Technical Sales Engineer (South-West, UK)

Arrow Electronics; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Flexible working hours

Performance-based compensation

Career development opportunities

Flat hierarchies and short comms paths

Job summary

Arrow Electronics, via Arrow Global Components, seeks a Technical Sales Engineer to cover the South-West UK. This sales-engineering hybrid role focuses on securing new business and supporting existing customers with regular on-site visits and a deep understanding of each client’s business to maximise revenue and profitability.

The role requires planning strategies, developing key relationships, and coordinating supplier/FAE support to win design opportunities across the territory, with travel as

Qualifications

• Strong selling skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels.
• Industry knowledge in distribution/OEM preferred.
• Technical selling skillset and customer-oriented approach.
• Analytical and planning skills with willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain detailed account profiles for assigned accounts.
• Develop account strategies based on customer knowledge and growth opportunities.
• Promote Arrow's suppliers across accounts and monitor competitor activity.
• Coordinate internal resources to ensure fast, accurate operations.
• Drive supplier initiatives and enhance design-in content and services.
• Manage stock levels and supply chain solutions to meet customer needs.

Skills

Strong selling skills

Technical selling

Analytical planning

Prospecting and presentation

Energy and creativity

Willingness to travel

Tools

Distributor/OEM knowledge

Job description

Position: Technical Sales Engineer (South-West, UK)

Job Description:

Who We Are:

As Arrow Global Components (AGC), a part of Arrow Electronics, we are a leader in distribution and value-added services related to electronic components. We resell, customize, and distribute electronic components to our clients all over the world. Our business is based on a trusted, long-lasting net of relationships with industry leaders, both on the supplier and customer side.

About the role:

Arrow is looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to join our Account Management team to help us with our expansion plans in the United Kingdom. The role is sales and engineering focused and target driven. You will be responsible for securing new business as well as maintaining an excellent level of customer service to current customers. You will be a visible, trusted partner through regular on-site visits, with a deep understanding of each customer's business to maximize both Arrow's revenue share and overall profitability. The individual will be required to plan strategies and develop all key relationships to ensure strong foundation for solution selling, maintaining and promoting relationships with customer contacts who will be determining design opportunities and dealing with existing business challenges. Given the location of many of our customers, candidates based in the South-West region of the UK may be particularly well positioned for this role. However, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are able to effectively support customers across the territory and travel as required.

What Will You Do:

Commercial Responsibilities

• Maintain current, detailed account profiles for all assigned accounts
• Use fact-based analysis and in-depth customer knowledge to develop clear account strategies focused on the highest-growth opportunities
• Proactively promote Arrow's top suppliers across the account base
• Monitor and maintain a clear understanding of competitor activity within your accounts
• Communicate effectively across all available internal resources to ensure speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency in day-to-day operations

Demand Creation

• Drive agreed supplier initiatives and maximize Arrow's design-in content and technical services footprint
• Maintain accurate records of each customer's active development projects and their current stage
• Coordinate manufacturer and FAE support strategically to win new design opportunities for Arrow
• Deepen customer engagement through Arrow's full range of technical services

Supply Chain Management

• Develop a thorough understanding of Arrow's supply chain solutions and apply them strategically across your accounts
• Manage appropriate stock levels — through buffer stock, forecasting, and backlog management — in line with customer turnover and Arrow's stock turn expectations
• Ensure continuity of supply while balancing Arrow's inventory objectives
• Understand each customer's priorities around stock availability and inventory turns, and proactively recommend supply chain solutions that align with their goals

Who We Are Looking For:

• Strong selling skills and ability to influence at all levels within external customers
• Industry knowledge - preferably previous experience working in distribution/OEM
• Technical selling skillset
• Customer-orientation and sympathy
• Prospecting and presentation skills
• Energy, creativity and focus
• Analytical and planning skills willingness to travel

What We Offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Company Car or car allowance
• Attractive, performance-based compensation (base salary plus commission)
• Challenging and diverse range of responsibilities
• Collegial team with flat hierarchies and short communication paths
• Professional and personal development opportunities

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Location: UK-United Kingdom - Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Category: Sales