Area Sales Manager – Machine Tools

Job 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