New Job Opening: Area Sales Manager in Bedford, United Kingdom

Job Description

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager required to join a growing industrial distribution business.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager will be responsible for driving new business development and managing a broad customer base across the South of England. You will focus on selling engineered industrial solutions, including pneumatics, fluid power, and power transmission components, to a range of end users and distributors.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager will ideally have a strong distributor-to-end-user sales background, an established network in relevant industrial sectors, and experience managing the full sales cycle. Full product training will be provided.

Package:

• £40,000 – £50,000 base salary (depending on experience)


• Company car 


• Pension contribution


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• additional benefits

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager Role:

• Sell engineered mechanical and power transmission products, including pneumatics, fluid power components, bearings, gearboxes, couplings, belts, and associated solutions to end-users and distributor partners across the South of England.


• Develop and manage key accounts with a focus on growth and long-term relationships.


• Handle a broad range of industrial products, managing margin pressures and complex sales cycles.


• Provide expert technical knowledge and commercial advice to clients on product applications and solutions.


• Field-based role covering multiple locations across the South, including Milton Keynes, Somerset, Bristol, Kent, and Hertfordshire.

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager Requirements:

• Experience as an Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Key Account Manager, Business Development Manager, or Technical Sales Engineer selling industrial products.


• Proven distributor-to-end-user sales experience, ideally in power transmission, pneumatics, fluid power, or related mechanical products.


• Strong commercial acumen and ability to manage multiple accounts independently.


• Established network within relevant industrial sectors.


• Technical background or understanding of mechanical/industrial systems is desirable.


• Full clean driving license and willingness to travel across the South of England.