Sales Manager (Industrial Robotics / Factory Automation)

ZipRecruiter; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading robotics manufacturer is looking for a Business Development Manager in Birmingham to support after sales products and provide exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates must have experience in industrial automation sales and project management, along with a degree in engineering. This role offers a competitive salary of £50–60,000 plus benefits and requires travel throughout the UK.

Benefits

Generous pension

Performance-related bonus

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven track record selling Industrial Automation products.
• Experience in managing projects in machinery or robotics.
• Commercial ability relating to project costs and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Identify end user manufacturing customers.
• Promote aftersales products and services.
• Generate quotations and technical proposals.

Skills

Driven personality

Understanding of factory automation

Successful technical sales

Project management experience

Commercial ability

Positive attitude

Education

HNC/Degree level in engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

Technical Network have been retained by a market leading intelligent automation and industrial robotics manufacturer who are seeking a Business Development Manager to represent the company’s after sales products and services and provide best in class support to customers.

Sales Manager - Aftermarket (Robotics / Factory Automation)

£50–60,000 salary + car + BUPA + excellent commission

Responsibilities

• Identify end user manufacturing customers to provide innovative robotic and factory automation systems, products and services.
• Identify business opportunities for new robot sales, upgrades, spare parts, service contracts, training or consultancy services.
• Visit customers to maintain and update existing accounts and develop increasing robot and automation business.
• Promote aftersales products and services to ensure best customer experience based on robot uptime, efficiency and optimisation.
• Work in coordination with Area Sales Managers and Key Account Managers to proactively seek out sales and growth opportunities.
• Translate customer technical requirements into solutions and generate quotations and technical proposals that meet client requirements.
• Visit customers post-delivery and commissioning to ensure successful sign-off.

Requirements

• The role requires an individual with both a driven personality and willingness to understand the technicalities of factory automation and industrial robotic solutions.
• Proven track record selling Industrial Automation products (industrial controllers/sensors/actuators etc), Industrial Robots, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) or similar products into the manufacturing sector.
• Demonstrate successful technical solutions sales career, winning new business and growing existing client accounts within the field of industrial automation/robotics/sensors.
• Experience in managing projects, preferably in machinery or robotics with downstream automation of production processes.
• Commercial ability relating to project costs and contracts, margins and sales pricing.
• Qualifications to HNC/Degree level in an engineering discipline.
• Positive attitude with desire to take ownership of territory and grow market share.

The opportunity

• Working from home with a high degree of autonomy to manage own diary, flexibility to travel throughout the UK to meet with clients and visit based Head Office as required.
• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager or Account Manager to be part of an established business with a strong sales plan.

Benefits

• Excellent salary, generous pension, performance related bonus plus additional fringe benefits.

Apply on-line or call Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion. Technical Network Recruitment – Search & Selection for mid to senior level appointments across the engineering & manufacturing sectors—automotive, aerospace, defence, advanced materials, capital equipment & automation