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Technical Sales Manager / Sales Manager (Packaging Machinery)

  • Edinburgh
  • Permanent
  • Oct 7, 2026

Technical Sales Manager / Sales Manager (Packaging Machinery)

£45,000 - £65,000 + Sales Bonus + Car Allowance + Autonomy + Progression + 11% Pension Contribution + Healthcare + International Group

UK Wide Travel (Ideally Located: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Livingston, Galashiels, Penicuik, Biggar, Carluke, Selkirk, Hawick)

Are you a Technical Sales Manager or Capital Equipment Sales Engineer looking for a highly autonomous role where you can grow a national territory and build long-term customer relationships for a market-leading business?

On offer is a great opportunity to join a specialist packaging machinery organisation backed by a global group, giving you the platform to take real ownership of new machine sales across the UK & Ireland and progress long-term within an international business.

You will be selling packaging machinery solutions into food, beverage and personal care manufacturers, developing existing accounts while driving new business. With regular customer visits and periodic trips to the office in Scotland, you will manage the full sales cycle and be rewarded through an uncapped bonus structure.

This role would suit a technical or capital equipment sales professional who enjoys autonomy, relationship-led selling, and wants a long-term role with clear scope to grow and progress.

The Role:

  • New machine / capital equipment sales across a UK & Ireland territory
  • Develop existing relationships and drive new business in FMCG manufacturing
  • Regular customer travel with periodic visits to the Scotland office
  • Manage the full sales cycle from opportunity to close


The Person:

  • Background in technical B2B sales or capital equipment sales
  • Comfortable with a national patch and regular travel
  • Strong relationship-building and new business approach


Reference Number: BBBH280602

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Fred Sibley at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Reference Number: BBBH280602_1791386431
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£40,000 - £65,000 per annum + Bonus + Pension

Per annum

Permanent

Job Type

Engineering

Discipline

BBBH280602_1791386431

Reference Number

07 Oct 2026

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Fred Sibley

Principal Consultant