Conveyors & Sortation sector
Conveyors and sortation are the backbone of high-throughput distribution and parcel operations. From powered roller conveyors and belt systems to cross-belt and tilt-tray sorters, these are engineered, project-led sales delivered over long procurement cycles, often alongside automation, software and fit-out partners. Evara recruits the commercial people who win and manage these projects for conveyor and sortation manufacturers and integrators.
Conveyor and sortation sales are technical, project-led and high value. The best people understand throughput requirements, system design, integration risk and the operational realities of parcel, e-commerce and distribution customers, and they can manage long, multi-stakeholder buying processes. Evara is a UK intralogistics commercial recruiter that screens for engineers and solution sellers who can carry complex capital projects, not transactional sellers.
Vanderlande
Conveyors and sortation
Provider of conveyor, sortation and automation systems for warehousing, parcel and airports.
BEUMER Group
Conveying and sortation
Manufacturer of conveying, loading and sortation systems.
Interroll
Conveyor components and systems
Manufacturer of conveyor rollers, drives, modules and sortation technology.
Dematic
Conveyors and sortation
Provider of conveyor, sortation and automation systems, part of the KION Group.
Honeywell
Conveyors and sortation
Provider of conveyor and sortation systems through its intelligrated and automation business.
Daifuku
Conveying and sortation
Global provider of conveying, sortation and automated material handling systems.
Fives Group
Sortation systems
Provider of sortation and intralogistics automation systems.
TGW Logistics
Warehouse automation
Provider of conveying, automation and integrated warehouse systems.
Conveyor and sortation commercial talent is specialist and engineering-led. Many of the strongest sellers and sales engineers have a technical background and move between systems manufacturers and integrators, carrying credibility on system design and throughput. The pool of people who can manage large, multi-stakeholder capital projects from specification through to award is limited, and they tend to be loyal to employers with a strong delivery reputation, so confidential approaches and a clear brief are key.
Pay in conveyors and sortation is driven by project size, system complexity and the length of the procurement cycle. Solution sellers and sales engineers who carry large, engineered capital projects are rewarded above transactional roles, often with incentives tied to project award and delivery. Reward rises with the technical content of the sale, the scale of the systems involved and the seniority of the stakeholders engaged across long buying processes.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire's large distribution and parcel operations along the M62 and M1 are core customers for conveyor and sortation systems. The logistics clusters around Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster and Sheffield host high-throughput sites that invest in automated material flow, which supports demand for project-led commercial talent across the region.
North West
The North West's concentration of distribution, e-commerce and parcel operations, served by the M6 and M62 and the Port of Liverpool, makes it an important market for conveyor and sortation systems. The warehousing clusters around Manchester and Warrington are exactly the kind of high-volume operations these systems are designed for.
Services
Search for mid to senior commercial hires across conveyors and sortation, including solution sales managers, sales engineers, pre-sales consultants and project sales managers. We screen for people who can carry engineered, project-led capital sales across long procurement cycles.
Confidential search for conveyor and sortation sales leadership, including Heads of Sales, Sales Directors and Commercial Directors. We run these appointments discreetly given the visibility of senior leaders in this engineering-led market.
Competitor and talent mapping across the conveyors and sortation market: how rival manufacturers and integrators build their project sales and sales engineering teams, where the strongest technical-commercial talent sits, and how packages compare, to inform hiring and team design.
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FAQs
Business development and solution sales managers, sales engineers, pre-sales consultants, project sales managers, key account managers and sales leadership, for conveyor and sortation manufacturers and integrators.
These are engineered, project-led capital sales with long procurement cycles and multiple stakeholders. A specialist recruiter screens for the technical credibility and project commercial discipline that win this business.
Yes. Sales engineering and pre-sales credibility is central to winning conveyor and sortation projects, so we recruit across both the commercial and technical sides of the sale.
Yes. We help systems manufacturers and integrators build or restructure project sales and pre-sales teams, from individual hires to full functions and the leadership above them.
Decision guides
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Specialist commercial search for the intralogistics industry. We reply within one working day.
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