Jobs in Belfast, United Kingdom

Ready to take your sales career to the next level? A UK leader in specialist packaging machinery is expanding and creating a brand-new Area Sales Manager role for the North. With rising demand in the food production industry, this is your chance to join a business on the rise.

Salary up to £50,000. Benefits include uncapped commission (OTE in first year £65,000), company car, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and healthcare.

North UK (commutable locations include Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Preston, York, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Bradford, Hull, Wakefield, Sunderland, Carlisle, Warrington).

Area Sales Manager, working from home and reporting to the Managing Director to drive growth across the region. This is a brand-new role with the opportunity to sell high-value packaging solutions ranging from £35,000 to £1,000,000. You will bring technical expertise to deliver technical solutions and capital equipment sales. Travel and overnight stays as needed to stay close to customers.

• Driving growth across your territory by strengthening existing relationships and winning new business.
• Balancing time between account management (30%) and new business development (70%).
• Selling market-leading packaging machinery with a strong focus on the food industry (70%) and expanding into non-food sectors (30%).
• Representing the business at key trade shows and exhibitions, showcasing innovative solutions to new and existing clients.

• Proven experience in industrial, technical, or engineering field sales — ideally with exposure to the food processing industry.
• A driven, self-motivated, and organised approach, ready to take on a challenge in a fast-growing business.
• Confidence with technical and engineering terminology, ideally backed by an engineering background or relevant qualifications.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to manage your own workload and deliver against deadlines.
• A personable, enthusiastic, and team-oriented attitude with a strong work ethic.

We’re growing fast and pride ourselves on technical expertise, engineering know-how, and professional service. Strong demand for our products means the sales team is expanding. From our HQ in Leeds, we cover the UK and Ireland, supported by a dedicated team of engineers for after-sales service. We offer a wide range of packaging machinery, primarily to the food industry, with 30% of sales serving non-food markets.

It is highly likely you will have worked in roles such as Area Sales Manager, Field Sales Manager, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager, or Regional Sales Manager in Processing and Packaging Machinery, Capital Equipment, or related fields.

Interested? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Wallace Hind Selection are the retained recruitment partner; direct applications to the client will be forwarded to us. REF: LO18196, Wallace Hind Selection.