Sales Engineer

Food Processing Capital Equipment
Territory: Midlands South
Salary: £40,000-£50,000 + Commission (10-20% Uncapped)
Benefits: Company Vehicle | 25 Days Holiday

The Role

We are recruiting for a Sales Engineer to join a leading distributor of food processing capital equipment. This role focuses on selling machinery such as skinners, derinders, slicing and portioning equipment, and other specialist food processing machinery.

You will be responsible for managing an established customer base across the Midlands South territory, primarily serving boning halls and abattoirs. While the role is largely account management-focused, we are looking for a proactive individual who can identify new opportunities within existing accounts — a true hunter in a farmer's world.

Typical machine values range from £20,000 to £200,000, with a realistic territory sales target of £1 million, expected to be fully achieved by year two.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and grow relationships with existing customers across the Midlands South
Identify new sales opportunities within current accounts
Provide technical solutions tailored to customer requirements
Promote and sell a range of capital equipment for food processing
Deliver professional demonstrations and technical advice
Work closely with customers to maximise equipment investment and long-term partnerships
Candidate Requirements

We are open to candidates from one of the following backgrounds:

Option 1:

Proven experience selling capital equipment
Ideally within the food processing or meat industry
Option 2:

Engineering background within the food industry
Experience in service, applications, or internal sales
Looking to move into a field-based capital equipment sales role
The ideal candidate will:

Have strong commercial awareness
Be technically minded with the ability to offer engineered solutions
Be confident building long-term customer relationships
Have the ability to identify opportunities and maximise customer spend
Hold a full UK driving licence
Package

£40,000-£50,000 basic salary
Uncapped commission (10-20%)
Company vehicle
25 days annual leave
Established customer base
Long-term career development opportunities
 
To Apply

Please contact Dan Walton on (phone number removed) quoting reference

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