Technical Sales Manager
| Milton Park, Abingdon | £40,000pa - £50,000pa plus uncapped commission & benefits:
MARS has partnered a pioneering specialist manufacturer based in Oxfordshire to support their recruitment of a
Technical Sales Manager
- This is a fantastic opportunity for a
Technical Sales Manager
to join a sales team who are operating globally, selling their capital equipment and sub-contract services to other manufacturers and academia. You will naturally be pro-active, with an inquisitive and questioning mind, who enjoys understanding how technology works. This role would suit an engineering or physics graduate with 3-5 years post university sales or business development experience.
The role:
The
Technical Sales Manager
will be responsible for the sales and promotion of our clients' systems and subcontract, predominantly in the UK, Europe, and Rest of world (excluding the US). There may be some national and international travel required although this will only be two or three times per quarter. You will be tasked with the development of specific target Market Sectors and Application Areas within the territory. You will be expected to meet sales and margin targets through effective sales management.
The successful
Technical Sales Manager
will need the following experience & skills:
- Degree qualified, preferably in a science or engineering discipline
- Sales experience of technical products and services to industry
- Experience in progressing and generating leads
- Experience of international sales territory management
- Experience of selling capital equipment and subcontract services to Industry and Academia
- An interest in technology, science or manufacturing
- Proven ability to sell technical services and develop repeat customers and Key Accounts.
- Ability to learn the technology of the company's products and relate these to the customers' requirements
- Capability to qualify and analyse complex customer requirements and establish technically and commercially appropriate solutions
- Proven ability to establish and understand the detailed technical needs of customers relating to laser micromachining and competing technologies
Our client is offering exceptional working environment with the following benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Uncapped commission
- 25 days holiday
- Group Personal Pension
- Private Medical Scheme (BUPA)
- Permanent health insurance and death-in-service benefit.
If you're a Senior Sales professional in the high technology industry looking for an exciting opportunity which offers training and progression, then please send MARS Recruitment a copy of your CV, you will not be disappointed.
MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven't heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).