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OEM Sales Manager – Electrical Assemblies Connectors

Southampton
4 days ago
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OEM Sales Manager – Electrical Assemblies Connectors

Are you a consultative solutions sales professional with proven success in the cable assembly, connector, sensor, electric actuator or affiliate market?

Interested in a financially secure and stable employer, with the opportunity to support OEM machinery manufacturers with a variety of application needs.

Why This Company?

With a multimillion-pound turnover and advanced manufacturing capabilities, my client has become a leading supplier of Cable Assemblies and Connector solutions for a number of key and critical applications.

Following consecutive record-breaking sales years, my client wishes to bolster its efforts by recruiting a technical sales professional to focus on a dedicated territory within the UK.

Rewards & Benefits

  • £60K - £66K Basic Salary (Starting salary dependent on experience)

  • 25% On Target Bonus (uncapped)

  • Company Car (Tesla)

  • 6% Pension

  • BUPA Healthcare

  • Subsided Dental, Optical, Physio treatment

  • Critical Illness Cover

  • 4 x Life Assurance

  • 25 Days Holiday (rising with service to 30 days) + Public Holidays

  • Early finish Fridays (1:00pm)

    About The Role

    Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will work from a home office and be responsible for:

  • Managing and growing a multimillion-pound region.

  • Covering the Southwest and South-Central region. including Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Avon, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and South Wales.

  • Spending 70-80% of your time forging solid relationships with OEM machinery / equipment manufacturers and consultants at Design Engineer, Lead Electrical Design and Project Manager level with a 20-30% focus supporting distribution partners.

  • Securing design in specifications on new and existing projects, with a typical sales cycle from 3 months to 3 years.

  • Operating in a 40% new business and 60% account management role, working with OEMs in factory automation and process equipment through to scientific instruments, robotics and humanoid technology.

  • Selling bespoke cable assembly, interconnect and electrical assembly solutions.

  • Understanding customer project challenges and providing guidance and input on the best proposed solution.

  • Handling both technical and commercial enquiries from your customer base. (Inhouse technical support team available)

  • Attending industry events, exhibitions and shows.

  • Filtering incoming leads to determining what has the potential to be a major project sale.

    About You

    Ideally you will possess a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in an external sales role this could be within, but not limited to automation, cable assemblies, electrical assemblies, switchgear, connectors, sensors, electrical actuator etc.

    A HNC, HND, or Degree in an Engineering discipline would be advantageous, but not essential, as would the capability to read schematics and BOMs.

    Other key skills needed:

  • Self-motivation and comfortable with longer sales cycles associated with project-based selling

  • Comfortable opening doors at design level, not just procurement

  • Hunter mentality with a desire to identify new prospects

  • Able to operate autonomously

  • Full driving license

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    Interested in this role? Here’s what happens next…

    Click the apply button to send us your CV. If we think you’re a great fit for this role, we’ll be in touch in the next couple of days.

    Thank you for taking the time to read about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you,

    Team Mase.

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    Job Ref: (Apply online only)-CVL

    OEM Sales Manager – Cable Assemblies / Electrical Assemblies / Connectors

    Location: Ideally based in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Avon (Bristol), Somerset or South Wales (Newport / Cardiff)

    Keywords: OEM Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Manager, Regional Sales, Business Development, Account Manager, Account Management, Territory Sales Manager, Technical Sales, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Design, Project Sales, UK Sales, Solution Sales, AC, DC, Alternating Current, Direct Current, Low Voltage, Switchgear, Automation, Connectors, Interconnect, Cable Assemblies, Electrical Assemblies

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