Together with 7,300 colleagues at 49 locations in over 20 countries, we are the strategic lifecycle partner for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and food industries. With streamlined processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. Among other examples, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that pharmaceuticals are produced reliably and in compliance with regulations. We even help package your favourite chocolate and snacks quickly and with high precision.
Syntegon Technology Ltd., based in Derby, UK, is part of the Syntegon Group. In Derby we manage all service activities in the UK and Ireland for both the food and pharmaceutical customers.
Kliklok International Ltd., based in Bristol, UK is part of the Syntegon Group. We specialize in highly efficient and reliable secondary packaging machinery, with Syntegon technologies being used in industries such as bakery, snack, cereal, frozen and refrigerated foods, and confectionery.
The job holder will be required to be the nominated responsible person for Health & Safety at both locations.
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Job DescriptionYour role is to be the first point of contact as Regional Sales for every new machine enquiry. You will be supported before, during and after the meetings by our technical experts, via Teams or in person. You will be responsible for the technical-commercial aspects for our Horizontal, Secondary and Vertical portfolio within the food business in the East Midlands/South East UK Area.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for a defined sales area for the Food Horizontal, Secondary and Vertical production lines. Within this area, identify the needs for new equipment of existing and new customers.
- Acquisition of new customers within focus region and maintaining the relationship with existing customers.
- General market research to find further potential customers.
- Monitoring market trends and competitors within defined sales area.
- Active prospection and follow-up on Industry Marketing Campaigns.
- Being part of a KPI driven business
- Planning and preparing for customer visits and the submission of the subsequent visit reports.
- Support the back-office teams in preparation of offers (ensuring customers and project data is complete and correct).
- Participation in and dealing with customers at trade fairs.
- Close collaboration between the various internal departments both locally and abroad.
- Prepare reports on all sales activities, including travel expenses, in a timely fashion
- Manage customers, leads, opportunities within the Syntegon CRM tool
- Handle contract negotiations with the support of your manager and the various back offices.
- Receive technical support from the various factories whenever needed, via Teams or in person.
- Ensuring that the sales margins are on targets.
- Following up on technical documents to be signed, as well as payments as per agreed schedule.
- Customer centric with one face to the customer.
- Close collaboration with your Services colleagues to ensure long-term customer satisfaction
- Strong sales experience within capital sales of packaging equipment
- Strong exposure/relationships within the dry food industry
- Experienced in value selling techniques.
- Working experience with technology market leaders (high end products)
- Knowledge of Horizontal, Secondary and Vertical Packaging in the food industry
- Excellent customer management skills, strong interpersonal skills.
- Team spirit and open book mentality
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sales
- Computer skills (Teams, CRM, MS Office).
- Travel readiness, both domestic and within Europe, up to 60% of the time.
At Syntegon, you’ll have the space to grow and make an impact. You’ll work in an international environment with an informal culture and plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.
We believe work should be both rewarding and enjoyable. You’ll be part of an open-minded, supportive team where collaboration, growth, and new ideas are encouraged. Alongside this, we offer a competitive package of benefits to help you thrive both at work and in your personal life:
- Competitive salary with regular reviews
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays to recharge
- Generous pension scheme with Aviva
- Life assurance of 7 x annual salary for peace of mind
- Simply Health medical cashback plan for everyday healthcare costs
- Income protection after 2 years’ service
- Cycle to Work and Tech schemes to make life easier
- Wellbeing support through Yulife and Simply Health
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Skills Required
- Strong sales experience within capital sales of packaging equipment
- Strong exposure/relationships within the dry food industry
- Experience in value selling techniques
- Working experience with technology market leaders (high end products)
- Knowledge of Horizontal, Secondary and Vertical Packaging in the food industry
- Excellent customer management and strong interpersonal skills
- Team spirit and open book mentality
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sales
- Computer skills (Teams, CRM, MS Office)
- Travel readiness, domestic and within Europe, up to 60% of the time
- Be the nominated responsible person for Health & Safety at both locations
Syntegon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Syntegon and has not been reviewed or approved by Syntegon.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered generally fair, with “fair pay” and “good pay” highlighted across locations. Structured IG‑Metall tariffs in Germany indicate clear benchmarking and above‑average pay at key sites.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: Retirement plans are described as strong, with a 401(k) match frequently singled out as a standout element in the U.S. Vesting and plan structure appear well‑defined, reinforcing the reliability of the program.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Offerings include an Employee Assistance Program, education assistance, and lifestyle perks such as bike leasing and corporate discounts. Health and wellbeing supports like sports and preventive care are also referenced at many sites.
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What We Do
Processing and packaging for a better life – this is what 5,800 Syntegon employees work for every day. Be it with individual machines, systems, or services, we help you – our customers in the global pharmaceutical and food industries – to improve people's lives. For that we look back on more than 160 years of experience. In the pharma sector, our intelligent solutions enable the safe and high-quality production, processing, filling, inspection, and packaging of your liquid and solid pharmaceuticals. In the food industry, our flexible and reliable technologies produce and package confectionery, dry food, frozen food, and dairy products. With 1,100 service experts and a comprehensive service portfolio throughout the entire machine lifecycle from spare parts management to digital line optimization, Syntegon lays the foundation for your smooth production processes. In everything we do, our more than 37 sites in almost 20 countries keep a firm eye on our impact on the environment and society. Syntegon is a leader in the development of sustainable packaging solutions, reduces the energy consumption of its machines and pursues ambitious goals to lower its emissions. Imprint: www.syntegon.com/imprint Privacy Statement: www.syntegon.com/privacy-statement
