Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager

World-Class British Manufacturer
Bespoke Seals/ Gaskets/ Components / Flow Control
Blue-chip manufacturing company
£35,000 - £43,800 Basic salary (experience dependent)
Outstanding OTE £61,320 + Company-wide performance bonus 8%
Home Office, Quality Company Car, Pension, Private Medical, Laptop / iPad, Mobile Phone, Credit Card
Area - South of England
Home Based can live anywhere
Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol, Northampton, Worcester, Bedford, South Wales, Reading, Cambridge, Oxford, Luton, Swindon, Leicester etc.

Our client is a world-leading manufacturer of bespoke mechanical components for applications throughout numerous industrial sectors including oil & gas, food, process, defence, steel, power, nuclear, chemical and pharmaceutical. Established for many years, they have a turnover in excess of £150 million globally. You will have the capability of selling bespoke design in engineering components into critical engineering environments.

This is an opportunity for a dynamic technical sales professional to work with a major global manufacturer. This is an entry-level sales position into their company, with clearly defined progression routes into Strategic Key Accounts, Business Development, international sales, and Sales management.

As Area Sales Manager, you will take a lead role in the UK sales team by supporting key accounts in the South of England and prospecting into new industrial customers. You will support the General Sales Manager to win sales throughout project-driven customers and OEM customers. We are looking for an honest, hardworking, and technically capable sales professional who can spearhead emerging market growth and manage critical customers such as Rolls Royce, Schlumberger, GE, and many more! You will be able to solution sell, work closely with customers, and develop the right product for the correct application in critical sectors.

The Candidate:

1. Open on industry sector; personality and sophistication are key.
2. Industrial technical sales professional.
3. Ideally have an engineering background - Mechanical mind preferred.
4. Strong strategic thinker with exceptional business development and key account management skills.
5. Able to develop new business opportunities with an eye for upselling / cross-selling.
6. Excellent communication skills, able to communicate and sell to various levels.
7. Proven track record of business-to-business sales; experience of medium to long cycle selling is advantageous.
8. Mechanical Engineering background (degree, apprenticeship, or experience of mechanical components).
9. Familiarity with products such as seals, gaskets, valves, pumps, and rotating equipment.
10. Product training will be provided.

Please click on the apply button or contact Jonathan Sallis at Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within 48 hours; however, if you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please consider yourself unsuccessful on this application.