Sales Manager

🚀 Sales Manager (Industrial Engineering & Lean Solutions)

📍 Limerick (Hybrid)

💰 €55,000 - €65,000 + Car + Commission (long-term equity potential)

We’ve partnered with a well-established engineering solutions provider to help them recruit a Sales Manager. They specialise in providing technical solutions to a wide range of manufacturing businesses across the UK and Ireland, serving sectors such as medical device, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and general industrial manufacturing.

Role Overview

They are seeking an experienced Sales Manager to lead, develop, and expand their sales function within a technical, fast-growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

The Sales Manager will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a high-performing sales team focused on selling technical solutions.
• Designing and delivering sales strategies to expand market presence across industrial and manufacturing sectors.
• Building strong relationships with engineering, operations, procurement, and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Working with in-house engineers to turn customer concepts into fully delivered solutions.
• Managing the tendering and quotation process from initial enquiry through to negotiation and contract completion.
• Overseeing forecasting, pipeline management, and sales budgeting.
• Representing the organisation at customer meetings, industry events, and trade exhibitions.
• Coaching and mentoring the sales team to meet and exceed commercial targets.

About the Company

They are a respected specialist in engineering solutions. They hold ISO 9001 certification and operate with a strong focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and customer-centric delivery.

Experience & Skills

The Sales Manager will have the following experience and skills:

• Proven B2B sales management experience within industrial engineering, automation, or manufacturing-related sectors.
• Background in selling engineered products.
• Confident engaging with technical and senior operational stakeholders.
• Strong strategic mindset with a record of achieving sales KPIs.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Leadership experience in managing, developing, and motivating teams.
• CRM/ERP proficiency is advantageous.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or CI principles is a plus.

Personal Qualities

The Sales Manager will have the following personal qualities:

• Customer-focused with strong relationship-building skills.
• Commercially driven and results-oriented.
• Adaptable and comfortable in a technical, fast-paced environment.
• Positive, proactive, and solutions-focused.