Functional safety sales engineer

Product Sales Specialist, Functional Safety/Machine Safety. Excellent package including high Basic plus Bonus, Car, PMI, Pension, Laptop, Mobile etc. On behalf of our Client we are searching for a Field based Product Sales Specialist with a high degree of experience in Safety and Sensor products or ideal would be TUV Certified FS Engineer, to cover the Midlands and Northern half of the UK. An ideal location would be central to the area with good access to road networks, West Midlands, East Midlands, South Yorkshire, Manchester, Leeds would all be good locations, although suitable candidates based in other areas are welcome. The Sales Specialist will deliver sales growth through business development, product demonstration and technical support activities within the company traditional customer base typically Electrical and Electronic industry based Panel Builder, System Integrator, OEM s and End User customers, both by direct sales activity and identifying your own business growth opportunities and projects and also through the support of other colleagues within the sales team. The successful candidate will be competent both technically and commercially in the sensor and machine safety field, and will be a dynamic business professional with excellent communication skills to influence internal and external customers at the highest level. In addition, the individual will develop a detailed knowledge and understanding of the traditional and target markets, providing specialist knowledge and expertise to establish and implement successful sales plans that will drive profitable sales results. You will also have the opportunity to gain TUV FS Certification if you do not already have this. In order to be successful at this technical role it is likely you will have an Electrical Engineering qualification, HNC/HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or Degree level, and be able to demonstrate excellent industry and product knowledge. You will have proven sales success as a Field Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager or Product Sales Manager/Engineer. Probably at least 5 years sales experience in the Electrical/Electronic Control and Automation market. Strong communication and commercial skills, technical ability and a desire to succeed are seen as a must in order to make the role a success. Since the role is a large regional territory covering approximately the Northern half of the UK, location is very flexible, however, good access to road networks is essential, as is the ability to spend some nights away. Location examples: East Midlands, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Stoke on Trent, Stafford, Manchester, Leeds, Wakefield, Halifax, Bradford, Sheffield, Doncaster, Manchester, Huddersfield. To register your interest Apply with an up to date CV and we will be pleased to call you for a confidential discussion. To view more of our positions click on the Rise logo at the top of this page or visit our website directly. Post codes used are for advertising purposes only and do not represent the actual place of work. We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Renewable Energy, Electrical, Control and Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities. Rise Executive Search and Recruitment Ltd are currently working on a wide range of business to business/B2B sales positions, account management, business development and sales management roles including: Sales Manager, UK Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Country Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, National Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Executive, National Account Executive, Sales