Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager
Electronic & Electrical components into OEM's & Tier Supply across all manufacturing
£40,000 - £50,000 basic salary, OTE £12,000, Company Car

Covering North East of England & Scotland
Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh
·Due to consistent business growth this is a great opportunity to join a well-respected global engineering solutions organisation.
·Well established Manufacturer of engineering turnkey solutions that supply a variety of OEM industry sectors (including oil & gas, food & bev etc) are looking to strengthen their North East & Scottish Business Development team.
·Rare opportunity to join a trusted engineering supplier with a fantastic reputation and truly global reach.
·This role offers excellent training, support & career development opportunities not only within the UK but globally.
The Company:
Having a well-established and respected engineering tradition, this organisation boasts a great portfolio of Electronic & Electrical engineering solutions. Trusted by OEM clients globally due their engineering quality, reliability and manufacturing capability they have a footprint across the globe within 40+ countries. Working with a great portfolio of OEMs across all industry sectors they are in a fortunate position to be looking to grow and strengthen their commercial sales team.
The Role:
Managing a regional OEM & tier supply account base you will be responsible for all sales projects within the Scottish & North East region with a particular focus on the M8 corridor and Newcastle areas. Working closely with the internal sales support team, you will be expected to manage complex business development projects, react to RFI's & RFQ's, present and negotiate complex commercial sales agreements across several OEM customers and industry sectors. It's a busy role where you will be managing a variety of projects/accounts simultaneously at varying stages so your commercial sales acumen will be always challenged.
The Candidate:
You will have previous commercial sales experience within the OEM & general manufacturing market sectors. Having sound technical and engineering understanding your commercial sales appreciation and ability is more important than what you have sold. Your ability to manage a wide portfolio of OEM clients with specific individual needs is essential. Having excellent organisational and presentation skills together with the ability to project manage a high volume workload is desirable.

• You MUST have previous sales experience within the industrial / manufacturing sector.
• Exceptional commercial sales ability coupled with a practical mindset & basic engineering understanding.
• Looking for career development, progression and willing to undertake training.

The Package:
·£40,000 - £50,000 basic salary, commission £12,000
·Flexible company car options
·Competitive benefits package - including pension & 25 days holiday
Please apply for this job online if you are interested and feel you fit the above criteria. The company are doing first interviews immediately and if you have any questions please contact John Ahearne at TalentTech Recruitment Ltd.