Sales Manager

A leading Engineering firm who are part of a multi million pound Engineering group are looking for a Sales Manager to join their business in Telford. 
Reporting into the General Manager; the business are looking for a working Sales Manager who will cover Shropshire, North Wales & Areas of Cheshire.   
In addition you will be mentoring and developing a small internal Sales Team.
The right candidate will have a strong background in Heavy Industry, Metals, Metal based Manufacturing (fabrications, Pressings, Sheet Metal, Coatings)  

This role will currently 60/40 in favour of New Business development but you will still need to be able to protect and account manage existing customers.
A hunter mentality would definitely be favoured for this role.     

Role: Sales Manager 
Salary: up to £50k per annum based on experience + bonuses + car allowance/company car + benefits
Location: Telford 

Responsibilities of the Sales Manager:- 

• Leading & developing a sales team 
• Strategic Planning, forecasting & pricing all major work 
• Setting the commercial strategy for the Sales team 
• Driving and improving the ongoing Sales targets 
• Demonstrating strong abilities in Business Development & Account Management 
• Sign off on all large contract pricing structures 
• Collaborating with other divisions of the business 
• Completion of divisional sales and production reports

Requirements of the Sales Manager:- 

• Experience of a successful Sales career with a proven track record of reaching targets. 
• Proven background of leading a sales team
• Ideally experience in Heavy Engineering, Metals, Pressings, Fabrications processes
• Balance of hunter/gatherer Sales experience 

This is a great opportunity for a Sales Manager with a business who have a strong order book, strong infrastructure in place & the potential for your role to develop further with a strong progression plan in place. There is a good salary and with good benefits and bonuses and a supportive team. 

Apply on-line or call Sandeep Dhillon for a confidential discussion technical-network.co.uk
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