Sales Director – EMEA

Location: Remote / Hybrid – with extensive travel across the EMEA region

Reporting to: Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

We're looking for a Sales Director – EMEA to lead sales performance and growth across the region, with an initial focus on the UK and Europe.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role combining front-line sales, team development and strategic growth. You'll lead our growing UK sales team while personally developing major accounts and expanding SLINGCO's presence across European and wider EMEA markets.

• Lead from the front, win new business and manage key customer relationships.
• Develop, motivate and lead a high-performing sales team.
• Shape and execute sales strategy across the UK, Europe and wider EMEA.
• Build effective sales channels across distributors, wholesalers, OEMs and major end users.
• Identify new product, customer and market opportunities in collaboration with engineering and product teams.
• Develop and close major accounts while delivering sustainable revenue growth.
• Expand SLINGCO's regional sales capability as the business grows.
• Travel approximately 50% across the UK and internationally, prioritised by commercial opportunity.

• Strong sales experience in industrial or industrial technology markets; utility or power sector experience is desirable.
• Proven experience developing territories and business through distributors, wholesalers, OEMs and large end users.
• A track record of closing complex deals and consistently exceeding targets.
• Strong senior-level customer and partner relationship skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational and analytical abilities.
• A hands-on, proactive leadership style with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Full driving licence required.
• Degree in a relevant business or engineering discipline preferred.

• Attractive salary and commission structure
• 33 days' annual leave, rising to 38 with service
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional holidays
• Your birthday off every year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Life assurance cover worth 4x salary
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Electricity demand across the Asia-Pacific region is rising rapidly, driving significant investment in electrical infrastructure, power transmission and distribution networks, utilities, and grid modernisation. This growth is being accelerated by renewable energy integration, grid reinforcement, electrification of transport and industry, data centre expansion, and increasing requirements for network resilience and energy security.

SLINGCO operates at the centre of this transformation. We design and manufacture engineered cable-handling and pulling solutions used in safety-critical electrical infrastructure and utility applications, supporting the installation, maintenance and development of power transmission and distribution networks. Our solutions are also used across data centres, offshore and industrial energy markets – where performance is non-negotiable.

With over 40 years of heritage, customers in more than 60 countries, and continued investment in infrastructure supporting the global energy transition, SLINGCO is growing rapidly across APAC. We are now looking to strengthen our presence in the region, with a particular focus on Australia’s electrical infrastructure and utility markets, while developing opportunities across the wider Asia-Pacific region.

This advert may close once a sufficient number of applications has been received.