Sales Manager - Permanent Opportunity | Teesside | Hybrid Working | £54,000-£57,000 + Company Car + 10% Bonus
Ready to take your sales career to the next level? Office Angels are super excited to be recruiting on behalf of our client - a global specialist and market leader - for a pivotal Sales Manager role based at their key UK manufacturing facility in Teesside. This is an opportunity to join a technically driven, fast-growing organisation, working at the heart of a business that supports customers across the UK and Europe.
🎁 What's on Offer?
📍 Location: Hybrid - Teesside | 2 days from home, 3 days on site
🕒 Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9AM - 5PM
📄 Contract: Permanent
💰Salary: £54,000-£57,000 base salary DOE
This role comes with an outstanding benefits package, designed to reward performance and support wellbeing:
Company car
10% of base pay, performance-related sales bonus
33 days annual leave, including bank holidays (3 days allocated for Christmas shutdown)
Private healthcare after 12-week probation, Generous pension scheme, Profit sharing scheme, Sodexo benefits & rewards platform (discounts & cashback), 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Cycle to Work scheme, Company sick pay
🌍 The Role
As Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving business growth, strengthening long-term customer partnerships, and supporting international sales activity. While the role does not involve direct line management, you will have full autonomy to manage your sales pipeline, nurture existing customer relationships, and lead business development and account management across the Teesside region. You will also collaborate closely with established sales teams across the UK and Europe, providing opportunities to share best practice and contribute to wider commercial success.
✈️ European travel will be required to support key accounts and affiliate sales teams. All travel expenses are fully covered. Notice will be provided at around 2 weeks ahead of travel.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with both existing and new customers, acting as a key point of contact for technical and commercial enquiries
Provide in-depth technical support to customers and affiliates, responding promptly to enquiries and reviewing requirements to support the quotes team (including drawing reviews, part numbers, and items to quote)
Negotiate commercial terms and approve quotes within agreed delegation levels, including customer-specific pricing reviews
Maintain accurate Salesforce records, including visit reports, quote status, customer contacts, and opportunity tracking
Produce timely customer visit reports and participate in regular sales meetings, weekly activity calls, and performance reviews
Support sales forecasting and contribute towards achievement of the overall sales budget through proactive pipeline management
Prepare and revise drawings for orders where required, with some design work included as part of the role
Conduct monthly visits to consignment stock customers
Review daily reports and communicate relevant updates to key customers as required
Collaborate closely with internal teams including Production, Dispatch, Purchasing, and key suppliers to support quotations, customer feedback, stock control, and open orders
Hold regular discussions with Purchasing to review raw material stock levels and plan future orders
👤 About You
You're a confident, commercially driven Sales Manager who thrives in a technical environment and enjoys building meaningful customer partnerships. You'll ideally bring:
At least 3 years' experience as a Sales Manager or Business Development Manager
A background in technical or industrial sales
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
🚀 Ready to make your mark?
If you're a technically minded, commercially driven sales professional looking for a varied, international role within a respected manufacturing business - this could be your next big move. Apply today and take the next step in your sales career with this fantastic organisation. If shortlisted, you will be contacted within 3 business days. If you are not contacted directly, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
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