Sales Manager

Lucy Walker Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucy Walker Recruitment is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant specializing in HR and Business Support. Based in Leeds, the role involves managing key global distribution accounts and building relationships with distributors. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing business, requiring strong negotiation and communication skills.

Benefits

Ongoing development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Opportunity for international travel

Qualifications

• Experience working within a distributor model is essential.
• Commercially astute with strong negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with a track record of pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage key global distribution accounts as the main point of contact.
• Build and deliver tailored business plans for each distributor region.
• Ensure excellent customer experience and effective issue resolution.

Skills

Negotiation

Presentation

Communication

Organizational Skills

Job description

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Senior Recruitment Consultant at Lucy Walker Recruitment - specialising in HR and Business Support

Location: Leeds based with monthly international travel

Contract: 12 month contract with potential to go permanent

Hybrid working: 4 days in the office, 1 day from home

Are you a commercially driven Sales Manager ready to take on a global remit in a dynamic and growing business? We’re looking for a motivated, organised, and relationship-focused individual to lead the growth of our specialist product range across international distributor markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact, shaping strategic partnerships, inspiring innovation, and delivering meaningful results through close collaboration with our global distributor network and internal teams. For this role, you will need to have previous experience working with distributors, ideally internationally.

The role will involve:

• Lead and manage key global distribution accounts and act as the main point of contact
• Build and deliver business plans tailored to each distributor region
• Track pipeline performance and identify growth opportunities
• Ensure excellent customer experience and quick, effective issue resolution
• Conduct in-person and virtual meetings with distributors and brand partners
• Build long-term, value-driven relationships that support joint success
• Arrange and attend joint meetings to strengthen connections
• Stay up to date on trends in products, sustainability, and innovation
• Inspire new projects and cross-selling opportunities through tailored sales pitches
• Translate insights into commercial opportunities for distributors and brand partners

About You

• Experience working within a distributor model is essential for this role
• Commercially astute with strong negotiation, presentation, and communication skills
• Naturally consultative and solution-oriented, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Strong organisational skills with a track record of pipeline and data management
• Capable of understanding and communicating technical product information
• Enthusiastic, collaborative, and driven by achieving results
• Willing and able to travel internationally as needed
• Experience in the Personal Care, Beauty, Ingredients, or Chemical Manufacturing industries is highly desirable, but not essential.

What You’ll Gain

• The opportunity to shape the direction of sales within a growing global business
• Autonomy to build and manage relationships across international markets
• A culture that values innovation, accountability, and close collaboration
• A supportive team environment where your voice will be heard and your impact recognised
• Ongoing development opportunities and a business with a genuine growth mindset

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in the global growth of a values-led manufacturer, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: Due to the amount of responses we receive, unfortunately we are unable to give feedback to all individuals. If you have not heard back within 7 days, please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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