Duval Associates Ltd - Permanent Recruitment Specialists
Technical Sales Account Manager
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Technical Sales Account Manager – Manage 1.5mil of Accounts
Grow, develop, and win new business, growing your portfolio to 2 million in the next 18 months.
This is a no frills £30M+ SME - great people SME - just the total opposite of anything corporate but with a great customer base and brilliant capacity to deliver!
Engineering & Manufacturing | Rugby, Warwickshire (Field-Based, Midlands)
Technical Solution Sales
We want someone with energy, life anchors, and hunger who fits a brilliant no frills SME with no red tape! (Self-starter)
- Salary: £50,000–£60,000 DOE + Uncapped Bonus (Realistic Year 1: £10K-£20k+) + Car/Allowance and 33 days holiday! phone, laptop & fuel card.
- Role Description: No red tape. No sitting on your hands waiting for leads. No corporate box-ticking. This is a proper field sales role where you build your own pipeline, get in front of decision-makers, and get paid properly for winning and growing business.
The Business
A £30M SME in engineering and manufacturing solutions, growing fast and aiming for £40M within five years. No layers of management to wade through — you'll be working directly with the Sales Director, with real autonomy over your patch.
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The Role
- Responsibilities:
- Roughly 60% growing and developing an existing account base (£1.5M across 10 accounts, targeted to hit £2–2.5M in year one), 40% new business.
- Sell high-value, bespoke mechanical and engineering solutions — deal sizes typically £100K–£200K — into manufacturing, automotive, construction, and engineering customers across the Midlands.
- Own the whole sales cycle: win it, grow it, keep it.
What's in it for you
- Compensation:
- £50,000–£60,000 basic DOE, reviewed at 6 and 12 months
- Uncapped bonus/OTE — realistic year one earnings of £20K+ on top
- Company car or car allowance, plus fuel card
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Career Progression:
- Real progression: build and lead a team, or stay senior and keep earning.
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Who Fits
- Ideal Candidate:
- A strong BDM ready to get out in the field, close new business, and then manage what you've won.
- Or a technical/new-business sales pro with engineering or manufacturing exposure.
- 5+ years face-to-face solution selling in the UK.
- A hunter who also takes pride in growing what they've already won.
- Comfortable talking shop with engineers, buyers, and decision-makers alike.
- Engineering or mechanical qualification helps, but isn't essential.
Who You Are
- Qualities:
- Down to earth.
- Commercially sharp.
- Self-motivated.
- You'd rather be out building appointments and closing deals than sat in meetings about meetings.
If you want the freedom to build your own book, the backing of a Sales Director who'll actually support you, and earnings that reflect what you bring in — this is your call.
Get in touch with Iain or Demi at Duval to find out more.
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