Area Sales Engineer

We are looking for an Area Sales Engineer to join a long established and successful multi-branch Electro-Mechanical engineering business specialising in electrical & mechanical fault-finding and repair.

You will be managing new accounts each with the potential to provide annual revenues between £100k and £500k whilst exploiting the revenue opportunities from existing accounts. New business development is a key element to succeed in this role.

The role:

- Develop trust-based relationships with a portfolio of major clients to ensure they are recruited and developed.

- Expand the revenue opportunities with new and existing customers by continuously proposing solutions that meet or exceed their objectives.

- Take the lead in generating new sales that will turn into long-term relationships.

- Serve as the point of contact between your customers and internal teams.

- Resolve any issues or problems faced by customers and deal with complaints openly and honestly to maintain trust.

Essential:

- You are a time-served mechanical, electrical or electronic engineer.

- At least five years of experience in a target driven sales position in the engineering services sector, ideally with experience in the servicing and repair of rotating equipment.

- You have a proven track record of successfully prospecting and retaining new accounts.

- You have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate behavior change both internally and externally.

The role comes with very competitive £42k - £47k per annum basic rate plus incentive scheme, company car, 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays, pension, death in service benefit etc.