Sales Manager

Job Description

Genuine Directorship opportunity and a chance to earn OTE £90,000! Have I got your attention Are you experienced selling automated and / or semi-automated special purpose machinery to manufacturers Were quite open on your industry background - based inBedford were an OEM supplying into dozens of different sectors.BASIC SALARY: Up to £60,000 dependent on your experienceBENEFITS:Your bonus is related to company profit(typically £10,000-£15,000 parecord year youd have earned £30,000!) - UNCAPPEDCompany CarFull access to company benefits package including a matched pension of 6%23 Days Holiday & Bank HolidaysLOCATION: BedfordCOMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Stevenage, St. Neots, Hitchin, Luton, Northampton, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Peterborough, Wellingborough, Kettering, Rushden, Letchworth, Royston.JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager / Sales Engineer - Special Purpose MachineryFMCGcapital equipmentWe need your help to grow. We will look for you to help diversify our sales into our existing client base and open new sales opportunities and channels for us too. We have a strong machinery portfolio already. A lot of new our sales enquiries will be a blankcanvas.With an existing Global customer base ranging from small start-up manufacturers - through to blue chip multi-nationals - you will need to be able and willing to travel Domestically and within Europe, Asia & the USA. You might need to be quite reactive inyour customer visits too.Our individual sales order value varies from £10,000 - £500,000. We currently turnover about £3m per annum.As an experienced Sales Manager / Territory / Sales Engineer youll have a strong technical / engineering background selling automated and/or semi-automated special purpose machinery / capital equipment into manufacturers. We are reasonably open on yourbackground when it comes to this.Initially this will be a standalone rolebut in time you will be given the autonomy to recruit and develop a team below you.Get it touch and we can talk about our current machinery and customer base. See if it matches not just your background, but also your aspirations too.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Sales Manager / Sales Engineer - Special Purpose MachineryFMCGcapital equipmentDrive customer sales to end users within manufacturingDevelop a network of global agents and distributorsthere is some existing infrastructure for you to build fromHelp us develop our website, sales documentation, and social media presenceyou can help to bring us into the 21st CenturyManage our sales advertising and marketing budgetto be discussed with the Managing DirectorYOUR BACKGROUND: Sales Manager / Sales Engineer - Special Purpose MachineryFMCGcapital equipmentYou will have a proven background selling special purpose machinery / automated capital equipment into manufacturersdirectly or via distributorsYou will likely be an Engineerbut you might be technical enough through your sales / applications-based background to be successful in this roleYou will be used to traveling for work as wed expect you to travel Globally 10-20% per annumI openly welcome applications if youre an ambitious Sales Engineer or similar who is looking to step up into this rolebut you must have sold relevant special purpose machinery and/or capital equipment before into manufacturing facilities.THE COMPANY:We are a well-established manufacturer of special purpose machinery in Bedford. This is a brand-new role with the intention of taking the business to the next level. With your help we are looking to develop our product offering and client base.PROSPECTS:Ideally you will take on a strategic sales role from the off, which will give you a direct route to Directorship here with us. If youre not the finished article we still want to hear from you if you could one day, be in that role.It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Regional sales, Territory sales,National Account Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Executive, Applications Engineer, special purpose machinery, equipment, rewinding, slitting, converting, spooling, PPMA, process machinery, packaging, machinery, end of line, capital equipment, food, FMCG, pharmaceutical,bottling, industrial machinery.INTERESTED Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application.Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.REF: JAC16842, Wallace Hind Selection