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About the Company

The company is part of an independent family-owned business with global market leadership (44,500 people, an annual turnover of 21.6 billion euros) in B-to-B distribution of electrical products, solutions and related services. You’ll be joining a growing organisation in the UK of over 250 associates at one of the UK's leading distributors of industrial automation and control products.

About the Role

An opportunity has arisen for a talented Account Manager in the Southwest England area interested in technology and able to position commercially attractive and technically beneficial solutions to existing and new customers in the automation and control sector. You would be selling into a wide range of customers from small to medium enterprises up to blue chip companies.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing sales within a territory with an existing customer base of around 70 accounts together spending around £2M.
• Deciding the strategy and using the best resource to ensure great customer service.
• Finding new opportunities by following up marketing leads and using your own networking skills and knowledge of your territory.
• Planning on visiting customers 4 days a week.

Qualifications

• Must be able to demonstrate a history of new business development.
• Have a general interest in engineering.
• Driving licence.

Required Skills

• Technical business development experience.
• Ability to work remotely.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of Control and Automation, or other technical solutions gained within a sales environment (training will be given).

Pay range and compensation package

£40k + £10k OTE + Car or Allowance

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

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