Senior Technical Sales Manager

Premier Technical Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Senior Technical Sales Manager specializing in Automation and Robotics. The ideal candidate will possess significant technical sales experience, preferably within the automotive sector, and hold at least an HND in a relevant field. Responsibilities include engaging clients, managing enquiries, and ensuring successful project delivery. Competitive salary of £50k – £60k, plus benefits. The position is based in the East Midlands, commutable from Coventry and Leicester.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in technical sales management within automation systems.
• Ability to nurture client relationships and understand their requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage new and existing clients.
• Create and maintain Sales Analysis Sheets for enquiries.
• Report enquiry results in weekly Sales Meetings.
• Create financially viable quotations for enquiries.
• Communicate regularly with customers.
• Set up Sales Handover meetings for order transfer.

Skills

Technical sales management experience

Excellent communication skills

Commercial acumen

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Flexibility to travel

Education

HND or higher in relevant engineering or business discipline

Job description

Senior Technical Sales Manager - Automation and Robotics

East Midlands base – commutable from Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

c£50k – £60k neg dep exp + benefits

Our client can demonstrate almost half a century's expertise in the design, development and manufacture of bespoke special purpose automation and robotic systems for a diverse range of industry sectors and are regarded by many in the industry as one of the leading automation system solution providers in the whole of the UK.

As a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced, driven and highly self‑motivated Senior Technical Sales Manager to complement their established and successful business development team and maximise opportunities with both existing and new clients through the provision of automation and robotic solution sales.

Based near Leicester, as a Senior Technical Sales Manager working in a fast paced Automation and Robotics Sales environment, you will liaise extensively with both internal and external customers in order to develop and grow a realistic pipeline of business from both new and existing clients that will benefit from the portfolio of solutions available, handling any and all enquiries quickly and accurately in order to ensure project success and ensuring the delivery of your individual sales target.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifying and engaging with new and existing clients, attending Customer sites to nurture relationships and understand their current and future requirements, identifying and recommending enhancements, modifications or upgrades that will benefit their business and prove commercially advantageous to all.
• Creating and maintaining Sales Analysis Sheets for each enquiry received
• Reporting enquiry results in the weekly Sales Meeting and providing visibility of future enquiries and potential market demands or competitor developments.
• Creating financially viable and commercially beneficial quotations for enquiries and reviewing internally prior to sending out to the Customer
• Understanding the budgetary and timescale requirements for the enquiry
• Regular communication with the Customer throughout the life of enquiry
• Setting up Sales Handover meetings to transfer details of the order over to the technical team and supporting the project team and the Customer throughout the project life cycle when required.

To be considered for this varied and challenging Senior Technical Sales Manager role it is envisaged that the successful candidate will demonstrate previous technical sales management experience gained through working with automation systems, ideally within the automotive sector, and will realistically be qualified to at least HND level or above in a relevant engineering or business‑related discipline. With a self‑motivated and organised approach to making the best use of your time as well as a high level of commercial acumen, you will possess excellent communication skills at all levels and be flexible to travel both within the UK and overseas as required.

Contact the Sales Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to for further details.