Sales Manager (Packaging Machinery / Food & Bev)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Healthcare

Pension

Progression

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Sales Manager to drive capital equipment sales across the UK and Ireland, with a focus on packaging machinery for the food & beverage sectors. You will build strong customer relationships and identify opportunities in key growth sectors while visiting sites nationwide.

The role requires a proven track record in technical sales of machinery or capital equipment, a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales, ideally selling machinery or capital equipment.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Drive new capital equipment sales across the UK and Ireland.
• Develop new business across food, beverage and home and personal care sectors.
• Identify sales opportunities and build relationships with key decision-makers.
• Prepare quotations, proposals and commercial offers.
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms to secure new business.
• Visit customer sites nationwide, with regular overnight stays.

Skills

Technical sales

Machinery sales

Capital equipment

Business development

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Sales Manager (Packaging Machinery / Food & Bev)

£45,000 – £55,000 + OTE £55,000 – £60,000 + Bonus + Company Car + Healthcare + Pension + Progression

North England / Nationwide

Are you a Technical Sales professional with experience selling machinery or capital equipment, looking to join a growing international business with excellent earning potential and career progression?

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established packaging machinery specialist, supplying innovative equipment to the food, beverage and home and personal care industries. Backed by a global group, the business combines international resources with a close-knit, entrepreneurial culture.

You’ll be responsible for driving new machinery sales across the UK and Ireland, developing customer relationships and identifying opportunities across key growth sectors. With regular customer visits, international manufacturer relationships and ownership of your territory, this is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on business growth.

This role would suit a Technical Sales Engineer, Capital Equipment Sales Executive or Business Development Manager with machinery sales experience looking for a nationwide role with autonomy and strong commercial development opportunities.

The Role:

• Drive new capital equipment sales across the UK and Ireland
• Develop new business across food, beverage and home and personal care sectors
• Identify sales opportunities and build relationships with key decision‑makers
• Prepare quotations, proposals and commercial offers
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms to secure new business
• Visit customer sites nationwide, with regular overnight stays

The Person:

• Experience in technical sales, ideally selling machinery or capital equipment
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK and Ireland

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.