Strategic Sales Leader - Industrial Polymers

Trelleborg Group; Retford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Generous annual leave

Training and education support

Family-friendly environment

Social events

Job summary

Trelleborg Group is seeking a Sales Manager to drive revenue growth across defined regions and sectors. You will develop and execute strategic sales plans, manage key accounts, and identify new opportunities while aligning capacity and product availability with customer needs.

With strong commercial insight and a customer-centric approach, you will forecast, analyze pipeline, and contribute to long-term growth objectives in a global industrial company.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales with account management and achieving revenue targets.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships and execute strategic sales plans.
• Market research, prospecting or proactive commercial activity is advantageous.
• Exposure to industrial, technical or manufacturing environments is beneficial.
• Experience in polymer manufacturing industry would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales strategies that achieve revenue targets, guided by market insights and customer needs.
• Lead accurate sales forecasting, pipeline reviews and performance analysis.
• Monitor competitive activity and emerging market sectors to identify growth opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts and stakeholders to support retention and satisfaction.
• Communicate customer requirements clearly across internal teams to ensure alignment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer experience and commercial outcome.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities through targeted outreach, networking and industry engagement.
• Conduct focused market and sector analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Establish early-stage relationships with prospective customers to strengthen the pipeline.
• Share market insights, customer feedback and competitive intelligence with management.
• Maintain accurate reporting of pipeline activity, KPIs and sales performance using CRM tools.
• Ensure compliance with pricing structures, commercial policies and operational standards.
• Provide regular updates on progress, challenges and recommended actions.
• Work closely with internal teams to align capacity, product availability and customer requirements.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions on customer insights, product improvements and commercial strategy.
• Support colleagues by promoting high standards of sales performance.

Skills

Proven sales experience

Account management

Strategic sales planning

Customer relationship building

Market research / prospecting

Industrial/manufacturing exposure

Polymer manufacturing experience

Education

Degree in business/communications/marketing

Job description

Trelleborg Group is seeking a Sales Manager to drive revenue growth across defined regions and sectors. You will develop and execute strategic sales plans, manage key accounts, and identify new opportunities while aligning capacity and product availability with customer needs.

With strong commercial insight and a customer-centric approach, you will forecast, analyze pipeline, and contribute to long-term growth objectives in a global industrial company.