Strategic National Sales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Car allowance

25 days holiday

Quarterly incentive

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection seeks a Strategic National Account Manager to lead a team of three Account Managers and drive a major UK defence account worth approximately £20m. This role combines coaching, mentoring and direct client facing responsibilities across head office and client meetings.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations and quality to deliver world-class outcomes, reporting forecasts and performance to the Managing Director and maintaining strong senior stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience in subcontract manufacturing, ideally electronics/PCBA
• Managing a multi-million complex account
• Cross-functional people leadership driven by collaboration, development and partnerships

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and inspire a team of 3 Account Managers, working with support teams to ensure client satisfaction.
• Oversee and develop a major account worth c£20m, engaging senior stakeholders across UK sites.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations and quality to deliver world-class outcomes.
• Report forecasts, budgets and performance to the Managing Director.

Skills

People leadership

Account management

Strategic planning

Client relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CRM software

Job description

As our Strategic National Account Manager, you will be leading a team of three Account Managers delivering against a strategic account valued at c£20m of revenue. You’ll be a coach, a mentor and client facing. Splitting your time between head office and client meetings, you’ll be a commercially driven individual with a proven track record in contract electronic manufacturing.

BASIC SALARY

£65,000 - £75,000

BENEFITS

• Up to £10,000 - £15,000 Annual Bonus
• Car Allowance £6,500 per annum
• 25 Days Holiday
• Company quarterly incentive plan c£2,600 per annum
• 3 x Life Assurance
• 5% Pension Contribution

LOCATION

Office based (Milton Keynes) 50% of the time (plus client meetings / WFH)

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS

• Northampton
• Bedford
• Cambridge
• Luton
• Huntingdon
• Leighton Buzzard
• Stevenage
• St Neots

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role is a strategic leadership role where you will be the driving force behind key relationships with one of the most respected names in UK defence sector - an organisation where precision, process, and performance matter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach and inspire a team of 3 direct Account Managers, working closely with support teams to ensure client satisfaction.
• Oversee and develop a major account worth c£20m, ensuring relationships are driven across all UK sites at senior stakeholder level.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and quality to deliver world-class outcomes.
• Work closely with the Managing Director accurately reporting forecasts, budgets and performance.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To be successful in your application, you’ll be a people leader, someone who takes pride in developing others, consistently managing the fine balance between customer satisfaction, profit and what’s right. You'll need experience of:

• Sub contract manufacturing, ideally in electronics, PCBA, and have
• Managing a multi-million complex account
• Cross functional people leadership driven by collaboration, development and partnerships Management.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.