Technical Sales Engineer - North UK (remote with field-based account management)
KO2's client is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to cover the North of England up to Scotland. This is a permanent, full-time role offering a salary of £55,000-£65,000, plus an 8% pension, and a performance-related bonus. The majority of the role involves field-based customer meetings; when not on the road, you can work from home.
Location and travel
* Territory: North UK - from Cheshire up to and including Scotland (North England, North Wales, and Scotland)
* Regular travel to customer sites and design reviews
* Location flexible within the North UK region; home-based working is supported when not with customers
KO2's client is a UK-based distributor and manufacturer of high-reliability electronic components. They specialise in passive, interconnect, power, magnetic, optoelectronic, semiconductor, and electromechanical components, serving aerospace, defence, space, rail, industrial, and other harsh-environment markets. The successful candidate will manage and grow a portfolio of North UK customers, providing technical and commercial support, supporting design activity, and converting opportunities into long-term business relationships.
Key responsibilities
* Territory management: Develop and grow a portfolio of existing customers while identifying new opportunities across the North UK region.
* Technical sales support: Provide application-level guidance, technical input during design/qualification phases, and assist with component selection.
* Customer engagement: Lead customer meetings, site visits, and design reviews to understand requirements and propose solutions.
* Opportunity development: Identify new projects, applications, and growth areas within existing and prospective accounts.
* Collaboration: Work closely with internal sales, product management, quality, and engineering teams to deliver coordinated support; liaise with suppliers as needed.
* Reporting: Maintain accurate activity, opportunity, and forecast records in internal systems.
* Market insight: Feed back market intelligence, competitor activity, and customer trends to the business.
Candidate profile Essential
* Proven experience in technical sales, applications engineering, or field sales within electronic components and high-reliability markets
* Strong technical understanding of electronic and/or electromechanical components
* Ability to communicate effectively with engineering and commercial stakeholders
* Experience managing a regional territory and working autonomously
* Commercial awareness with ability to support pricing, negotiation, and opportunity conversion
* Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
* Experience selling into defence, aerospace, space, rail, or industrial sectors
* Familiarity with qualification standards, approvals, or harsh-environment applications
Desirable
* Experience working with distributors and manufacturers in a technical sales capacity
* Knowledge of EN9120/ISO9001 environments
What we're offering
* Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per annum
* Pension: 8% employer contribution
* Bonus: Performance-related bonus (discretionary, aligned with company targets)
* Benefits: Competitive package and benefits typical of a technical sales role
* Work pattern: Primarily field-based with significant customer-facing time; home-based when not visiting customers
* Career development: Opportunities to work with leading suppliers and blue-chip customers, and to deepen technical expertise in high-reliability components
Why join KO2's client
* Be part of a well-established UK-based company with over 50 years of technical expertise
* Support technically demanding customers and long-term programmes
* Work with market-leading suppliers and high-profile customers
* Join a supportive, technically capable team with strong depth in engineering
* Autonomy over your territory with a balanced travel pattern
How to apply If you are an experienced Technical Sales Engineer who thrives in a consultative, solutions-led environment and is motivated by building long-term customer partnerships across a broad North UK region, we'd like to hear from you.
Please submit your CV and a brief note describing your relevant experience and why you are a good fit for this North UK role.
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