Sales Manager UK&I

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

As Sales Manager for UK & Ireland, you will be implementing plans, promoting the product portfolio, delivering on the set objectives, and maintaining the desired perceptions across UK.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure the sales deployment directions provided by the Cluster Manager are reflected in the staffing of the sales company

• Prepare a sales and margin budget, expense budget, or forecast

• Ensure the accurate price list and pricing procedures are implemented

• Recruit, mentor, and coordinate the Sales team, while closely collaborating with the Sales Support Manager

• Build and implement an action-based local Marketing and Sales Plan

• Conduct joint customer visits with the team members, to ensure good relationships with customers and supervise the field sales staff's performance

• Lead wholesalers relationships, in regards to agreements, bonuses, rebates, data management, etc

YOU HAVE:

• Ideally a background in electrical engineering or industrial automation

• Previous experience in industrial sales, mainly in the low-voltage sector, locally & international (preferred).

• Experience in leading teams, strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to present views in a clear and compelling manner.

• Proven ability to work in an international context.

• Great negotiating skills, used in collaborating with others to arrive at a conclusion using compromise, persuasion, influence, rationale, and tact both internally and externally in a selling environment..

• You are an initiator, strongly oriented towards growth and business drive!

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.