Key Account Manager

Company: WR Engineering
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Account Manager . Machine Vision / Vision Systems

Location: Midlands / North UK

Salary: £50,000 . £70,000 DOE + commission + car + benefits

Type: Full-time, permanent, remote / field-based

A leading provider of industrial vision and imaging solutions is looking for a driven Account Manager to develop business across the Midlands and North of the UK.

This is a consultative, new-business-focused sales role, working with machine builders, systems integrators and end users across advanced manufacturing and automation environments. The role would suit someone with experience selling technical products or solutions within machine vision, vision systems, optical technology, metrology, automation or industrial imaging.

The Role:

  • Develop new business across an assigned UK territory
  • Manage and grow relationships with OEMs, integrators and end users
  • Sell technical solutions including vision hardware, software, optics, lighting, cameras and associated services
  • Identify customer requirements and work consultatively to deliver commercially viable solutions
  • Maintain accurate sales activity, pipeline and forecasting through CRM
  • Keep up to date with new technologies and market developments

The Candidate:

  • Proven B2B technical sales experience
  • Ideally from machine vision, vision systems, optical, metrology, automation or technical distribution
  • Strong new business / hunter mentality
  • Confident managing complex sales processes
  • Able to understand technical customer requirements and propose solutions
  • Strong communication, organisation and CRM discipline
  • Based in or able to cover the Midlands / North UK

Package:

  • £50,000 . £70,000 basic salary depending on experience
  • Commission scheme
  • Company car
  • 25 days’ holiday plus benefits
  • Enhanced pension and healthcare
  • Remote working with UK travel
  • Ongoing training and career development

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading technical solutions provider within a growing and innovative industrial technology sector.

Posted: June 2nd, 2026