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Area Sales Engineer

BMS Performance
Guildford
1 week ago
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  • Working for a genuine global leader in process manufacturing solutions
  • Engineering led sales role - delivering systems direct to end users & via resellers
  • Long-term career prospects
  • Second to none training infrastructure and support
  • Well-established territory across NW London and home counties

Area Sales Engineer

The Role:The Area Sales Engineer will cover the area spanning Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, as well as North West London, for this global manufacturer of engineered steam & sustainability solutions. These steam solutions include valves, pumps, cylinders, boilers, steam traps etc. The Area Sales Engineer will be able to leverage pre-existing relationships as an out and out brand leader and create new project pipeline off the back of this.

Selling to a range of end users, such as Contractors & Consultants, in a variety of sectors (process, manufacturing food & beverage (distilleries are a key market here), pharmaceutical, healthcare, water treatment etc) you will partner with their engineers and procurement teams to design, install, and maintain systems in their premises, some of which are new-build projects. In addition, as an Area Sales Engineer, you will be building relationships with a reseller network, M&E Contractors, and Consulting Engineers. This is an exciting opportunity for a mechanically minded sales professional to further their career with industry leading support.

The Company:Our client are the number one player in their sector and continue to grow globally. They have been a real success story year on year and they have recently re-structured their UK sales team to concentrate on where they're most successful. They have recently added Internal Sales Engineers into the business in each region to support the activities of the Area Sales Engineers on the ground, as well as diversifying their team and becoming an employer of choice for emerging talent & women in engineering. This is a super-exciting opportunity for people with mechanical engineering sales backgrounds to take the next step in their careers with a diverse, welcoming, and forward-thinking engineering powerhouse. You will receive world class training & development opportunities, as well as support from a wealth of job functions within the business. This role will suit a real team player who wants to achieve great things.

We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:

  • Have a mechanical engineering sales background
  • Based in North West London or the home counties
  • Sell an engineering related product into process/production end user environments
  • Have been exposed to meeting customers face to face
  • A confident team player
  • Open to an Internal Sales Professional looking to get into the field who has Mechanical Engineering academic qualifications
  • Full & Clean Driving licence

Salary:£50,000-55,000 DOE + 15% OTE (can be doubled to 30% of salary) + Car + Pension + Healthcare + Company Share Scheme + 27 days holiday (+ stats on top)

Candidate Location: Watford, Reading, Slough, Basingstoke

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