Area Sales Manager – Midlands
As part of our continued growth, Micro-Epsilon UK is seeking an ambitious Area Sales Manager to drive business development and manage key accounts across the Midlands Region.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting time to join Micro-Epsilon. With new product launches, increasing market share, and growing customer demand, we’re expanding our UK sales team.
As Area Sales Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving growth across your region, managing existing customers and developing new business opportunities across a wide range of industries.
You’ll be supported by our UK Sales Manager, as well as a dedicated internal sales and technical support team, ensuring you have the tools and backup you need to succeed.
The role offers excellent long-term development opportunities, whether you aspire to move into a leadership role, or become a product specialist, this would be a natural progression from this role. With progression to a senior management position in the longer term also a possibility.
Your Task:
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop existing key accounts to maximise growth and retention.
- Identify and convert new business opportunities within the region.
- Build relationships with OEMs, system integrators, and major manufacturers across multiple industries.
- Engage with design, production, quality, and project teams to understand customer needs and propose tailored solutions.
- Present proposals, conduct product demonstrations, and manage the full sales cycle from enquiry to close.
- Promote Micro-Epsilon’s value proposition, helping customers improve their processes through precision measurement and automation.
- Provide accurate sales forecasts and activity reports.
- Represent Micro-Epsilon UK at exhibitions, events, and customer meetings.
Your Profile:
About You:
We’re looking for a proactive, self-motivated sales professional who thrives on building relationships and solving technical challenges.
You’ll bring:
- 3–5 years’ experience in a technical or field sales role within industrial automation, sensors, measurement, or instrumentation.
- A technical qualification in engineering or a related science discipline (NVQ Level 4 or higher preferred).
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage at all business levels.
- A consultative sales approach, able to understand customer problems and identify value-added solutions.
- A genuine interest in technology and innovation.
Previous experience with Micro-Epsilon products is not required, full product training will be provided.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + excellent benefits package
- Flexible home-based working with full support from our UK team
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- The chance to work with market-leading sensor technologies
- A collaborative, innovative culture that values technical excellence and long-term customer partnerships
Company Description
Micro-Epsilon is a worldwide leading sensor manufacturer. For more than 50 years we have continuously offered reliable, high performance, unique solutions; particularly when high precision measurement or inspection is required.
Our product range covers sensors for the measurement of distance and position, sensors for IR temperature measurement as well as color detection. Innovative products that provide the very highest levels of precision are created through intensive research and development processes, unique know-how, and a broad network of collaborative operations.
As a multi-technology company we are dedicated to solve both basic and extraordinary applications with a variety of standard and highly customized products. Customers across the world trust the state of the art measuring technology from Micro-Epsilon.
Interested?
Send your resume to:
Micro-Epsilon America, LP
Ms. Rebecca Lambert
8120 Brownleigh Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27617
Email: rebecca.lambert@micro-epsilon.com