Sales Manager
Posted on October 3rd, 2025
Macclesfield
£100,000 - £120,000 per annum
Type of Job: Permanent
Role: Sales Manager
Location: UK
Salary: £100,000 - £120,000
Benefits: 35% bonus + car allowance + private medical insurance
We are looking to recruit a Sales Manager who is responsible for driving top-line, multi-year growth within their assigned regions. The person in this position is responsible for all sales and commercial activities within their regions, creating strategy in partnership with their Vice President and driving a high-performing team to support that strategy.
They work closely with sales, customer service, operations management, legal to prepare quotations, manage NDAs, LTAs and other contracts that are accurate, professional and meet customer and Company expectations.
This market leading engineering business, operating in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence, automotive and transportation.
Main responsibilities:
1. Drive the development of a strong pipeline of new sales opportunities and timely conversion of those opportunities to enable the sites to meet, and ideally beat, their financial targets and support sustained year-on-year growth
2. Develop and implement sales strategies tailored to the region to meet or exceed sales targets
3. Create the pricing strategy for assigned regions
4. Collaborate with customers and internal departments such as quality, customer service, order entry, billing and accounts receivable to resolve issues
5. Lead, motivate, and manage a team of Regional Sales Managers and commercial professionals, fostering a high-performance sales and commercial culture; set clear sales objectives and monitor the performance of the team to ensure goals are met
6. Analyze regional market trends and competitor activity to identify opportunities for business growth
7. Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, and stakeholders in the region to ensure high levels of satisfaction and effect sales growth through regular meetings, visits, surveys, calls and technical demonstrations
8. Analyze sales data and trends, and generate reports and provide actionable insights to senior management
9. Ensure timely and accurate sales forecasting and pipeline management in Salesforce
10. Drive the speed, accuracy and robustness of the quotation process to make it a competitive advantage and an enabler to winning customer work
11. Standardize and drive set of commercial metrics and dashboards that add value and provide data-driven insights to the division; act as a champion of Salesforce utilization and drives accountability through regional team
12. Attend industry events, conferences and trade shows to enhance visibility and network; represent the Company at functions/meetings
13. Review appropriate technical information through trade journals and industry reports to remain informed on current market intelligence
14. Partner closely with Operations, Marketing, Sustainability and Technical teams to align regional sales efforts with Company objectives
15. Ensure consistent communication and alignment with corporate sales initiatives and regional sales goals
16. Partner with regional management structure on long-term operating strategy based on feedback from customers and industry trends
17. Play a critical role in the annual budgeting process, providing informed guidance based on market conditions, customer understanding, etc.
18. Be willing and able to travel at least 50% of the time to customer facilities to engage in current and future business activities, or as frequently as needed
Qualifications, experience and skills:
19. Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent extensive training and experience in the industry is required
20. Proven track record in successfully driving pipeline development and business growth over a minimum of 10 years; 5 years in a management or leadership sales role required
21. Requires an appreciation of the technical aspects of heat treatment of aerospace alloys, including steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, copper, brass, etc.
22. Familiarity with commercial, aerospace, ASME, ASM and military specifications or equivalent is required
23. Proficiency in CRM software (, Salesforce, HubSpot) and Microsoft Office Suite
24. Requires a proven, successful track record of supervision, marketing skills, sales techniques, and general business practices
25. Ability to build knowledge of plant and equipment capabilities in order to provide desired service to customers
26. Must possess ability to maintain a high-level credibility while portraying a positive company image
27. Must be sensitive to customer needs and maintain an excellent professional attitude at all times
28. Must be self-motivated and work to priorities established by operations leadership, in order to accomplish company goals
29. Must be tactful, diplomatic and patient when handling customer complaints/concerns
30. Must have an understanding of job pricing
Salary / package:
31. Pension - match contribution from 4% - 10%
32. Life Assurance - 2 x annual salary rising to 4 x if join Company pension
33. Free parking on all sites
34. Free refreshments provided
35. An entitlement to full pay whilst off sick for a limited number of days (in addition to your statutory sick pay entitlement)
36. 25 days holiday plus national holidays