Sales Engineer - Industrial Process - South West

Location: Remote in South West UK, with 60–70% travel across the designated region and frequent customer site visits.

Company

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of hirify.global, a FTSE100 industrial engineering group manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid technologies for process industries and life sciences.

What you will do

• Build and maintain a sustainable pipeline by growing key accounts and engaging high-growth industries.
• Identify prospects through research, networking, and industry events, and promote the full Watson-Marlow product range.
• Use consultative selling to identify customer needs, define problems, and co-develop tailored solutions and implementation plans.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, troubleshoot customer issues, and provide proactive recommendations to improve system performance.
• Manage leads, quotations, CRM updates, follow-ups, and accurate sales forecasts.
• Demonstrate products on site and virtually, research market trends, coordinate EMEA support capacity, and share insights with global colleagues.

Requirements

• BSc, diploma in an aligned subject, or equivalent technical experience in an aligned industry.
• Technical sales experience selling process capital equipment or similar products or services to process industrial customers is required.
• Experience in wastewater, chemical, or general industrial sectors is an asset.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven capability in key account management and business development within a technical B2B environment.
• Entrepreneurial skills, including independent problem solving, budgeting, networking, and collaboration.
• Ability and willingness to travel 60–70% across the designated patch is essential.

Culture & Benefits

• Cooperative, supportive, and inclusive working culture focused on safety, collaboration, customer focus, excellence, and respect.
• Flexible working arrangements and a competitive salary.
• Generous holiday allowance and three days of paid volunteering leave.
• Gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of additional paid caregiver leave, and support for pregnancy loss or domestic abuse.
• Disability Confident Committed Employer with application accommodations available.