Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager required to join a market leading supplier of Industrial Automation and Electrical products.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager shall work remotely covering Bristol, Cardiff and surrounding areas, responsible for developing new business and managing existing key accounts of electrical products such as industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, motion control, sensors or similar, circuit breakers, current transformers, switchgear, circuit protection, industrial connectors, PLC’s, power supplies, and other electrical / electronic related products.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will ideally have a proven background selling any electrical engineering products, components, or systems. Full product training provided.

Package

£40,000 - £45,000
Company car
Bonus
Company Pension
Private medical care
Life insurance
Mobile phone, laptop
25 days holiday including bank holidays
Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Role

Responsible for developing new business and managing existing key accounts of electrical products such as industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, motion control, sensors or similar, circuit breakers, current transformers, switchgear, circuit protection, industrial connectors, PLC’s, power supplies, and other electrical / electronic related products.
Will provide a consultative sales approach, including technical support, product specifications, and demonstration of all electrical related products and components.
Will be responsible for targeting OEM customers within the electrical engineering industry and a number of distributors.
Work remotely, visiting customers in areas such as Bristol, Cardiff and surrounding areas to ensure customer requirements
Liaise with various Engineering departments 
Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Requirements

Experience as a Sales Engineer / Area Sales Manager / Sales Manager / Key Account Manager / Business Development Manager / Internal Sales Engineer / Sales Executive or similar within an Electrical / Electronic environment, or related technical engineering industry.
Experience selling an electrical engineering product related to the electrical / electronics industry such as industrial automation, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives, control gear, motion control, sensors or similar, circuit breakers, current transformers, switchgear, circuit protection, industrial connectors, PLC’s, power supplies, and other electrical / electronic related products.
Sales candidates from the electrical wholesale industry are also encouraged to apply
A technical electrical engineering qualification is advantageous.
Determination, enthusiasm, and motivation to succeed and grow with a reputable electrical engineering supplier
Will be willing to travel to customer sites across the South West of the UK