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Senior Technical Sales Manager

Leicester
2 days ago
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Senior Technical Sales Manager - Automation and Robotics

East Midlands base - commutable from Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

c£50k - £60k neg dep exp + benefits

Our client can demonstrate almost half a century's expertise in the design, development and manufacture of bespoke special purpose automation and robotic systems for a diverse range of industry sectors and are regarded by many in the industry as one of the leading automation system solution providers in the whole of the UK.

As a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced, driven and highly self-motivated Senior Technical Sales Manager to complement their established and successful business development team and maximise opportunities with both existing and new clients through the provision of automation and robotic solution sales.

Based near Leicester, as a Senior Technical Sales Manager working in a fast paced Automation and Robotics Sales environment, you will liaise extensively with both internal and external customers in order to develop and grow a realistic pipeline of business from both new and existing clients that will benefit from the portfolio of solutions available, handling any and all enquiries quickly and accurately in order to ensure project success and ensuring the delivery of your individual sales target.

Reporting to the Sales Director, you will undertake a range of duties and responsibilities that will include (but not be limited to):

Identifying and engaging with new and existing clients, attending Customer sites to nurture relationships and understand their current and future requirements, identifying and recommending enhancements, modifications or upgrades that will benefit their business and prove commercially advantageous to all.
Creating and maintaining Sales Analysis Sheets for each enquiry received
Reporting enquiry results in the weekly Sales Meeting and providing visibility of future enquiries and potential market demands or competitor developments.
Creating financially viable and commercially beneficial quotations for enquiries and reviewing internally prior to sending out to the Customer
Understanding the budgetary and timescale requirements for the enquiry
Regular communication with the Customer throughout the life of enquiry
Setting up Sales Handover meetings to transfer details of the order over to the technical team and supporting the project team and the Customer throughout the project life cycle when required.To be considered for this varied and challenging Senior Technical Sales Manager role it is envisaged that the successful candidate will demonstrate previous technical sales management experience gained through working with automation systems, ideally within the automotive sector, and will realistically be qualified to at least HND level or above in a relevant engineering or business-related discipline. With a self-motivated and organised approach to making the best use of your time as well as a high level of commercial acumen, you will possess excellent communication skills at all levels and be flexible to travel both within the UK and overseas as required.

Contact the Sales Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to for further details

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