National Sales Manager

Job description

National Sales Manager – UK & Ireland

Location: Home-Based

Reporting to: UK General Manager

Package: c.£75,000 Base + Benefits

This is a senior field leadership role, not a director title, but the weight and responsibility that comes with it. If you've spent your career in electronic components and you're ready to lead a team across the UK and Ireland, keep reading.

I'm running a search for a franchised distributor, well-regarded across Aerospace, Defence, and Industrial markets. This is a business that operates with technical depth, strong supplier relationships, and a product portfolio worth selling.

What the role involves

• Lead and manage a team of 10+ field sales reps across the UK and Ireland, with real accountability for performance, coaching, and development.
• Own the territory strategy end-to-end: pipeline, margin, and long-term account equity.
• Drive growth across OEM and EMS customer bases with a premium franchise portfolio, Passives, Interconnect, Electromechanical, and Power.
• Be present in the field, with your team and in front of key customers and supplier partners.
• Step in as the senior voice on major accounts and strategic conversations.

Your background must be inside the electronic components industry. Not adjacent to it, inside it. Franchised distribution, OEM, or CEM/EMS. If that's not your world, this isn't your role.

If it is, here's what we're looking for specifically:

• Solid career history in electronic component distribution, franchised distributor, OEM, or CEM.
• Real product knowledge across Passives, Interconnect, Power, or Electromechanical.
• Proven track record in field sales and account development, with team leadership experience.
• Commercial mindset, you think in pipeline, margin, and long-term growth, not just this month's number.
• Comfortable with regular UK and Ireland travel, this is a field-based leadership position.

Your sector knowledge isn't a checkbox on this JD, it's the reason this search exists. The business needs someone who understands the market, earns credibility in the room, and can develop a team to do the same.

Drop me a message here on LinkedIn or apply through the LinkedIn Jobs MRSL Group portal.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

England

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

07-04-2026

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