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Vegetable Machinery Technical Sales Manager

Working in a small but focused team, you will play a key role in delivering technical support to the existing sales and service team, whilst also managing and maintaining a portfolio of direct customer sales of your own.

Essential Skills/Experience:

  • Previous sales or technical experience within the agricultural trade is desirable
  • A good mechanical understanding of agricultural machinery, preferably focused on vegetable equipment
  • To have a hands-on approach and be able to demonstrate machinery in field to best effect.
  • Target driven and ability to ‘close’
  • An excellent self starter and motivated by sales
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to deal diplomatically with customers during busy periods both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to produce accurate quotations both digitally and hand written where required
  • Excellent numeric skills as dealing with retail, cost, profit and margins
  • Proactive and methodical in approach to problem solving
  • Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the business
  • Act with discretion when dealing with matters of a confidential nature
  • Ability to manage customer expectations without over committing

  • Job Categories
    Job Categories: Sales Department
  • Job Type
    Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
  • Job Location
    Job Location: Sutterton
  • Ref No
    Ref No: WS2204

Additional Information

  • Start Date:
    Immediate, subject to candidates availability
  • Hours:
    42.5hrs per week – 8am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday (1hr unpaid lunch).  Additional hours as required which may include weekends as per rota especially during peak periods e.g Harvest
  • Salary:
    £Depending on Experience, plus commission, plus company car
  • Benefits:
    32 days annual leave including bank holidays, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Workplace Pension, Employee Referral Bonus Scheme, Winter Flu Jab Service, Wellbeing Focus Group, Staff Discount in Country Stores and Life Assurance Cover (2 x salary)
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