Sales Manager - France

What matters now is influence and responsibility. The chance to take ownership of an established territory, work with a proven software solution, and play a key role in the next phase of growth. You want a seat at the table, the ability to shape strategy, and the support needed to deliver results rather than being left to figure everything out alone.

This Sales Manager role offers exactly that. You'll inherit an existing book of business worth around $1m and be tasked with growing it through the sale of additional solutions into existing customers across pharma, life sciences, supply chain, and related industries. Taking over from a long-standing incumbent who is retiring, you'll step into a territory with strong foundations and plenty of opportunity to build on what's already been created.

Who’s it for and what’s in it for you?
Our client is a leading supplier of vision inspection and Track & Trace systems for the pharmaceutical industry. People are at the core of everything they do, and it is through unique skills and teamwork that they succeed. Holding professionalism, enthusiasm, and collaboration, whilst always being ready to take on new challenges and constantly striving to improve their products. 
With a private healthcare available and a healthy pension, this company wants to reward you for your efforts.   

What will your day to day look like?
The key focus of this role is to drive technical B2B sales, working closely with project and technical teams to develop opportunities within industrial environments. As well as: 

•    Identifying and developing new business opportunities across target accounts
•    Building strong relationships with industrial customers and key stakeholders
•    Working closely with internal project, technical, and pre-sales teams to shape customer solutions
•    Understanding customer challenges and positioning technical solutions around clear business value
•    Developing knowledge of the market, competitors, and customer needs to support sales strategy
•    Managing your own schedule, pipeline activity, and customer follow-up with strong organisation and discipline
•    Traveling to customer sites and factory locations when required

This is a strong opportunity to develop your technical sales career within a specialist industrial environment, building deeper market knowledge while working closely with experienced project and technical teams.

This role will suit you if you…
•    Have 3-6 years’ B2B sales experience, ideally within a technical or industrial environment
•    Can speak fluent French and professional English
•    Are commercially aware, results-driven, and confident managing your own sales activity
•    Have strong customer relationship skills and can build trust with industrial stakeholders
•    Are curious about technical topics and keen to keep learning
•    Have strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently
•    Are comfortable working cross-functionally with technical, project, or pre-sales teams
•    Have experience in pharma, regulated industries, packaging, automation, industrial vision, traceability, serialisation, or inspection, although this would be a bonus

Think this could be your next role?
Then we’d love to hear from you! If you’re interested in applying or would like to see the full job description for this role, please get in touch with Leah on leah.clarke@fmctalent.com

The fine print
Reference number: 22348
Temporary or Permanent: Permanent
FMC contact for this role: Leah Clarke