Sales Manager; Aftermarket Industrial

Overview

Sales Manager - UK Retrofit Projects (Power Generation / Marine / Rail / Automotive). UK-wide field role | 1 day per week in office (approx.). We re recruiting on behalf of a highly regarded engineering manufacturer that s expanding its UK retrofit business across power generation, marine, rail and automotive markets. This is a new opportunity created as part of planned growth.

This is a true new business “hunter” role, ideal for a commercially driven salesperson who thrives on opening doors, building pipelines, and converting technically complex opportunities into long-term customer partnerships.

• Proactively identify and win new retrofit business across the UK
• Manage the full sales cycle: prospecting, client engagement, technical discussions, quotation support, and close
• Attend customer sites once or twice per week for technical meetings and project development
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders across engineering, procurement, and operations
• Maintain a structured pipeline and provide accurate forecasting
• Work closely with internal technical teams to ensure solutions meet customer needs
• Retrofit solutions into off-highway automotive, power generation, rail, or data centre power supply environments
• Support similar engineered products where technical credibility and solution selling are essential
• Demonstrate autonomy, confidence in front of customers, and ability to balance quick wins with longer-term, high-value programmes