Sales Account Manager, Automated Inspection Equipment
Location: West Midlands based, must be commutable
Salary: Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic + company car + benefits
Sector: Pharmaceutical, Beverage & Food Manufacturing
Role Type: Sales / Business Development
We are recruiting for a Sales Account Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of automated inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into pharmaceutical, beverage and food production environments.
This is a technical sales role focused on growing the UK pharmaceutical market initially, while also developing new opportunities across beverage and food manufacturing. The successful candidate will sell state-of-the-art inspection equipment used for brand protection, quality assurance and production line efficiency.
The Role
- Grow new business opportunities across pharmaceutical, beverage and food manufacturing
- Sell automated inspection and quality assurance equipment into production and packaging environments
- Manage opportunities ranging from smaller equipment sales through to high-value capital projects
- Liaise with customers, arrange site visits and attend project meetings
- Prepare budget quotations and maintain accurate CRM records for account planning and forecasting
- Work closely with the UK project team and product specialists in Germany
- Support existing customers while expanding the current UK client base
- Attend exhibitions, customer open days and presentations when required
- Travel to customer sites nationally, with occasional travel to Germany for training and customer meetings
The Candidate
- Experience within an industrial, engineering or technical sales environment
- Ideally sold inspection equipment, automation, packaging machinery or technical capital equipment into FMCG, beverage, food or pharmaceutical markets
- Business, engineering or technical background preferred
- Degree or HNC level qualification in a relevant business or technical discipline would be advantageous
- Strong communicator with a tenacious, professional approach to customer engagement
- Comfortable developing new business as well as supporting existing accounts
- Full UK driving licence required
- Must be commutable to Tamworth
Package
- Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic salary
- Company car
- Phone and laptop
- 25 days holiday
- Full product and admin training in the UK and Germany
- Long-term progression into a sales management role subject to performance
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded sales professional to join a long-established, global inspection technology business with strong product training, technical support and long-term career prospects.
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Location: West Midlands based, must be commutable
Salary: Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic + company car + benefits
Sector: Pharmaceutical, Beverage & Food Manufacturing
Role Type: Sales / Business Development
We are recruiting for a Sales Account Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of automated inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into pharmaceutical, beverage and food production environments.
This is a technical sales role focused on growing the UK pharmaceutical market initially, while also developing new opportunities across beverage and food manufacturing. The successful candidate will sell state-of-the-art inspection equipment used for brand protection, quality assurance and production line efficiency.
The Role
- Grow new business opportunities across pharmaceutical, beverage and food manufacturing
- Sell automated inspection and quality assurance equipment into production and packaging environments
- Manage opportunities ranging from smaller equipment sales through to high-value capital projects
- Liaise with customers, arrange site visits and attend project meetings
- Prepare budget quotations and maintain accurate CRM records for account planning and forecasting
- Work closely with the UK project team and product specialists in Germany
- Support existing customers while expanding the current UK client base
- Attend exhibitions, customer open days and presentations when required
- Travel to customer sites nationally, with occasional travel to Germany for training and customer meetings
The Candidate
- Experience within an industrial, engineering or technical sales environment
- Ideally sold inspection equipment, automation, packaging machinery or technical capital equipment into FMCG, beverage, food or pharmaceutical markets
- Business, engineering or technical background preferred
- Degree or HNC level qualification in a relevant business or technical discipline would be advantageous
- Strong communicator with a tenacious, professional approach to customer engagement
- Comfortable developing new business as well as supporting existing accounts
- Full UK driving licence required
- Must be commutable to Tamworth
Package
- Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic salary
- Company car
- Phone and laptop
- 25 days holiday
- Full product and admin training in the UK and Germany
- Long-term progression into a sales management role subject to performance
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded sales professional to join a long-established, global inspection technology business with strong product training, technical support and long-term career prospects.
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