Technical Sales Specialist – Metrology Inspection

Are you a technical sales / application specialist with a desire to join a driven and ambitious employer that has seen 20% YOY growth?

Primed for continued advancement in the UK, this opening offers the opportunity for development and future potential progression into a leadership capacity. 

Ready for a new challenge? This specialist instrument manufacturer is searching for a well-rounded technical/commercial professional to join their team.

Why This Company?

This innovator has shown continued investment in the R&D of market-leading instruments utilised by some of the world’s most prestigious brands where quality and reliability are paramount.

They have secured key projects that have seen their technology integrated into quality departments within some of the world’s largest manufacturing facilities.

Shaping the world of quality inspection across a diverse range of clients, they have continually challenged the boundaries of technology to provide high-specification equipment that meets the demands of the industry.

Rewards & Benefits

• £45K – £60K Basic (Starting salary dependent on experience)
• Uncapped Bonus (15-20% OTE)
• Company Car / Car Allowance
• Company Credit Card

About The Role

Working within a growing sales and technical team, the Technical Sales Specialist / Account Manager / Business Development Manager will be responsible for:

• Attending industry exhibitions and events to build market knowledge, unearth leads, and gain competitor analysis.
• Developing relationships with new (75%) and existing (25%) industrial clients across areas such as Formula 1, Aerospace and Engineering.
• Presenting and demonstrating my client’s instruments to Quality & Inspection departments, discussing the features and benefits it has to offer. This is both in-person and online.
• Securing sales of instruments with a value of £5K to £50K with a typical sales cycle time of 1 to 6 months.
• Covering a region of the UK spending an average of 3-4 nights per month away from home.
• Following up on leads and inquiries from your territory.
• Building lasting relationships with Process Engineers, Engineering Managers, Quality Managers and Procurement.
• Understanding clients’ application challenges and providing instrument solutions that are fit for purpose.
• Conducting both virtual and face-to-face meetings.
• Handling technical and commercial inquiries from your territory.

About You

The successful candidate MUST possess technical sales / field applications experience dealing with industrial clients, this could be within areas such as Engineering, Formula 1, or Aerospace. 

Product experience within one of the following areas would be highly advantageous, metrology, non-contact measurement, optical imaging, microscopy, photonics, spectroscopy, nanotechnology, motion control, CMMs, materials characterisation, materials testing equipment, vision inspection, hardness testers, linear bearings, motors or high precision optical encoders.

Technical education in Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Mechatronics, Electromechanical, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biophysics, Biological Sciences), or affiliated would be advantageous, but not essential should you possess proven success within a technical sales capacity.

Other key requirements include:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to discuss technical solutions in a meaningful manner.
• The ability to build trusting relationships with clients and understand their applications.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• Driving license.
• Team player with a willingness to support others.

Interested in this role? Here’s what happens next…

Click the apply button to send us your CV. If we think you’re a great fit for this role, we’ll be in touch in the next couple of days.

Thank you for taking the time to read about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you,

Team Mase.