Sales Manager

Job description

Sales Manager – UK & Nordics

Location: Liverpool or Manchester Metropolitan Area (Home Office)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £100,000 + Package

About The Company

A global powerhouse in electronic components, renowned for engineering excellence, manufacturing scale, and a relentless commitment to quality. With strong penetration across Industrial, Automotive, Energy and Automation sectors, this organisation continues to expand its European footprint and is investing heavily in the UK & Nordic markets.

Role Overview – A Strategic Hunter with Leadership DNA

We are seeking a commercially driven Sales Manager who combines hands-on key account capability with the leadership skills to coach and elevate a regional team. You will define and execute territory strategy aligned to global objectives, whilst personally leading several strategic accounts across defined verticals.

You’ll operate across the full sales lifecycle - from technical engagement and NPI discussions through to commercial negotiations and long-term framework agreements.

This is a role for someone who thrives in front of customers, understands the technical-sales interface, and can influence stakeholders from engineering teams through to board-level decision makers.

Key Responsibilities

Territory Strategy & Market Expansion

• Define and execute UK & Nordic growth strategy aligned to global direction
• Increase market share across target verticals
• Identify and convert new projects in collaboration with Application Engineering

Key Account Leadership

• Own and develop strategic, high-value accounts
• Lead account planning, relationship management and growth mapping
• Drive long-term partnerships and framework agreements

Commercial Execution

• Manage the full sales cycle from opportunity detection to contract closure
• Engage technical teams during NPI phases
• Lead negotiations and commercial alignment

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Manage and develop the UK & Nordic sales team
• Coach on opportunity management, account strategy and pipeline execution
• Foster high-performance culture

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Coordinate internally across quotation, logistics, quality and engineering
• Ensure customer expectations are met with speed and precision

Market Presence

• Travel extensively across UK & Scandinavia
• Represent the organisation at customer meetings, industry events and factory visits

Requirements

Experience & Background

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in electronic components sales
• Proven Key Account Management track record
• Leadership capability (formal management experience advantageous)
• International exposure highly desirable

Technical Competence

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical background
• Strong ability to engage engineering & technical stakeholders
• Comfortable discussing product applications and technical positioning

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinker with hunter mentality
• Strong negotiation skills
• Exceptional presentation and communication ability
• Intercultural awareness
• Dynamic, energetic and self-driven personality
• Ability to set and exceed ambitious targets

Additional language skills are a distinct advantage.

What’s On Offer

• Car allowance
• Home office flexibility (Liverpool / Manchester region)
• High-autonomy leadership role
• Direct impact on UK & Nordic market expansion
• Clear visibility within a globally recognised electronics group

Apply now or send a confidential DM to learn more. You can reach our office UK on +44 (0)1908 752080, or our US number is +1 (929) 445 6916

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater Manchester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

Sales

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