* Home Office, Quality Company Car, Pension, Laptop / IPad, Mobile Phone, Credit Card
* Rapid Career Progression
* Scotland – Home Based Can Live anywhere in Scotland
* Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Dumfries, Stirling, East Kilbride etc
Our client is a world leading manufacturer of bespoke mechanical components for applications throughout numerous industrial sectors including oil & gas, food and beveridge, process, defence, steel, power, nuclear, chemical and pharmaceutical. My client has been established for many years and has a fantastic reputation as a major British Manufacturer; they have a turnover in excess of £200 million globally. They are renowned for their manufacturing capabilities, they solve problems, their components work to the highest tolerances. You will have the capability of selling bespoke designed in engineering components into critical engineering environments.
This is an opportunity for a dynamic professional technical sales professional to work with a major global manufacturer; this is an entry level sales position into their company. The previous person in post has been promoted, there are several clearly defined progression routes into Strategic Key Accounts, Business Development, international sales and Sales management. This will take you into a role where you can develop complex solution selling, major project sales and technical problem solving. They are open on background, they are looking for a positive, inquisitive and enthusiastic professional with a positive attitude.
As Area Sales Manager / Account Manager you will take a lead role in this companies UK sales team by supporting key accounts in Scotland, you will build strong relationships and cross sell in to these customers with a view to growing them. You will work and support the General Sales Manager to win sales throughout project driven customers and OEM customers. We are looking for an honest hard working and technically capable sophisticated sales professional who can spearhead emerging market growth and manage some critical market leading customers. You will be able to solution sell, work closely with customers and develop the right product for the correct application in critical sectors.
The Candidate:
* We are open on industry sector, personality and sophistication is key!
* You will be an industrial technical sales professional
* They will consider a service engineering customer facing background
* Opportunity for an internal sales professional to move in to a face to face selling position
* You will ideally have an engineering background – Mechanical mind preferred
* A strong strategic thinker with exceptional business development skills and key account management skills.
* Able to develop new business opportunities coupled with an eye for upselling / cross selling.
* You will have excellent communication skills and able to communicate and sell to a wide variety of levels.
* A proven track record of business-to-business sales, experience of medium to long cycle selling would be advantageous.
* If you have a Mechanical Engineering background either a degree, apprenticeship and or experience of mechanical components
Please click on the apply button or contact Jonathan Sallis at Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within 48 hours, however if you have not heard from us within 7 working days please consider yourself unsuccessful on this application