to £10k

Company car

Training provided

Small UK team backing by international

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is recruiting an Area Sales Manager for an international manufacturer of industrial equipment. The role covers the UK, with a base salary of £45,000–£55,000 plus up to £10,000 in bonus and a company car.

You will develop existing relationships and win new business across industrial sectors. In this hands-on sales position, you’ll travel to customer sites, discuss production needs and provide technical solutions, supported by a small UK team within a larger engineering group.

Qualifications

• Experience selling industrial machinery, engineering equipment or technical solutions to business customers.
• Proven track record in industrial B2B sales, including account development and winning new customers.
• Strong technical understanding.
• Confidence to discuss machinery and production applications with engineering and operational teams.
• Consultative approach with strong negotiation skills and ability to manage your own territory.
• Friendly, collaborative working style and willingness to contribute in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Manage customers across the UK, selling equipment, parts and upgrades.
• Build relationships with existing customers and identify opportunities to grow accounts.
• Find and develop new business across industrial and manufacturing sectors.
• Visit customer sites to understand production requirements and discuss suitable equipment.
• Prepare and present quotations, negotiate terms and close sales.
• Work with technical colleagues on applications, service requests and equipment modifications.
• Manage your pipeline, sales forecasts and customer records.
• Keep up to date with competitors, market developments and new opportunities.

Skills

Industrial B2B sales

Account development

Technical understanding

Territory management

Negotiation skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Warrington | UK wide | £45,000-£55,000 basic + up to £10,000 bonus + company car

Zachary Daniels is recruiting an Area Sales Manager for an international manufacturer of industrial equipment. With an established UK customer base and the backing of a wider engineering group, the business is looking for a hands on salesperson to develop existing relationships and win new business.

This Area Sales Manager opportunity would suit someone with industrial B2B sales experience who enjoys getting out to customers, understanding how their production processes work and helping them find the right technical solution.

You'll join a small, friendly UK team where relationships matter and your contribution will be visible.

The role

As Area Sales Manager, you'll manage customers across the UK, selling equipment, parts and upgrades in a range of environments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building relationships with existing customers and identifying opportunities to grow accounts.
• Finding and developing new business across industrial and manufacturing sectors.
• Visiting customer sites to understand production requirements and discuss suitable equipment.
• Preparing and presenting quotations, negotiating terms and closing sales.
• Working with technical colleagues on applications, service requests and equipment modifications.
• Managing your pipeline, sales forecasts and customer records.
• Keeping up to date with competitors, market developments and new opportunities.

About you

To succeed as Area Sales Manager, you'll bring experience selling industrial machinery, engineering equipment or technical solutions to business customers.

• A track record in industrial B2B sales, including account development and winning new customers.
• Strong technical understanding.
• The confidence to discuss machinery and production applications with engineering and operational teams.
• A consultative approach, strong negotiation skills and the ability to manage your own territory.
• A friendly, collaborative working style and a willingness to get involved in a small team.

The Area Sales Manager will need to live within a reasonable commute of Warrington / Runcorn. The role combines UK customer travel with time in the local office, keeping you connected to the team when you're not on the road.

There will also be occasional international travel and training with colleagues at the European headquarters.

What's on offer

• Up to £10,000 performance related bonus.
• Company car with business and personal use.
• Technical product training and support from experienced colleagues.
• The chance to make a clear contribution within a small UK team backed by an international group.