Technical Sales Support - Control & Automation

Sheffield
6 days ago
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Technical Sales Engineer – Office based - Industrial Electrical Control & Automation Good Negotiable Salary dependent upon experience, plus excellent benefits, Pension, Buy/Sell holidays, and more.

On behalf of our Client we have an excellent opportunity for an experienced office based Technical Sales Support Engineer , with a proven track record as a business developer and excellent salesman in the Electrical Control and Automation industry to join the team of this first class business.

The Sales Engineer will be selling a range of high quality Industrial Automation products, i.e. PLC, Control Gear, Switchgear & Circuit Protection, Variable Speed Drives, Sensors, HMI and Process Instrumentation into the OEM, End User, System Integrator and Panel Builder markets across the South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire area, including Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Worksop.

As the successful candidate, you will have sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry coupled with a record of sales success and achievement in either a previous internally based technical support role or perhaps as an external Sales Engineer now seeking to move to an internal, office based position, with less travel and more regular hours of work. A formal qualification in an Electrical/Electronic discipline to ONC/HND or above is desirable but not essential, you should be able to demonstrate your knowledge and sales ability otherwise. Ideally you will also have benefited from further career development training to enhance your sales skills.

As a key member of the Sales team, you will be working towards achieving local business targets and objectives through supporting and further developing existing customers whilst also helping to identify new avenues of business. Excellent attributes such as good organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to be an effective team player whilst enjoying a level of autonomy are essential, as are capability with Microsoft packages.

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To register your interest contact us with an up to date CV and we will be pleased to call you for a confidential discussion. To view more of our positions click on the Rise logo at the top of this page or visit our website directly.

We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Renewable Energy, Electrical, Control & Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities.

Rise Executive Search & Recruitment Ltd are currently working on a wide range of business to business/B2B sales positions, account management, business development and sales management roles including: Sales Manager, UK Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Country Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, National Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Executive, National Account Executive, Sales Specialist, Global Account Manager, Sales Representative, Territory Sales, Field Sales, Client Relationship Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Consultant, Technical Sales, Senior Sales Engineer, Export Sales, International Sales, European Sales, Branch Manager, Sales Director, Trainee Sales, Graduate Sales, Telesales, Internal Sales, Office Sales

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