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Area Sales Manager

Verto People


Job Location:

Hemel Hempstead - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 45000 - 55000
Posted: 31 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Job Description

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager required to join a growing industrial distribution business.

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager will be responsible for driving new business development and managing a broad customer base across the South of England. You will focus on selling engineered industrial solutions including pneumatics fluid power and power transmission components to a range of end users and distributors.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager will ideally have a strong distributor-to-end-user sales background an established network in relevant industrial sectors and experience managing the full sales cycle. Full product training will be provided.

Package:

  • base salary (depending on experience)
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Pension contribution
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private healthcare and additional benefits

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager Role:

  • Sell engineered mechanical and power transmission products including pneumatics fluid power components bearings gearboxes couplings belts and associated solutions to end-users and distributor partners across the South of England.
  • Develop and manage key accounts with a focus on growth and long-term relationships.
  • Handle a broad range of industrial products managing margin pressures and complex sales cycles.
  • Provide expert technical knowledge and commercial advice to clients on product applications and solutions.
  • Field-based role covering multiple locations across the South including Milton Keynes Somerset Bristol Kent and Hertfordshire.

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Key Account Manager Requirements:

  • Experience as an Area Sales Manager Sales Engineer Key Account Manager Business Development Manager or Technical Sales Engineer selling industrial products.
  • Proven distributor-to-end-user sales experience ideally in power transmission pneumatics fluid power or related mechanical products.
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to manage multiple accounts independently.
  • Established network within relevant industrial sectors.
  • Technical background or understanding of mechanical/industrial systems desirable.
  • Full clean driving license and willingness to travel across the South of England.

Required Experience:

Manager