Area Sales Manager
Sandy Bedfordshire - Onsite
£45,000 + competitive commission, bonus & Car allowance

Cooper Lomaz are currently exclusively working with a growing and well established organisation working within Technical Engineering space with clients within Medical, Gaming and commercial hardware industries. Our client are currently seeking an Area Sales Manager to help drive our global sales team based in Sandy Bedfordshire where you will be working with US and UK based clients

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a space where our client is well recommended and know where you will be responsible for the profitable development of sales within a defined territory, in-line with company objectives and growth targets. The successful candidate will be joining a small but established team of sales, service, and engineers, where you will be generating and developing existing sales opportunities with new and existing customers from global blue chips to technology start-ups. Applicants will have a sales or area manager experience where you have ideally worked within an Engineering, IT or Semiconductor environment, however all product information will be trained, but you will be liaising with Engineers and Technical customers day-today, so some sort of technical background is preferred.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Generating and developing sales opportunities with new and existing customers from global blue chips to technology start-ups.
Closing sales and achieving sales targets
Managing customer opportunities for bespoke capital equipment within the semiconductor industry
Facilitating customer requests for high value, bespoke systems
Preparing detailed technical quotes
Handling tenders and understanding contractual negotiations, both commercial and technical
Project managing customer liaison during lengthy sales cycles
Producing PowerPoint presentations to support sales activities
Sales forecasting
Assist with managing the company's marketing activities
Attending exhibitions and trade shows
Networking at industry events
Developing a strong network of agents, representatives and distributors.
Requirements

Experience of selling bespoke equipment within a technical market
Electronics experience
Knowledge of the capital equipment sales process
Degree educated or equivalent technical qualification
Strong interpersonal presentation skills
Excellent communication skills at all levels
Multi-tasking
Desirable

Semiconductor OR a Technical industry experience
Working with agents and/or distributors
Experience within a manufacturer of technical products
Long sales cycles
High value/low volume system sales
Test and measurement
Precision or scientific instrumentation
An appreciation of the semiconductor manufacturing process
Benefits

Competitive Salary
Monthly Commission
Car allowance
You must have a full UK driving licence and live in a commutable distance of Sandy - you must also be able to travel internationally on the odd occasion when necessary