Sales Project Manager

Knauf Insulation UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Sales Manager to enhance brand awareness and drive project sales through strong relationships. This role involves collaborating with specifiers and contractors, providing technical guidance, and ensuring successful project specifications. With a focus on the UK construction market, the ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical sales experience and relationship-building skills. Join a values-led culture that prioritizes opportunity and growth, while enjoying a range of employee benefits and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced Holiday Pay

International Travel Opportunities

Company Sick Pay

Group Income Protection

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Packages

Life Assurance

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Staff Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site Gyms

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in technical sales or project support.
• Strong knowledge of the UK construction ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term relationships with consultants and contractors.
• Provide technical guidance and support to contractors.

Skills

Technical Sales

Relationship Building

Communication Skills

Project Management

Knowledge of UK Construction Ecosystem

Education

Experience in HVAC, Fire Protection, or Industrial Insulation

Valid UK Driving License

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Job Title: Project Sales Manager - Technical Solutions

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud to see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Technical Solutions team could be the perfect next step for you to build a unique career in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials, with 41,500 team members across 90 countries and 300 sites, providing huge opportunities for those with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, enriching the business further as we achieve more together in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. To learn more about the business, click here.

Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Do you enjoy building and developing relationships?
• Do you enjoy being involved in technical conversations?
• Do you like to collaborate with your team?
• Do you always work with the customer in mind?

As our Project Sales Manager, you will accelerate growth and brand awareness in the UK by driving project sales through strong relationships with specifiers, contractors, and distributors, ensuring Knauf Insulation solutions are successfully specified and converted across the value chain.

What you’ll be doing…

• Develop deep, long-term relationships with consultants, engineers, architects, and contractors.
• Identify and track key specification opportunities, ensuring continuity through to procurement.
• Collaborate closely with the European commercial team to convert specified projects into sales.
• Provide technical guidance and present solutions in line with fire, thermal, and acoustic standards.
• Proactively support contractors and installers, providing product training, site visits, and technical documentation.
• Record all project activity in Salesforce CRM and contribute to project pipeline accuracy.
• Actively contribute to contractor engagement best practices and project performance tracking.
• Deliver competitive quotations tailored to project requirements, ensuring alignment with customer needs and company objectives.

A full role profile is available upon request from HR/Talent Acquisition.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in your attitude, behaviors, and values. If you're willing to learn anything needed for the role that you don't already possess, we’d love to speak with you.

If you have any of the following, it would be an added advantage:

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in technical sales, specification, or construction project support.
• Strong knowledge of the UK construction ecosystem (specifiers, contractors, merchant model).
• Experience in HVAC, fire protection, or industrial insulation markets is a plus.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Valid UK driving license required.
• Confident user of CRM (ideally Salesforce).

We'll provide:

• Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more
• International travel opportunities
• 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption packages
• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Staff Bonus Scheme
• Career Progression Routes
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Perkbox
• Access to Costco Membership
• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme
• On-site Gyms
• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site Car Charging Points

What happens next?

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