Sales Manager

Sierra 57 Consult Ltd; Metchley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra 57 Consult Ltd is seeking a Sales Manager to drive growth in our couplings business across the UK and Ireland. You will identify new opportunities, develop existing accounts, and present technically informed solutions to customers.

You will work with a close-knit team, represent the company at industry events and trade shows, and use your technical sales experience to translate customer needs into tailored, timely quotations and long-term partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and growing customer accounts.
• Experience following a structured sales process.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Develop introduction of specialist coupling products into the UK & Irish market across all market sectors.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Manage and develop existing customer accounts.
• Provide solutions that meet customer requirements in terms of application, performance, timescale and budget.
• Take a collaborative approach with each prospect and customer enquiry.
• Build strong business relationships based on technical understanding of customer projects.
• Provide tailored solutions that meet customer needs.
• Ensure enquiries are accurately detailed so the quotation team understands the specific requirements.
• Ensure reporting systems reflect status of enquiries, opportunities and sales.
• Represent the company at trade shows and industry events.

Skills

CRM experience

Account management

Negotiation

Communication

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Working exclusively with our client, a leading supplier of high-quality precision products within the plastics industry, to source a Sales Manager to drive sales growth in their couplings business.

Remit

• Fantastic opportunity for an experienced and ambitious sales professional to join a close knit and forward thinking team with a strong reputation in the industry
• This position will suit a technical sales person either with experience within couplings or the plastics industry
• The role represents huge scope to expand an enormous growth area of the business into a broad range of market sectors

Role

• In the role of Sales Manager you will further develop the introduction of specialist coupling products into the UK & Irish market across all market sectors
• As Sales Manager you will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities
• The successful Sales Manager will manage and develop existing customer accounts
• Provide solutions that meet customer requirements in terms of application, performance, timescale and budget
• Take a collaborative approach with each prospect and customer enquiry
• Build strong business relationships based on technical understanding of customer projects
• Provide tailored solutions that meet customer needs
• Ensure all enquiries are accurately detailed so the quotation team understands the specific requirements of each customer
• Ensure reporting systems accurately reflect the status of all enquiries, opportunities and confirmed sales
• Represent the company at trade shows and industry events

Experience Requirements

• Experience in the couplings industry preferred but technical sales experience in other sectors considered
• Technical understanding of fluidic coupling mechanics an advantage
• Demonstrable experience managing and growing customer accounts
• Experience following a structures sales process
• Experience using a CRM system to manage and track opportunities
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to influence, close and negotiate effectively
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Key Words

“Sales Manager”, “Technical Sales Manager”, “Business Development Manager”, “Sales Account Manager”, “Couplings”, “Hydraulics”, “Pneumatics”, “Plastics Industry”, “Injection Moulding”

For all UK job positions work seekers must be eligible to work and live in the UK