General Sales Manager - Strategic Business Development

Knutsford Permanent £100,000 - £110,000 per year View Job Description
General Sales Manager - Strategic Business Development (Future Divisional Leader)Focus on identifying and securing medium-to-long-term opportunities within mechanical engineering markets, particularly those involved in hydrogen-based off road vehicle applications.
  • Opportunity to lead and shape the sales function.
  • New and exciting market in hydrogen applications

About Our Client

This role is with a well-established organisation in the industrial/manufacturing sector. The company is a medium-sized enterprise that focuses on delivering high-quality mechanical solutions, products and services to its clients.

Job Description

This stand-alone General Sales Manager role is a senior strategic sales appointment and will suit an entrepreneurial leader who can work autonomously whilst shaping long-term growth. The focus is on identifying and securing medium-to-long-term opportunities within mechanical engineering markets, particularly those involved in hydrogen-based vehicle applications. While much of the division's success to date has been in the off-highway sector, the wider scope for innovation is significant.

Role Overview

  • Lead strategic business development initiatives to secure high-value capital projects
  • Identify and cultivate partnerships within hydrogen technologies, vehicle systems and engineering integration markets
  • Target new customer groups internationally, with freedom to define the growth path
  • Leverage existing success to build out future divisional capabilities
  • Play a central role in establishing the foundation for a larger team - with the expectation this position will evolve rapidly into a senior leadership role



The Successful Applicant

A successful General Sales Manager - Sales should have:

  • Mechanical engineering background - degree qualified
  • Good understanding of hydrogen applications, ideally linked to vehicle or mobile machinery environments is preferred but not essential. Oil & Gas experience will also be an advantage.
  • Proven track record in developing new business within high-value, capital equipment, system integration or complex subsystems
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently and make commercial decisions with strategic foresight
  • Background in O&G, fluid control, rotating equipment, hydraulics, compressors or motors would be an advantage.
  • Comfortable engaging at senior stakeholder level to establish long-term partnerships

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from £100,000 to £110,000 GBP.
  • Additional benefits available for the right candidate.
  • Opportunity to lead and shape the sales function.
  • Permanent position with growth potential in the industrial/manufacturing sector.
  • Must be based in the North West - ideally Warrington, Wirral, Wrexham or Cheshire.



Contact
Robert Gilmore
Quote job ref
JN-112025-6892219
Phone number
+441132437704

Job summary

Job function
Sales
Subsector
Technical / Industrial
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Knutsford
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Robert Gilmore
Consultant phone
+441132437704
Job reference
JN-112025-6892219