Technical Sales Manager

Morgan Ryder; Hungerford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Ryder is recruiting a Technical Sales Manager for a hybrid role in the UK. You will drive growth in UAV and defence sectors by translating customer requirements into advanced composite manufacturing solutions.

In this strategic role you will build relationships with engineering and procurement teams, develop proposals, and represent the business at industry events, supporting scale-up discussions from prototype concepts to production.

Qualifications

• Proven success in business development or technical sales.
• Experience selling engineering or manufacturing solutions.
• Knowledge of composites and defence sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute new business growth strategies.
• Identify opportunities within UAV and defence markets.
• Build relationships with engineering and procurement teams.
• Understand customer technical requirements and develop manufacturing solutions.
• Support design-for-manufacture and scale-up discussions.
• Develop proposals with technical and manufacturing teams.
• Represent the business at customer meetings and industry events.

Skills

Technical sales

Account development

Aerospace knowledge

Composites industry

Job description

Technical Sales Manager

Advanced Composites | Defence & UAV Sector

Salary: Competitive+ Car Allowance + Pension + Healthcare

Are you a commercially driven business development professional with experience selling advanced manufacturing solutions into aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsport or advanced engineering markets?

We are recruiting for an innovative composites manufacturing business that is experiencing significant growth within the rapidly expanding UAV and defence sectors.

The company specialises in advanced composite manufacturing and partners with customers throughout the product development journey, supporting the transition from prototype concepts through to scalable production.

The Role

This is a strategic new business role focused on developing opportunities across emerging UAV manufacturers, defence organisations and advanced engineering customers.

You will:

• Develop and execute new business growth strategies
• Identify and secure opportunities within UAV and defence markets
• Build relationships with engineering, procurement and programme teams
• Understand customer technical requirements and develop manufacturing solutions
• Support customers with design-for-manufacture and production scale-up discussions
• Work closely with technical and manufacturing teams to develop proposals
• Represent the business at customer meetings, industry events and exhibitions

About You

We are keen to speak with individuals who have:

• Proven success in business development, technical sales or account acquisition
• Experience selling engineering, manufacturing or technical solutions
• Knowledge of composites, advanced materials, aerospace, defence, polymers, additive manufacturing or related sectors
• The ability to understand technical manufacturing processes and communicate effectively with engineers
• Strong networking, relationship-building and hunting skills
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Why Apply?

• Join a growing business operating in one of the fastest-growing sectors within advanced manufacturing
• Opportunity to influence commercial strategy and market development
• Exposure to cutting-edge UAV and defence programmes
• Collaborative, agile and innovative culture
• Excellent scope for long-term career development

Location: Hybrid working with regular attendance at the UK manufacturing facility (minimum two days per week).

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.