Sales Manager

JR United Kingdom; Holytown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as an Account Manager, where you'll be the face of direct sales, engaging with customers to enhance their productivity and safety. This role offers a unique opportunity to build strong relationships and provide tailored solutions, all while being supported by a passionate and inclusive team. With extensive training and rewarding incentives, including a generous holiday package and private healthcare, this position is perfect for those eager to grow and succeed in a collaborative environment. If you're driven, adaptable, and ready to make a difference, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Extensive onboarding & training

Incentives for top performers

10% salary increase after two years

33.5 days’ holiday

Private healthcare

6% pension contribution

Company vehicle

Company laptop

£2,000 referral reward

Qualifications

• Customer-facing experience is essential for success.
• A solution-oriented mindset to identify customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand their needs and offer solutions.
• Utilize Salesforce to manage sales operations effectively.

Skills

Customer-facing/sales experience

Solution-oriented mindset

Excellent organizational skills

Resilience and adaptability

Drive and motivation

Curiosity to learn

Education

Full manual UK driving license

Tools

Salesforce

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As an Account Manager, you are the face of Hilti and the very foundation of our direct sales model. This role is all about having meaningful interactions with customers and taking a consultative approach to support them in improving productivity, safety, and sustainability.

What's the role?

As an Account Manager, you are the face of Hilti and the very foundation of our direct sales model. This role involves engaging with customers through meaningful interactions and providing tailored solutions to enhance their productivity, safety, and sustainability.

Who is Hilti?

Hilti is a company dedicated to innovation that improves productivity, safety, and sustainability in the global construction industry and beyond. We build strong customer relationships to create products and solutions that Make Construction Better. Our passionate and inclusive global team of 34,000 employees across more than 120 countries explores new possibilities, leverages their potential, owns their personal development, and builds lasting careers. Hilti Great Britain has been recognized as a top employer for nearly two decades and is ranked in the top 20 UK’s Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work institute.

What does the role involve?

In your role as an Account Manager, no day will be the same, but your activities will typically include:

1. Visiting sites and customers in the field, asking open questions to understand their needs, and listening to offer tailored solutions.
2. Demonstrating our innovative products and state-of-the-art software on-site.
3. Developing ‘focus’ customers by building relationships and uncovering new business opportunities.
4. Managing your sales area operationally, organizationally, and strategically, utilizing our top-in-class CRM system, Salesforce.

What do we offer?

At Hilti, we foster a passionate, inclusive global team and a caring, performance-driven culture. You will be part of something special—a place to grow, supported by colleagues, with your results recognized and rewarded.

• Extensive onboarding & training, along with company-wide events in Manchester.
• Incentives for top performers, including trips to New York City, Milan, and Miami.
• Minimum 10% salary increase after two consecutive years of high performance through our Star Development Programme.
• 33.5 days’ holiday (including Bank Holidays) with options to buy additional days.
• Private healthcare, life insurance, and wellbeing support.
• 6% pension contribution.
• Company vehicle and fuel/charging card.
• Company laptop and mobile phone.
• £2,000 reward for referring a successful candidate.

What you need is:

While many qualities contribute to success as an Account Manager, the following skills and experience are a good starting point:

• Customer-facing/sales experience in any industry.
• Solution-oriented mindset to identify customer pain points and provide suitable solutions.
• Alignment with our values: commitment, teamwork, courage, and integrity.
• Resilience and adaptability to engage with all customer levels, from site operators to managing directors.
• Drive and motivation to succeed and overcome challenges.
• Curiosity to learn, develop, and grow.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage time and priorities independently.
• Essential: Full manual UK driving license to visit customers on-site five days a week. Please disclose points and expiry dates if applicable.

Who should apply?

We welcome diverse applicants, including those with no prior experience in sales or construction. Success at Hilti depends on teamwork and ability, regardless of background.

Please do not apply for multiple roles; our team will assign you where your skills fit best.

Click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV and answer brief questions. The process takes approximately 90 seconds.

**SALES ONLY**

If eligible, you will be invited to complete a fun online assessment and a short pre-recorded video interview—please check your junk mail for these communications.

For application support, contact [emailprotected].

The recruitment process includes three stages: an initial interview with a Regional Manager, a 'day-in-the-life' field ride, and a final interview with a Sales Director. Travel expenses are paid if required.

If no suitable role is available now, we will keep your details for future opportunities and stay in touch.

Hilti is an equal opportunity employer, valuing contributions from all team members regardless of sex, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or family status.