Technical Sales Manager

Are you an experienced Technical Sales Manager, based in the North of the UK? Are you a self-motivated, ambitious individual with proven aerospace consumables or coatings and related chemicals sales experience? Are you looking for a home based role (ability to travel when necessary)? If so this could be the role for you!

Our client has an international presence with a turnover of over 200 million euros. They are an expert designer, manufacturer and distributor of adhesives, technical films, glues and chemical products.

Salary negotiable depending on experience.

Job Accountabilities

• To achieve sales targets set by and agreed.
• To support and ensure continuity of business with customers through recognised account management techniques.
• To develop a time management programme and journey plan ensuring that customers are regularly visited at a frequency related to their expenditure and needs.
• To technically support the use of products at the customer.
• To fully understand and have expertise in the use of non-metallic materials in industry and the related specifications and environmental legislation. To use this knowledge to develop the business in the marketplace.
• To develop and maintain an accurate market profile and records of key customers, contacts and specifications.
• To get to know key contacts in the customer base, meet them regularly and be recognised as a competent and knowledgeable consultant.
• To prepare proposals, quotes and offers to customers as required.
• To prepare and make formal presentations of the company's products and services to customers and to secure new markets and orders as a result.
• Contribute to the activities and success of the company.
• Work with the customer services department and the Operations manager to ensure that they offer the best and unrivalled levels of service, quality and value to its customers.
• Maintain a library of technical and commercial data necessary to support the application of products at the customer.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Proven sales development experience
• Coatings / chemical distribution experience
• Knowledge of the aerospace / defence market preferable but not essential
• Experience working in distribution

Key Challenges

• Achieve sales targets and growth objectives in line with plan. Retain customers for the long term good of the company.
• Create an increased demand for the company's products in a competitive market, where many similar offers are available.
• To become fully conversant with their products and service offer
• To become expert in industry specifications and legislation, which affect the success of the business.
• To attain expertise in the application of their products in the customer's process.
• To identify new customers and opportunities and to progress sales from initial contact through to invoice.
• To communicate with suppliers and customers and to be recognised as an expert.

This is a great opportunity to take the next step in your technical sales career with a leading name in the industry. If you have a Technical Sales background and are ready for your next challenge, then please reach out to me today