Area Sales Manager (French Speaking)

Area Sales Manager (French Speaking)

2026-09-13T00:00:00

Abbey Hey

Greater Manchester

GB

M18 8

Any

2026-12-13T09:07:53.067

Sector: Engineering

Reference: 15022

Area Sales Manager - France & Europe (French Speaking)

Salary: 45,000 - 55,000 + Benefits

Location: Manchester Area | Office Based When Not Travelling

A leading international manufacturer of advanced optical sorting, inspection and machine vision technology is looking to appoint a French-speaking Area Sales Manager to drive growth across France and selected European territories.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven sales professional who enjoys developing new business, building long-term customer relationships and selling high-value technical solutions into manufacturing and industrial environments.

The Role

Reporting directly to senior leadership, you'll take responsibility for growing business across France and parts of Europe, managing an established customer base while rebuilding key relationships and developing new opportunities.

This role will have a strong new business focus, with approximately:

• 70% Business Development


• 30% Account Management

You'll work closely with manufacturers, processors, distributors and partners, helping customers improve quality, productivity and efficiency through advanced inspection and sorting technologies.

Following an initial training and onboarding period of approximately three months, you'll take ownership of your territory and play a key role in the company's continued European growth.

Regular European travel is required, typically 1-2 weeks per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic sales plan across France and assigned European territories


• Re-establish and strengthen relationships with existing and dormant customers


• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities


• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to closing


• Conduct customer meetings, presentations and product demonstrations


• Work closely with distributors, agents and end users


• Prepare quotations, proposals and commercial agreements


• Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts and pipeline activity


• Represent the business at exhibitions, trade shows and industry events


• Collaborate with internal technical and operational teams to ensure successful project delivery

Requirements

• Fluent French (written and spoken)


• Proven B2B sales experience within a technical, industrial, engineering or manufacturing environment


• Strong business development and relationship-building capability


• Experience managing complex sales cycles and multiple stakeholders


• Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills


• Able to work independently and manage a European territory effectively


• Based within reasonable commuting distance of Manchester, with office attendance required when not travelling

Desirable

• German language skills


• Experience selling capital equipment, automation, inspection systems, machine vision, industrial machinery or manufacturing technology


• Experience working across European markets

What's On Offer

• 45,000 - 55,000 basic salary


• Profit share scheme


• Comprehensive benefits package


• Extensive product and application training


• Genuine international sales responsibility


• Opportunity to join a market-leading technology business


• Long-term career development within a growing European operation

If you're a driven French-speaking sales professional looking to combine international travel, technical sales and business development within a growing technology business, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or Email Woody Thomson at with an up-to-date copy of your CV

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Sector: EngineeringReference: 15022Area Sales Manager - France & Europe (French Speaking)45,000 - 55,000 + BenefitsManchester Area | Office Based When Not TravellingA leading international manufacturer of advanced optical sorting, inspection and machine vision technology is looking to appoint a French-speaking Area Sales Manager to drive growth across France and selected European territories.This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven sales professional who enjoys developing new business, building long-term customer relationships and selling high-value technical solutions into manufacturing and industrial environments.The RoleReporting directly to senior leadership, you'll take responsibility for growing business across France and parts of Europe, managing an established customer base while rebuilding key relationships and developing new opportunities.This role will have a strong new business focus, with approximately:70% Business Development30% Account
ManagementYou'll work closely with manufacturers, processors, distributors and partners, helping customers improve quality, productivity and efficiency through advanced inspection and sorting technologies.Following an initial training and onboarding period of approximately three months, you'll take ownership of your territory and play a key role in the company's continued European growth.Regular European travel is required, typically 1-2 weeks per month.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute a strategic sales plan across France and assigned European territoriesRe-establish and strengthen relationships with existing and dormant customersIdentify, develop and convert new business opportunitiesManage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to closingConduct customer meetings, presentations and product demonstrationsWork closely with distributors, agents and end usersPrepare quotations, proposals and commercial agreementsMaintain accurate CRM records, forecasts and pipeline
activityRepresent the business at exhibitions, trade shows and industry eventsCollaborate with internal technical and operational teams to ensure successful project deliveryRequirementsFluent French (written and spoken)Proven B2B sales experience within a technical, industrial, engineering or manufacturing environmentStrong business development and relationship-building capabilityExperience managing complex sales cycles and multiple stakeholdersCommercially astute with strong negotiation skillsAble to work independently and manage a European territory effectivelyBased within reasonable commuting distance of Manchester, with office attendance required when not travellingDesirableGerman language skillsExperience selling capital equipment, automation, inspection systems, machine vision, industrial machinery or manufacturing technologyExperience working across European marketsWhat's On Offer45,000 - 55,000 basic salaryProfit share schemeComprehensive benefits packageExtensive product and
application trainingGenuine international sales responsibilityOpportunity to join a market-leading technology businessLong-term career development within a growing European operationIf you're a driven French-speaking sales professional looking to combine international travel, technical sales and business development within a growing technology business, we'd be keen to hear from you.Apply today or Email Woody Thomson at ##### with an up-to-date copy of your CV