Industrial Sales Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking an ambitious Industrial Sales Engineer, with demonstrable experience of selling into any of the following; animal feed, additives, chemicals, process industries (or similar). This role involves occasional international travel. We are a 60+ year old global organisation focused on sustainable, high-quality mineral applications.

£42,000 - £45,000

• 20% Bonus
• £4,500 Car Allowance
• Contributory Pension
• 25 Days Holidays
• DIS x4

Home-based covering the UK, Ireland, France, and Scandinavia - Overnight stays will be required on occasion.

Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield (in and around the M1 or M6).

• Strategically develop sales across multiple accounts, prospects, and across our range of products and industry sectors.
• Account development (150+ existing accounts) and new business development, with a strong focus on identifying profitable new opportunities and building lasting relationships.
• Act as first point of contact for customers across the UK (60%), France (15%), Scandinavia (15%) and Ireland (10%).
• Create and carry out your own business plan including mapping out your territories and managing your own diary to achieve 5-10% annual sales growth.
• Manage relentless strategic customer follow‑up over long sales cycles (typically 3 - 9 months from call to close).
• Work with marketing, customer services and technical teams, offering customers seamless support on new and existing product ranges.
• Represent the company at trade fairs, conferences, and industry events.

• Tangible UK industrial sales experience within Animal Feed, Agro, Additives, Chemicals, Environmental, Process Industries – or strong transferable skills from similar sectors.
• Qualified to Degree level (preferred).
• Experience with in animal feed (preferred).
• Hungry for increasing revenue streams through existing relationships across complex sets of decision‑makers and influencers, including input into pricing strategies and sales tenders.
• International mindset and willingness to travel (70‑75% travel, both domestically and internationally).
• Consultative and creative problem‑solving skills, coupled with the ability to grasp technical concepts affecting customers and prospects.
• French speaker (advantageous but not essential).
• Experienced in using a CRM (ideally Salesforce or similar).

We are a manufacturer at the forefront of scientific innovation within mineral‑based products for industrial use. Operating in the pet care and industrial sectors, we focus on high‑quality, sustainable mineral solutions which are sold into a variety of UK and European industry locations. Culturally we are a progressive and growing company, backed by a stable and forward‑thinking senior management team.

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