Senior Sales Manager - Valves - Midlands

White Label Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in valves sales is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to oversee regional sales across the Midlands. The role involves managing key accounts, leading a sales team, and driving business development. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in the valve industry and proven sales leadership capabilities. This role offers a competitive salary, a car allowance, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Car allowance

Annual profit-share scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Opportunity for significant impact

Qualifications

• Strong background in sales within the valve industry.
• Proven capability in sales leadership and performance management.
• Ideally based in or near the Midlands region.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of priority accounts across the Midlands.
• Strengthen relationships with existing key accounts.
• Oversee and support the external sales team.

Skills

Sales leadership

Technical understanding of valves

Commercially minded

Proactive

Job description

White Label Recruitment are currently working with a leading valves business with a fantastic name in the industry. Due to continued growth and success, they are now seeking a dynamic and experienced Sales Manager to oversee regional sales across the Midlands while leading and developing the external sales team. This role combines hands‑on account management, sales leadership, and strategic business development.

Key Responsibilities

Midlands Regional Sales

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 5-6 priority accounts across the region, with the flexibility to adjust based on opportunities and project activity.
• Analyse and identify trends in regional turnover across the last five years to steer commercial strategy and growth.
• Strengthen relationships with existing key accounts, many of which currently have minimal representation.
• Develop new business within the region, leveraging existing industry contacts and creating fresh opportunities.

Sales Team Leadership & Management

• Oversee and support the external sales team, ensuring targets are realistic, ambitious, and actively monitored.
• Drive improvements in quote conversion rates across all territories.
• Collaborate with Operations and Project Coordination teams to develop clear and insightful sales dashboards.
• Attend regular sales meetings prepared with performance updates, insights, and forward-looking plans.

Candidate Profile

• Strong background in sales within the valve industry.
• Strong technical understanding of valves is essential to this role
• Experience with control valves is beneficial but not essential.
• Proven capability in sales leadership, performance management, and improving sales processes.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and comfortable introducing new ideas and leadership approaches.
• Ideally based in or near the Midlands region.

Package & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Participation in an annual profit‑share scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Opportunity to make a direct, visible impact within a progressive and growing organisation