Posted by: Kensington Consulting Ltd

Role: Sales Manager

Location: Commutable from Wigan, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Warrington

Salary & Benefits: £50k plus bonus, car and pension

Pre-Requisite: HNC Mechanical Engineer - Sales / Account Management in an Automotive based business.

The Role

Reporting directly into the Managing Director, the role of Sales Manager involves managing key accounts within a precision engineering business.  The main objective of this role is to effectively manage a sales team to drive sales and profitability forward and also capitalise on identified new business development opportunities in new and existing accounts. Other aspects of this role involve preparing proposals and developing good working relationships with established international agents to maximise sales growth. Furthermore liaison and good communication with internal departments to improve the company's market position is key to this roles success.

The Person

As Sales Manager, you will have an engineering background with a HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering. You must be able to demonstrate where you have increased sales and managed key accounts that have delivered profitable returns to the business. Experience of managing a sales strategy within the Automotive sector. Strong project management, commercial and relationship management background in an engineering market is essential for this role. 

The Company

Due to a re-structure and expansion plan, our client, an established Precision Engineering business is seeking to appoint a Sales Manager to develop and exceed the objectives of the company.