Job Description:

Territory: South England & South Wales

The Role

We are looking for a driven and proactive Sales Engineer to develop our clients Southern UK region. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to take responsibility for the Key Account Management and Business Development of premium tool steel products across South England & South Wales.

By understanding your clients processes and products, you will offer advice and guidance on the best technical tool steel solutions, playing a fundamental role in achieving customer acquisition and revenue growth objectives.

This is a genuinely interesting role combining:

• Technical consultancy
• Business development
• Key account management

Our Client:

A world leader in the manufacture of tool steel for industrial tools that can be found across the globe.  They are always on hand with technical knowhow, advice and support and thanks to a wealth of experience, in-depth research and the continuous development of new products, they lead the way in  tool steel solutions and applications.

Ideal Experience & Qualifications

• Engineering experience, ideally within tooling or manufacturing
• External sales experience preferred (steel/tool steel advantageous)
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and tooling applications
• Ideally HNC or higher in Engineering (apprenticeship highly valued)

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong relationship-building ability
• Organised with strong territory and diary planning skills
• Comfortable working independently across a large geographic region
• Proactive, driven and commercially aware
• Team player able to collaborate effectively across departments
• Confident using CRM systems and IT tools
• Able to prioritise and multi-task

What Success in the role looks Like

• Territory sales growth
• Strong customer retention and account development
• Successful acquisition of new customers
• High-quality CRM data and structured territory management
• Positive, solutions-focused customer feedback

Working Pattern

• 35 hours per week (flexibility required)
• Regular travel across the Southern territory
• Occasional attendance at trade shows and training, including overseas visits where required