Technical Sales Manager - Sensors

Headliners Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus

Good benefits

Job summary

Headliners Recruitment is partnering with an international electronics solutions provider to appoint a Technical Sales Manager to drive growth across the UK Sensors portfolio. This field-based role offers home office flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to influence engineering design decisions.

You'll own the UK sensor market from design-in at engineering stage through to commercial account management, targeting OEMs and design engineers with advanced sensor technologies in a consultative,

Qualifications

• Proven technical sales or field application engineering background.
• Experience selling sensors (2+ years preferred).
• Strong understanding of sensor technologies and applications.
• Engineering or Electronics degree (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Target new OEM customers and win design-in opportunities.
• Drive design-in activity with engineers and technical teams.
• Manage and grow existing strategic accounts.
• Close profitable business and hit revenue/margin targets.
• Represent the business at exhibitions and industry events.

Skills

Technical sales

Sensors

Customer negotiation

Design-in coordination

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Electronics)

Job description

Technical Sales Manager Sensors - Field-Based UK - £50-£65K plus car + bonus + good benefits

Are you a technically strong sales professional with a passion for sensors and engineered solutions?

We re partnering with a highly respected, international electronics solutions provider looking to appoint a Technical Sales Manager to drive growth across their UK Sensors portfolio.

This is a field-based role with home office flexibility, offering real autonomy and the opportunity to influence design decisions at engineering level.

The Opportunity

You ll take ownership of developing and growing the UK sensor market from design-in at engineering stage through to commercial account management.

Working with OEMs and design engineers, you ll introduce advanced sensor technologies including:

• Temperature & environmental sensors
• MEMS (pressure, accelerometers, gas)
• Position & load sensors
• EMECH solutions (switches, interconnect, power)

This is a consultative, solution-led sales role where technical credibility is key.

What You ll Be Doing

• Proactively targeting and winning new OEM customers
• Driving design-in activity with engineers and technical teams
• Managing and growing existing strategic accounts
• Negotiating and closing profitable business
• Building a strong opportunity pipeline and delivering against revenue & margin targets
• Representing the business at exhibitions and industry events

What We re Looking For

• Proven technical sales or FAE background
• Experience selling sensors (2+ years preferred)
• Strong understanding of sensor technologies & applications
• Commercially astute with ownership of revenue/& margin targets
• Engineering or Electronics degree (or equivalent experience
• UK driving licence & willingness to travel weekly

You Ll be self-motivated, commercially driven and confident engaging both engineers and procurement stakeholders.