Sales Engineer

Leeds Permanent Remote View Job Description
This exciting opportunity is for a Sales Engineer within the industrial and manufacturing industry. The role involves driving sales, fostering client relationships, and delivering tailored solutions.
  • Lead UK & Ireland growth for a specialist division with succession potential.
  • Sell high‑value engineered solutions across booming industrial sectors.

About Our Client

A global engineering group specialising in advanced materials and anti‑corrosive process equipment. This division manufactures graphite heat exchangers, corrosion‑resistant process systems and associated pipework used for hot, corrosive fluid transfer across chemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, steel and process industries. Products from sister sites in Germany and France also form part of the UK offering.

Job Description

As Sales Engineer, you will develop and grow business across the UK & Ireland, focusing on spares, repairs, parts, after‑sales and capital project opportunities. You'll engage maintenance teams, site managers and technical decision‑makers, while also opening new conversations across steel, pharma and agrochemical sectors.

This role suits someone proactive, commercially driven and confident selling engineered solutions in industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and plan your own regional diary and customer visits
  • Drive new business across chemicals and other target sectors
  • Build relationships with maintenance, engineering and site managers
  • Generate spares, repairs, upgrades and service‑based revenue
  • Manage 2-3 quality appointments per week
  • Support longer project‑based sales (3-6 month cycles)
  • Conduct admin, planning and internal meetings (typically Mon/Fri)
  • Attend the office twice per month (more if local)
  • Collaborate closely with technical specialists and European colleagues



The Successful Applicant

A successful Sales Engineer should have:

  • Degree / HND / HNC in Chemical Engineering (preferred) or Mechanical/Process Engineering
  • Sales or commercial experience in engineered or industrial products
  • Exposure to chemical processing, industrial equipment or related sectors (desirable but flexible)
  • Comfortable driving new business and spending time on site with customers
  • Ability to balance fast‑moving after‑sales with longer project cycles



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Company car and bonus scheme as part of the benefits package.
  • Opportunity to work within a reputable organisation in the industrial and manufacturing industry.
  • Collaborative and supportive company culture.



Contact
Robert Gilmore
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6983302
Phone number
+441132437704

Job summary

Job function
Sales
Subsector
Technical / Industrial
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Robert Gilmore
Consultant phone
+441132437704
Job reference
JN-032026-6983302
Job Nature
Remote