Regional Sales Manager in Luton, Bedfordshire

Area Sales Manager / Area Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager required for a Manufacture of Manual Handling Equipment.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Area Sales Engineer will be covering Greater London, Southeast England, East Midlands and the Central South. Major towns and cities include; London, Reading, Oxford. Brighton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Luton, Leicester, and Northampton.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Area Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving sales across the territory, identifying new opportunities and managing the sales pipeline whilst developing long-term customer relationships.

A technical sales / engineering sales background is essential, ideally from engineering equipment / capital equipment / machinery / materials handling, automated equipment etc.

Package:

• £45,000-£55,000 base salary
• Lucrative commission scheme
• Generous pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities:

• Drive sales and revenue within the territory, identifying new opportunities and managing the sales pipeline.
• Build strong long-term customer relationships
• Delivering product presentations and tailored solutions to potential new customers
• Selling capital equipment / machinery, materials handling and automated handling equipment
• Frequent travel amongst the region to London, Reading, Oxford, Brighton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Luton, Leicester, and Northampton.

Requirements:

• Proven technical sales ability, including B2B sales, selling capital equipment / machinery, materials handling and automated handling equipment
• Willingness to travel extensively across the Southeast England, East Midlands, Greater London and the Central South
• Engineering Qualification is preferred