← Back to Jobs
Full time
Sales
Area Sales Manager
WR EngineeringCity, Manchester🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 20 Apr 2026
Quick Overview
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior
Job Description
Area Sales Manager - North
Are you a driven sales professional with experience in engineering and building high-value client relationships? This is your opportunity to step into a dynamic, high-impact role with a well-established and respected manufacturer at the forefront of the oil & gas sector.
The Role:
- Driving profitable sales growth by influencing specifications and securing orders with end-users, contractors, and OEMs
- Managing and expanding relationships with key clients, dealers, and consultants
- Identifying and targeting new markets, projects, and business opportunities
- Spending the majority of your time engaging clients face-to-face (around 80% field-based)
- Collaborating with internal teams to deliver commercial and technical strategies for major projects and tenders
- Representing the business at exhibitions, seminars, and industry events
- Feeding market insights back into product development and innovation
You:
- Proven track record in technical sales (minimum 5 years), ideally within engineering, oil & gas, or a related technical industry
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with excellent relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
- Engineering degree preferred, but not essential if you bring relevant technical experience
- Confident communicator with a strategic mindset and attention to detail
Benefits:
- 60-80k doe plus 6500 car allowance
- The chance to work on high-profile projects and shape market growth
- A collaborative environment where your ideas and expertise are valued
- Long-term career progression within a respected global business
- A varied and autonomous role with UK and international exposure
WR Engineering are the recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide.
WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Similar jobs
Graduate Sales Lead Generator
Interaction Recruitment · United Kingdom
9 minutes ago£30k/yrSales Advisor - Uncapped Commission
EE · Sheffield, United Kingdom
4 hours ago£26.1k/yrArea Sales Manager
Sales Recruit UK · United Kingdom
4 hours ago£45k/yrField Sales Representative
Wallace Hind Selection LTD · United Kingdom
7 hours ago£26k/yrRegional Sales Manager
Refood · Widnes, United Kingdom
7 hours agoAssistant Sales Manager
KPHR Solutions · Glen Parva, United Kingdom
7 hours ago£14 - £17/hr