Sales Manager (Inspection Equipment)

Sales Account Manager, Automated Inspection Equipment

Location: West Midlands based, must be commutable

Salary: Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic + company car + benefits

Sector: Pharmaceutical, Beverage & Food Manufacturing

Role Type: Sales / Business Development

We are recruiting for a Sales Account Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of automated inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into pharmaceutical, beverage and food production environments.

This is a technical sales role focused on growing the UK pharmaceutical market initially, while also developing new opportunities across beverage and food manufacturing. The successful candidate will sell state-of-the-art inspection equipment used for brand protection, quality assurance and production line efficiency.

The Role

• Grow new business opportunities across pharmaceutical, beverage and food manufacturing
• Sell automated inspection and quality assurance equipment into production and packaging environments
• Manage opportunities ranging from smaller equipment sales through to high-value capital projects
• Liaise with customers, arrange site visits and attend project meetings
• Prepare budget quotations and maintain accurate CRM records for account planning and forecasting
• Work closely with the UK project team and product specialists in Germany
• Support existing customers while expanding the current UK client base
• Attend exhibitions, customer open days and presentations when required
• Travel to customer sites nationally, with occasional travel to Germany for training and customer meetings

The Candidate

• Experience within an industrial, engineering or technical sales environment
• Ideally sold inspection equipment, automation, packaging machinery or technical capital equipment into FMCG, beverage, food or pharmaceutical markets
• Business, engineering or technical background preferred
• Degree or HNC level qualification in a relevant business or technical discipline would be advantageous
• Strong communicator with a tenacious, professional approach to customer engagement
• Comfortable developing new business as well as supporting existing accounts
• Full UK driving licence required
• Must be commutable to Tamworth

Package

• Up to £45,000–£50,000 basic salary
• Company car
• Phone and laptop
• 25 days holiday
• 3% pension
• Full product and admin training in the UK and Germany
• Long-term progression into a sales management role subject to performance

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded sales professional to join a long-established, global inspection technology business with strong product training, technical support and long-term career prospects.