Sales Engineer

Job Title: Sales Engineer – Automation Industry

Department: Sales & Business Development
Location: Field-Based / External Sales (with occasional office visits)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent (37.5 hours/week)
Reports To: Sales Manager / Regional Sales Director

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Sales Engineer to join our automation solutions team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background and a passion for business development. You will play a key role in managing existing accounts, reigniting relationships with lapsed clients, and generating new business across your territory.

With 80% of your time spent in the field, this position focuses on face-to-face interaction with clients, offering automation solutions tailored to their operational challenges.

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Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow existing customer accounts through effective relationship-building and account planning.
  
  
• Reengage with lapsed or inactive clients to revive commercial relationships.
  
  
• Identify and win new business opportunities through proactive prospecting and solution selling.
  
  
• Deliver tailored presentations and proposals that align with customer automation requirements.
  
  
• Collaborate with internal teams (engineering, support, product) to deliver customer solutions effectively.
  
  
• Maintain up-to-date CRM records, sales forecasts, and activity reports.
  
  
• Achieve sales targets and contribute to overall regional and company growth.
  
  Key Requirements
  
  
• Proven experience in technical sales, ideally within the automation, industrial controls, or manufacturing sectors.
  
  
• Strong understanding of automation systems (e.g., PLCs, sensors, motion control, robotics, SCADA).
  
  
• Demonstrated success in account management and new business development.
  
  
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  
  
• Ability to work independently, manage a territory, and travel frequently.
  
  
• Valid driver’s license.
  
  Please call Mark on (phone number removed) for an informal chat.
  
  Job Type: Full-time
  
  Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
  
  Benefits:
  
  
• Company pension
  
  
• Flexitime
  
  
• Annual Bonus
  
  Work Location: On the road
  
  Reference ID: MFSE