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Technical Sales Manager –Southwest England, UK
Technical Sales Manager
Location: Southwest England
(commutable distance to Bideford)
The Company
Our client is the market leading one-stop shop for machine cutting equipment, cutting tools, metrology equipment, measuring equipment, PPE, tooling, grinding, and welding solutions serving customers in the manufacturing and engineering industries across the oil, gas, and aerospace sectors to name just a few.
The Position of Technical Sales Manager
Due to company growth, they have created a brand-new role for a Technical Sales Manager to cover the Southwest UK – Plymouth, Devon, Exeter, Bristol, Bath, Taunton etc
Reporting to the Sales Director, the Technical Sales Manager will sell the entire range of tooling solutions to include hand tools, machine tools, air tools and all associated products for the manufacturing shop floor to customers in the Southwest UK.
The incoming Territory Sales Manager will already have a sound understand of general manufacturing and engineering processes, and be able to technically sell the right tooling solution to meet customer needs.
They will sell to a diverse range of industries found within the Southwest and to a wide range of decision makers including Engineering Managers, Manufacturing Managers, Machine Operators and Procurement/Finance Managers alike.
The ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have either three plus years’ experience in a sales role working as a Technical Sales Engineer, Territory Sales Manager or Field Sales Representative already selling tooling equipment OR has 5 + years production engineering experience using tooling equipment and wants to make the move from the manufacturing environment to undertake business to business sales role selling the equipment. Key experience required:-
* Cutting Tool Knowledge: In-depth understanding of cutting tool types, applications, materials, and machining processes (e.g., drilling, milling, turning).
* PPE Product Knowledge: Familiarity with PPE categories (e.g., respiratory, hand, eye, and hearing protection) and relevant safety standards (e.g., EN, ISO, HSE regulations).
* Application Engineering Insight: Understanding of how tools and PPE are used in real-world manufacturing environments to improve safety and productivity.
* Industry & Process Knowledge: Awareness of manufacturing and engineering processes in sectors such as aerospace, automotive, fabrication, or general engineering.
* Sales of tooling or a desire to get into tooling equipment sales having had first hand practical tooling experience
* Live in a commutable distance to Bideford and be able to travel across the Southwest UK
* Have a full, valid UK driving license
Salary and Benefits
* 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Sales, Engineering, and Business Development
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