Technical Sales Executive

Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clear progression into senior technical sales

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a candidate for a sales role focused on high-value capital equipment in Milton Keynes. The ideal candidate will have a background in CNC, machining, or engineering and be confident in cold outreach and business development. Responsibilities include proactively sourcing manufacturers, booking showroom demos, and managing the sales pipeline. This position offers a clear path to senior sales roles, emphasizing consultative selling and technical knowledge.

Qualifications

• Background in CNC, machining, manufacturing, or engineering required.
• Experience selling in engineering or industrial environments preferred.
• Confident in cold outreach and development.

Responsibilities

• Proactively prospect manufacturers across the UK.
• Cold outreach via phone, email, and LinkedIn.
• Qualifying technical applications and production requirements.
• Booking showroom demonstrations.
• Supporting proposals and commercial discussions.
• Maintaining accurate CRM pipeline management.

Skills

CNC

Machining

Business development

Consultative selling

Job description

If you understand manufacturing and enjoy opening doors, this is your chance to break into high-value capital equipment sales.

We’re working with a premium manufacturer supplying precision milling solutions into aerospace, medical, R&D and advanced engineering sectors. Their machines are high-spec, high-value and genuinely differentiated.

This role is about generating new opportunity. You’ll be responsible for researching target manufacturers, identifying decision-makers, initiating conversations and qualifying projects. Once engaged, you’ll work closely with the Sales Manager to bring customers into the showroom for demonstrations and move opportunities through the pipeline.

This isn’t transactional selling. It’s consultative, technical and long-cycle - and you’ll learn how to sell capital equipment properly.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Proactively prospecting manufacturers across the UK
• Cold outreach via phone, email and LinkedIn
• Qualifying technical applications and production requirements
• Booking showroom demonstrations
• Supporting proposals and commercial discussions
• Maintaining accurate CRM pipeline management

What We’re Looking For:

• ✅ Background in CNC, machining, manufacturing or engineering OR
• ✅ Experience selling into engineering / industrial environments
• ✅ Confident in cold outreach and business development
• ✅ Commercial mindset with technical curiosity
• ✅ Ambitious and motivated to grow into capital equipment sales

Package:

• 📈 Clear progression into senior technical / capital equipment sales

If you want to combine technical credibility with proactive business development we’d love to hear from you.