Job description
Job Description
Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Sales Executive / Business Development Manager required to join a manufacturer of engineering consumables, conveyor components, belting, power transmission and MRO products used to Food & Beverage, Materials Handling, Packaging and other manufacturing industries, including bakery & confectionery, meat & poultry, fruit & vegetable and fish & seafood.
The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Sales Executive / Business Development Manager will cover the South East region, including Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and surrounding areas.
A background selling into the Food & Beverage manufacturing industry is preferred, but full product training will be given. Previous experience selling consumables, engineering products, industrial parts, food packaging, conveyor components, belting, power transmission, gearboxes, packaging, food processing parts, materials handling equipment, MRO products, bearings, or similar would be advantageous but not essential. Other engineering sales experience would be considered also.
Package
£45K - £50K depending on experience plus bonus
Company car
27 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private healthcare
New business development and account management
Selling conveyor components, belting, power transmission, materials handling and MRO products
Selling into the Food & Beverage, packaging, materials handling, and manufacturing industries
Have support from Product Specialists and liaise with various engineering departments
Handling customer inquiries and preparing quotations, sales and completion contracts
Working remotely covering the South East region, including Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and surrounding areas.
Requirements
Experience in a sales position, Area Sales Manager, Account Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager or similar
Experience selling to end users in the Food & Beverage, packaging, materials handling, and manufacturing industries
Full product training is provided
Must live in the South East, including Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and surrounding areas.
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Salary indication
- Between £45,000 and £50,000 Per Month
- Published at
- 01-11-2026
- Profession type
- Sales
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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