AGV, AMR & Robotics sales recruitment in Manchester
Search for mid to senior commercial hires across AGV, AMR and robotics, including solution sales managers, business development specialists, pre-sales consultants and application engineers. We screen for people who can carry long, consultative, high-value deals across technical and operational stakeholders. On the ground in Manchester and across the wider North West agv, amr & robotics cluster.
Manchester sits at the centre of the North West's distribution economy, anchored by Trafford Park and a dense network of logistics parks along the M60, M62 and M6, plus significant air freight through Manchester Airport. That concentration of warehousing, fulfilment and manufacturing creates one of the deepest markets in the country for forklift dealers, racking and storage installers, conveyor and sortation suppliers, and warehouse automation integrators. The city's universities produce one of the largest engineering and commercial graduate pools in the UK, keeping commercial and technical supply strong.
The North West is a major fulfilment and distribution region, served by the M6 and M62 and the Port of Liverpool. Large warehousing operations around Manchester, Warrington and the wider motorway network are exactly the customers robotics businesses target, and the region offers a credible base of commercial and technical talent for automation roles.
Dematic
Warehouse automation and robotics
Provider of automation systems and mobile robotics, part of the KION Group.
AutoStore
Cube storage robotics
Manufacturer of cube-based automated storage and retrieval robotics.
Geekplus
Autonomous mobile robots
Provider of autonomous mobile robots and goods to person systems.
Exotec
Warehouse robotics
Manufacturer of the Skypod robotic goods to person system.
Locus Robotics
Autonomous mobile robots
Provider of autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfilment.
Mobile Industrial Robots
Autonomous mobile robots
Manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for internal transport, part of Teradyne.
Swisslog
Warehouse automation and robotics
Provider of robotics and automation systems, part of the KUKA group.
Honeywell
Warehouse automation and robotics
Provider of warehouse automation and robotics through its intelligrated and automation business.
Daifuku
Warehouse automation
Global provider of automated material handling and automation systems.
Robotics commercial talent is scarce and highly sought after. The strongest people combine solution selling with genuine technical fluency, and they often move between automation OEMs, integrators and the more established materials handling businesses building out robotics propositions. Pre-sales and solutions consultants are an especially thin pool. Because the candidates are so visible and in demand, confidential, well-briefed approaches are essential, and many of the best hires come from passive talent rather than active applicants.
Pay in AGV, AMR and robotics is driven by deal size, the length and complexity of the sales cycle, and the technical depth required to win. Solution sellers and pre-sales consultants who can carry large, multi-stakeholder capital projects command more than transactional sellers. Reward typically reflects the long cycle, often with commission weighted to closed and delivered projects, and rises with the seniority of the stakeholders engaged and the scale of the solutions sold.
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria provide direct national rail. The Metrolink tram network connects MediaCityUK, Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter and Trafford. Manchester Airport gives the city national and international reach unique among UK regions.
How we work
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We start with a structured kick-off that captures the commercial objective, not just the title. Reporting line, package, the deal sizes the person will sell, the technical buyers they will sell to, and the behaviours that succeed in your environment.
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We map where the right people actually sit, across direct competitors, adjacent intralogistics sub-sectors and proven environments in your region. This becomes the longlist of candidates we approach, not just whoever is on the job boards this week.
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Candidates are approached with a clear commercial narrative, not a job advert. We communicate the opportunity, the products, the customers and the growth path, so only genuinely relevant people move forward.
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Two structured commercial screens before a candidate ever reaches you. Track record validation, deal-stage probing, technical credibility and a credibility check on the numbers they have actually delivered.
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You receive a considered shortlist, not a CV flood. Each candidate is presented with strengths, potential risks and a fit assessment. We then support the process through to offer, acceptance and the first 90 days.
FAQs
Business development and solution sales managers, pre-sales and solutions consultants, application and sales engineers, key account managers, and sales leadership up to Commercial Director, for AGV, AMR, goods to person and robotic picking businesses.
The pool of people who can sell complex, high-value robotics solutions is small, and the candidates are highly visible and in demand. Winning the best of them needs confidential, well-briefed approaches rather than advertising.
Yes. Pre-sales and solutions consultants are central to winning robotics deals and are one of the scarcest parts of the market, so they are a core part of our work in this segment.
Manchester is anchored by Trafford Park, one of the largest industrial estates in Europe, with dense logistics parks along the M60, M62 and M6 and significant air freight. That concentration of end users makes it one of the deepest markets in the country for handling, storage and automation.
A typical senior commercial search runs 8 to 12 weeks. The market is competitive, the best candidates are passive, and counter-offers are common, which lengthens the close phase.
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Email Rachel Lunn and the team. We will reply within one working day with a Manchester-specific agv, amr & robotics market read for the role you have in mind.
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