Area Sales Manager
Location: Manchester On Site
Salary: £60,000 DOE
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible or by agreement
About the Opportunity
We're recruiting an Area Sales Manager for an established international technology business specialising in industrial fire prevention and protection systems.
This is an exciting opportunity for a technically minded sales professional who enjoys winning new business, developing customer relationships and selling specialist solutions that protect industrial machinery, production lines and manufacturing processes from fire risks.
You'll work with customers across the process industry, helping them understand their risks and providing tailored technical solutions to meet their needs.
What You'll Be Doing
Develop new business: Identify, approach and win new customers across industrial and process-driven markets.
Sell technical solutions: Promote bespoke industrial fire prevention and protection systems, including spark detection and extinguishing solutions.
Manage the full sales cycle: Take opportunities from initial prospecting and customer meetings through to technical proposals, quotations, negotiations and closing orders.
Build customer relationships: Develop long-term partnerships with existing customers, engineers, plant managers and other key decisionmakers.
Understand customer needs: Work closely with customers to understand their operational challenges and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
Drive sales growth: Identify opportunities within your territory, manage your pipeline and deliver against commercial targets.
Represent the business: Attend customer meetings, exhibitions and industry events to build relationships and generate new opportunities.
The role involves approximately 70-90 days of travel per year , including visits to customer sites.
What We're Looking For
Technical education: Ideally an engineering degree or another relevant technical qualification.
Sales experience: ...
Area Sales Manager employer: Oscar Technology Careers
As a Network Incident Recovery Specialist, you will thrive in a fully remote environment that champions work-life balance with a four-day working week. Our company fosters a collaborative culture where technical expertise is valued, and employees are encouraged to grow through challenging projects and continuous learning opportunities, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
