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Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Sales Executive / Account Manager required to join a distributor of electrical control & industrial automation products. We are looking for a Sales Engineer / Area Sales Manager with knowledge of electrical products, electrical control, industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, motion control, sensors or similar.

We’d also consider someone from an electrical wholesale background.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Sales Executive / Account Manager will cover OX and HP post codes, including High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, Amersham, Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, and surrounding areas. 

Package
£40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
Bonus scheme
Company car
Pension scheme

Role
Selling a range of electrical control and industrial automation products, including electrical products, electrical control, industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, motion control, sensors, instrumentation, etc
Business development and account management
Customer visits          
Working remotely, covering OX and HP post codes, including High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, Amersham, Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, and surrounding areas.

Requirements
Knowledge of electrical control, industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, or similar Electrical wholesale background would be considered
We’d also consider someone from an electrical wholesale background
Experience as a Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, Sales Executive, or similar sales experience 
On patch in OX and HP post codes, including High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, Amersham, Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, and surrounding areas. We'd also consider RG postcodes (Newbury, Reading, etc)
Full UK Driving Licence

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