Sales Manager

As a Sales Manager, you've built teams that deliver. Now you're ready to lead one that shapes the future. In this Sales Manager role, you'll take the helm of a highly capable sales function managing multi-million-pound accounts within the aerospace and defence sector. Your focus won't be cold calling or chasing numbers - it will be leadership, strategy, and growth. You'll drive success through others, leading a talented team of 5-10 professionals who share your commitment to excellence, and long-term partnerships.
 
BASIC SALARY: £65,000 - £75,000
 
BENEFITS:
· 25% Annual Bonus
· Car Allowance £6,500pa
· 25 Days Holiday
· Company quarterly incentive plan c£2,600 per annum
· 3 x Life Assurance,
· 5% Pension Contribution
 
LOCATION: Hybrid - with on average 50% office based (Bedford)
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Northampton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Luton, Peterborough, Leicester, Birmingham, Oxford, Stevenage, Harlow, Huntingdon,
 
Why read on:
· A leadership role with genuine autonomy and board-level visibility.
· A culture built on integrity, excellence, and delivery.
· The opportunity to shape commercial growth in a sector that's critical to national capability.
 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Leader - Electronics, Defence
 
This Sales Manager position is a strategic leadership role where you will be the driving force behind key relationships with some of the most respected names in UK aerospace and defence sector - organisations where precision, process, and performance matter. As the Sales Manager you will spearhead commercial initiatives, resource planning, and customer / business intelligence gathering.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Leader - Electronics, Defence
 
As our Sales Manager you will :
· Lead, coach and inspire a sales team (3 direct Account Managers and 5-10 indirect cross functional professionals) operating within complex, highly regulated markets. Precision and accuracy are paramount.
· Oversee and develop major accounts worth (currently c£15m), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
· Shape commercial strategy, working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and quality to deliver world-class outcomes.
· Champion best practice in leadership, forecasting, and client engagement.
· Working closely with the VP of Sales accurately reporting forecasts, budgets and performance.
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Leader - Electronics, Defence
 
As a Sales Manager, you've managed technical or engineered product portfolios and understand what it means to balance innovation with regulation. You're not just commercially astute - you're operationally aware, capable of reading a P&L as easily as a customer brief.
 
You will be able to demonstrate proven experience with:
· Leading teams before, small enough to know each individual's strengths, but large enough to need real leadership. You get results through people, process, and purpose.
· Operating within compliance-critical frameworks, highly regulated, governed sectors - aerospace, defence, medical devices, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
· Managing high value complex, demanding corporate clients with multi-million pound spends (£5m+)
 
COMPANY:
 
We are a Global business specialising in advanced electronics manufacturing. Operating at the heart of the aerospace, defence, and high-technology sectors. With a culture built around continuous improvement and engineering integrity, we combine cutting-edge manufacturing capability with a highly skilled workforce. Operating to the strictest industry standards, maintaining long-term partnerships with major primes and Tier 1 suppliers. Known for its agility, technical collaboration, and commitment to on-time, right-first-time delivery, the company plays a key role in advancing the UK's high-value manufacturing capability.
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
 
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
 
REF: MH18288, Wallace Hind Selection