Area Sales Engineer (Steam Thermal Solutions)

Location: Manchester and the North West, United Kingdom; territory-based role with face-to-face customer engagement.

Company

hirify.global is a multinational industrial engineering group providing steam, electric thermal, pumping, and fluid technology solutions for customers across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Develop and implement territory sales plans to deliver sustainable sales and profit growth.
• Build and expand customer relationships through account management, consultative selling, and technical support.
• Identify, qualify, forecast, and convert new business opportunities using the Lead-to-Order process.
• Develop engineering-based steam and thermal solutions aligned with customer value propositions.
• Manage the sales pipeline, maintain accurate forecasts, customer records, and business intelligence reports.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver customer outcomes.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience in technical sales or engineering sales, with a record of identifying and converting opportunities.
• Experience with consultative selling and value-based solution development.
• Technical or business qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong relationship-building, listening, communication, and interpersonal skills, including face-to-face customer engagement.
• Self-motivated, proactive, results-driven, and able to work collaboratively in a matrix organisation.
• Knowledge of steam systems, thermal processes, or industrial applications is advantageous; experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, or manufacturing is desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and equitable working environment focused on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Flexible working and 27 days of annual leave before bank holidays.
• Three days of paid volunteering leave and comprehensive private healthcare.
• Enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional share ownership, and flexible benefits.
• Free onsite parking and access to a personal discounts portal.
• Additional support includes gender-neutral parental leave, caregiver leave, and other inclusion commitments.