Area Sales Manager – Machine Tools
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Full Time
Cheltenham, South West, United Kingdom
Mitchell Maguire
13.05.2024
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Area Sales Manager – Machine ToolsJob Title: Area Sales Manager – Machine Tools
Industry Sector: CNC & Conventional Machine Tools and Accessories, machine tools, lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, boring machines and fabrication machines, engineering environments, mechanical engineering, aerospace, automotive, energy sector, marine, MOD & Government facilities
Area to be covered: South – ideally based Birmingham to M4 Corridor
Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 + 1% uncapped Commission on sales
Benefits: BMW Car & Benefits Package
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Machine Tools will involve:
* Field sales position selling a large manufactured portfolio of CNC machine tools, lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, boring machines and fabrication machines
* 70% of your time selling directly into mechanical engineers
* Remainder of time selling direct into other engineering customers, aerospace, automotive, energy sector, marine, MOD & Government facilities
* 60% new business development role, you will be provided with target lists of customers to approach and will also follow up on plenty of leads vis the office/ website
* 40% account management of some existing customers and pipeline on the area
* Pro-rata target for remainder of 2024, realistic £750,000-£800,00 target for 2025
* Typical order values from £10,000-£25,000
* Typically 3.5 days per week on the road, rest of time working from home with monthly visits to the midlands based office
* Taking customers to the office to show them our clients showroom
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Machine Tools with:
* Ideally some understanding of machine tools and field sales experience
* Open to other field sales backgrounds who focus on mechanical engineers
* Would consider no sales experience with related industry experience, e.g. a service engineer looking for 1st field sales role
* May consider other field sales tooling experience with a strong desire to move into machine tools
* Technically capable
* Reliable and trustworthy
* Hard working mentality
* Strong features and benefits sales experience, must be able to negotiate and close!
* Excellent presentation and demonstrating skills
* A practical and professional hands on competent approach
* Excellent organisational / territory planning skills
The Company
* Est. 30 years+
* 30+ UK employees
* £4m+ UK turnover
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Machine tools, lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, boring machines and fabrication machines, engineering environments, mechanical engineering, aerospace, automotive, energy sector, marine, MOD & Government facilities
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