Area Sales Manager

Overview

We are looking for a Sales / Account Management specialist in Scotland or Northern England with experience of the food manufacturing environment. We are open to top, driven sales professionals from any product/service background, as long as you are selling into food manufacturing.

• Area Sales Manager role covering Scotland, with a 50/50 split between account management and new business development.
• Covering a well-established, high-potential territory with significant opportunities for growth.
• Fully supported by a dedicated pre-sales technical team and post-order project management, allowing focus on driving sales and managing customer relationships.
• Managing relationships across a broad customer base within food manufacturing, including SMEs to blue-chip manufacturers.
• Working to progress from external sales to higher levels of responsibility as opportunities arise.

• Ideally, a current and proven track record of success in external sales for industrial, technical, automation or engineering markets.
• Experience selling to the food industry is preferred.
• Qualified Mechanical or Electrical / Electronic Engineer.
• Enthusiastic, ambitious, and capable of developing new business while managing and developing existing accounts.

• Salary up to GBP 65,000 per annum
• OTE circa GBP 85,000 per annum with uncapped commission
• Company car (Audi or BMW)
• Pension and Health schemes
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Location:

Covering Scotland and potentially Ireland. Commutable locations include Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Carlisle, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland.

Serving a broad customer base from SMEs to blue-chip food manufacturers, the company is a well-established and market-leading manufacturer of high-quality packaging and process machinery systems, including hardware and software solutions with an average order value of approximately GBP 70,000. The company is undergoing a restructuring phase to accelerate ambitious growth plans and solidify its position in the UK market.

Strong career progression opportunities; success in this Area Sales Manager role could lead to promotion into a Key Account Management position within 3 to 5 years. The company is committed to promoting talent from within.

It is likely you will have worked in roles such as Regional Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Field Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, or Territory Sales Manager in Processing and Packaging Machinery, Capital Equipment, Food Manufacturing, Automation, Industrial, Engineering, or related sectors.

Interested? Please apply. An acknowledgement of your application will be sent. Wallace Hind Selection and our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please note:

Wallace Hind Selection is the retained recruitment partner for our client; direct applications to the client will be forwarded to us.