Field Sales Engineer - Industrial Automation

Location: Coventry (Field-based - Midlands & UK-wide travel) Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

The Opportunity

I'm currently working with a well-established and growing industrial automation specialist that is looking to appoint an experienced Field Sales Engineer to cover the Midlands region, with Coventry as the base location.

This role would suit a commercially driven sales professional with a strong technical background in industrial automation, who enjoys face-to-face customer engagement and consultative, solution-led selling.

The Role

As Field Sales Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and managing customer relationships across the Midlands and wider UK, providing technical sales support and delivering tailored automation solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing and growing a portfolio of industrial customers through field-based sales activity

Identifying and developing new business opportunities within manufacturing and process industries

Selling industrial automation solutions and components, including PLCs, HMIs, drives, servo systems, inverters, and control hardware

Conducting site visits, technical consultations, and solution presentations

Managing the full sales cycle from enquiry through to order and after-sales support

Working closely with internal engineering, service, and operations teams to ensure a high level of custome...