Sales Manager

Job description

If you are a sales manager with experience growing, motivating and leading an internal sales team and driving new business and delivering growth for a construction or building product manufacturer or engineering firm, then I would love to hear from you.

We are working with a leading and growing UK manufacturer within the technical building products / construction sector seeking a driven, ambitious and self-motivated Sales Manager to be based on-site in Hertfordshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK company and have a real impact during a period of growth.

This UK manufacturer are known for quality and innovation of product offering supplying to engineering and manufacturing businesses covering a variety of sectors including construction, roads, marine, safety, architectural and agriculture to name a few.

As Sales Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for leading, developing, and scaling the sales function within your division with two internal sales reports. You’ll build a culture of performance and accountability, empowering your team to deliver exceptional customer experiences and consistent sales growth.

Success in this role means creating a high-performing inbound sales team while establishing a proactive, outbound business development capability. You’ll coach, challenge, and inspire and adopt best-practice sales habits and evidence-based performance behaviours, driving measurable, predictable results.

Reporting to the Divisional Lead, you will translate the strategic direction of the group and division into tactical execution through oversight and hands-on involvement - personally developing key accounts, supporting technical solutions, and embedding EOS principles.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support technical solution design and manage complex customer queries

• Monitor pipelines, KPIs and performance metrics with robust forecasting

• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations and marketing.

To apply for this role we are looking for someone with a proven track record in sales management and business development and within daily commute of the office in Hertfordshire.

Any experience in technical sales – ideally within building products / construction manufacturing or engineering would be beneficial as well as demonstrated success in coaching, training and developing high-performing sales teams.

Other key traits include:

• Being commercially astute with strong analytical and forecasting skills.
• An excellent communicator with outstanding relationship-building skills.
• Passionate, self-driven and ambitious and thrives in a performance-led culture.

On offer is a salary of up to £50,000, uncapped bonus (likely OTE £62,000) and 25 days’ plus bank holidays and a buy and sell holiday scheme, free on-site parking and standard Government pension scheme

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Hertfordshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

12-01-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English