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Austin Fraser

Swindon

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 85,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Field Sales Manager to oversee a thriving sales area for food processing machinery. This role involves managing key accounts in diverse sectors, including meat, cheese, and bakery markets, with a focus on driving organic growth. The ideal candidate will possess a strong sales background, particularly in food processing or packaging machinery, and ideally have a technical foundation. The position offers a competitive salary with uncapped commission potential, a hybrid company car, and comprehensive benefits. Join a successful team committed to excellence and innovation in the food industry.

Benefits

Uncapped Commission
Hybrid Company Car
Good Pension
Private Healthcare

Qualifications

  • Proven track record in sales of process or packaging machinery.
  • Specific experience in food processing machinery sales is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Manage an established sales area and blue chip accounts in the food industry.
  • Involve in demo and installation of equipment along with project management.

Skills

Sales Management
Food Processing Machinery Sales
Project Management
Technical Background

Education

Engineering Qualifications

Job description

A great opportunity managing an established sales area for a manufacturer of food processing machinery supplied to the food industry, with a £100K package on offer to the successful candidate.


Seeking an experienced field Sales Manager who has sold food process & / or packaging machinery.


BASIC SALARY: circa £55,000


BENEFITS:

  1. Uncapped commission to earn circa £30,000
  2. Choice of Hybrid Company Car
  3. Good Pension
  4. Private Healthcare

LOCATION: Home based and covering the South West of England - south and west of Birmingham - you must live in the area


COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Bristol, Birmingham, Swindon, Bath, Exeter, Gloucester, Cheltenham


JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager - food processing machinery, packaging machinery, PPMA, AutomateUK


A classic Area Sales Manager role managing an established sales area and a portfolio of blue chip accounts in the food industry (specifically in the meat, cheese, pet food, bakery, dairy and confectionery markets) with a brief to grow the turnover organically over time.


This is a hands-on sales role involving the demo and install of basic equipment plus some involvement in project management.


PERSON SPECIFICATION: Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager - food processing machinery, packaging machinery, PPMA, AutomateUK


  1. You WILL have a proven track record in sales of process or packaging machinery or similar into the food industry.
  2. Specific experience of food process machinery & / or of selling into the meat, cheese, pet food & bakery markets would be advantageous.
  3. You WILL ideally have a technical background and engineering qualifications.

THE COMPANY:

This is a very well established and successful UK sales and service office for a European manufacturer of food processing machinery supplied to the food industry.


INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.


Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.


Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.


REF: MPH18089, Wallace Hind Selection

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