Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager required to join a leading engineering supplier of Industrial Automation products and solutions. The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development will focus on developing new business opportunities and managing key accounts across Midlands, for Industrial Automation products such as sensors, PLC’s, Control Panels, Variable speed drives, Process instrumentation, Switchgear, UPS and similar industrial automation products and solutions via distribution channels and OEM customers. The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will ideally have experience selling or managing key accounts within industrial automation, instrumentation, sensors, process control, motion control,  valves or pneumatics. Full product training provided. Package £40,000-£45,000 Bonus Commission Company Car 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Pension Phone & laptop Additional benefits  Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Role Will have a primary focus on selling and managing key accounts for industrial automation, sensors, PLC’s, Control Panels, Variable speed drives, Process instrumentation, Switchgear, UPS products via distribution channels and OEM customers. Maintaining industrial automation product sales with demonstration, exhibition, and negotiation to achieve targets. Work remotely / field based covering the Midlands – Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Coventry, with regular visits to customer sites. Liaise with various engineering departments.  Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Requirements Experience as a Key Account Manager, Account Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Engineer or similar within industrial automation Experience selling industrial automation products including sensors, PLC’s, Control Panels, Variable speed drives, Process instrumentation, Switchgear, UPS products . Full product training provided. Determination, enthusiasm, and motivation to succeed, grow, and bring on new business within the Industrial Automation marketplace. Industrial Automation Service Engineers looking for progression into sales are encouraged to apply. Full clean driving license. Willingness to operate remotely with travel to customer sites across the Midlands