Sales Manager

Consilium Recruit are proudly supporting a specialist engineering business with a global product reach. With desired expansion in mind, they are seeking a Sales Manager to drive business development across the UK and overseas offering a consultative approach to bespoke customer solutions.

Commutable from:  Gloucester, Swindon, Bristol, Cheltenham Spa, Lydney

Salary: Excellent Salary + Car Allowance + Team Bonus + Pension

The Role

Working with a truly varied sector base where no two days are the same, the Sales Manager will lead a consultative led approach to guide customers to the best solutions for their requirements. You will proactively develop new business and support successful pre-existing accounts formulating a short-, medium- and long-term sales strategy to help grow the business.

The Sales Manager will visit customers sites and support initial project scoping in a technical capacity ably supporting by the engineering team back at base. Supporting customers on a ‘cradle to grave’ basis, you will support from initial scoping through to delivery and product aftercare.

The Sales Manager will create quotations and tender documents alongside having a strong input to the ‘project’ aspect of the delivery cycle including being first point of contact for customer queries and new enquiries.

The Person

The successful candidate for the role of Sales Manager will possess proven engineering sales expertise including the ability to develop bespoke solutions in partnership with customers alongside the ability to read technical drawings and a good awareness of the first principles of mechanical engineering.

The Sales Manager will be required to travel UK wide to customer sites and some international travel including USA, Middle East and China will be required occasionally. The role is an integral part of the business and a genuine opportunity to shape and develop the sales strategy in your own vision.

Previous experience in selling bespoke solutions particularly in the field of high value specialist capital equipment is highly desirable for the role. Whilst a degree is not required for the role, a level of familiarity with mechanical engineering and the tendering process in selling high value equipment is essential for the position.

To apply, please contact James Colley with a current CV via email.