Area Sales Manager

  • Job Reference: RE0914AS
  • Date Posted: 19 January 2026
  • Recruiter: Rise Executive Search
  • Location: South Yorkshire
  • Salary: £40,000 to £50,000
  • Bonus/Benefits: Inc Bonus Plus Car Pension & other benefits
  • Sector: Sales & Marketing
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time
  • Contact: Paul Brewin
  • Email: p.brewin@rise-exec.com
  • Telephone: 07981085366

Job Description

Area Sales Manager Industrial Electrical Control & Automation Excellent Negotiable Salary DOE, plus Bonus, Share Scheme, Quality Company Car, Pension, and more. 25 days plus Statutory holidays.

On behalf of our Client we have an excellent opportunity in technical sales team of this rapidly growing business for an experienced Field Sales Engineer or Area Sales Manager with a proven track record as a business developer and excellent salesman in the Electrical Industry to join the team of this first class business. This role will provide you with the next step in your career and responsibilities giving you overall responsibility for your team along with the chance to grow further with the business.  

The Area Sales Manager will be selling a full range of high quality Industrial Electrical and  Control & Automation products, i.e. Control Gear, Switchgear & Circuit Protection, Variable Speed Drives, Sensors, PLC, HMI, Enclosures, Cable Management & consumables, and Process Instrumentation, along with the capability to provide customised and packaged solutions, into the OEM, End User, System Integrator and Panel Builder markets across the South Yorkshire, parts of North Derbyshire and parts of Greater Manchester & Cheshire.

Whilst induction and on-going training will be provided, as the successful candidate, you will have sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry coupled with a record of sales success and . A formal qualification in an Electrical/Electronic discipline is desirable but not essential, however, the ability to demonstrate your knowledge and sales skill is. Ideally you will also have benefited from further career development training to enhance your sales skills.

As is usual you will be working to achieve defined sales targets and capable of developing a personal plan in order to achieve your objectives through managing and further developing an existing portfolio of accounts whilst constantly striving to identify new avenues of business. Working Monday to Friday around normal office hours, although this is an external sales role requiring road travel so flexibility is expected in order to meet the needs of the business. Excellent attributes such as good organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to be an effective team player whilst enjoying a level of autonomy are essential, as are capability with Microsoft packages.

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